Resolutions

2005 was a hard year, just as 2004 was. Our family weathered lives storms pretty well but we need to take stock and re-evaluate for 2006

I have never made New Years Resolutions before. However this year I am making some pretty big ones.

1. I have already become a member of ediets.com. I am now on the Mediterranean Diet. It's basically all the food I want to eat, the diet just shows healthy and yummy ways to prepare them. I will drop a bunch of weight by eating right and learning to maintain healthy portions and a balanced diet.

2. I will add exercise to the routine. I'll start out like I can hold out. I always feel better after I spend time on the elliptical machine so I am going to make time for me and for the exercise I need.

3. I'm going to do all I can to control my anxiety spiritually. I am going to pray more and think before I speak, accessing situations like a grown-up and not reacting emotionally.

4. I will reach out to the people I love more often through notes and phone calls.

5. I have made the choice to be a better house keeper.

6. I will speak more kindly and thoughtfully to those around me.

7. I will share my love for Christ daily in the things I do and the words I say.

8. I will read my Bible more.

9. I have recommitted to my Small Group Ladies Bible Study.

10. I will be a playful parent. I want my children to remember their youth not in terms of a set of strict rules but as a wonderful time of exploration and excitement as they experience this fantastic world and all God has given them to learn and be.

11. I will be a better partner to my husband in all things: finances, communication, spiritual support, ect.

This is a lot for this new year, I know. There is actually more but I tend to take on more than I should so I'll stop here. The last 2 years have been filled with such uncertainty and turmoil and I want to "restock my spiritual shelves," as it were, for the future. I believe God will not send us more than we can deal with at any one time. (1 Corinthians 10:13) G-Pop, Dad, and Mis P are all at peace and I want to have learned something but experiencing these peoples lives and their deaths.

I hope, if you are reading this, that you have a banner year this year full of blessings and hope. I plan on being the person I believe God wants me to be. I encourage each one of you to be what God wants you to be also.

Only you know who that is.