New Year’s Vision 2013

I’m not big into New Year’s Resolutions. We’ve all made them. We’ve all flunked out by January 3 and feel even more discouraged than before. This year, along with my one word focus (honor), I am choosing to work on my “New Year’s Vision.” These are areas that God is working out in my heart, and I know that He will give me what I need to pursue the best He has for me. If the Lord wills, if He tarries, if He gives me life, breath and movement in 2013, there are some areas I want to focus on.

1.) I want to grow in my relationship with God. I want to know Him more. I really WANT to. I don’t feel pressure to. I don’t feel guilt to. I simply want to know Him more. I have walked with Him and talked to Him all of my life and the closer I get to Him, the more I see the “yuck” in me. I want to act like Him, talk like Him, think like Him…more with each passing day. In 2013, I want to dig into His word and seek revelation of the the truth within. It is not anyone else’s job to teach me, it is not anyone else’s job to convince or brainwash me. It is my responsibility and I want to take this seriously. On my Kindle, I have the You Version app which includes a Bible reader. I simply choose the book and chapters for the day and it will read to me. I look forward to doing this with my guys, the goal is three chapters at least five days a week.

2.) I want to grow in my relationship with my husband and sons—I want to know them more, too! Deeply. Intimately. Sure, we home school. Sure, we are together more hours than not. Sure, I only leave my house three times each week. However, it is so easy to be together and totally miss each other! Being able to home school our boys gives us more time with them, but too often the school work becomes the focus. We need to play more and have fun together. That said, electronics need to be silenced. We will sit down together and determine certain times (school hours, meal times, etc.) where all electronics are silent. We will play the board games and card games in our closet. We will create together. We will go on walks, hikes, bike rides and camping adventures together. Brandt is 14.5. Carson and Jordan turn 12 in a few days. Time is passing us by and I want to make the most of every moment we have together!

3.) I want to learn to take care of myself. I must be a better steward of the body that God has given me. I do not enjoy exercise, but I know that I must do more to care for myself. I know I need to find a form of exercise and stick with it 3-4 times a week. I will never be an athlete, and that is OK. I will never be a size 0, and that is OK. I will never be the super healthy, grow my own veggies, milk my own cow, vegan tree hugger, and that is OK. However, I know that my weight is not acceptable and that I need to work out to be healthy. I know the basics of nutrition and can make better choices at the grocery store. I want to live a long and healthy life, so it’s time to make some changes.