Bring on the New Year

It's January 8th and the new year is in full swing. I don't know if anyone else is like me, but I love the "fresh start" that January brings. I know that not everyone is up for resolutions that they feel they will just break anyway, but I enjoy making plans to do things different in the new year. I don't always officially call them resolutions, but I guess that's what they are.

One of the more difficult ones for this year is to look for God in the everyday stuff. I am starting to reread a book called "Practicing the Presence of God," and reviewing it with my good friend, Abby. It serves as a good challenge to worship God no matter what you're doing whether you are sharing the gospel with someone or wiping a child's dirty bottom! I struggle with this one and often have doubt as to what I am doing for God's kingdom, but I know that these little ones are God's gift entrusted to me and that raising them and bringing them up to love the Lord is truly one of the greatest things I can do for God's glory.

Okay, now an easier one: lose weight! I know, I know. Way to be a cliche, right? Well, I really have been working on this goal since Thanksgiving with the idea to fit into my pre-prego pants before spring. So far, so good. There is no special secret to this - eat better and exercise! Discipline! Discipline!

My third is to be about relationships! The idea is to be about loving the people around me and caring less about what my house looks like or if my to-do list is complete! In other words, embrace interruptions! This is how God works and He is about relationships!

Those are just a couple that I have. What do you want to change this year? Anything? We should always be working to change! Everyone has areas that need a little tweaking. What are yours? Here's to a wonderful 2012!