Resolutions

As previously written, I found my list of 2008 resolutions. They're good. They're relevant. They are my goals ...perhaps for life? I am going to recycle them, some almost word for word!

1. Continue to find encouragement and challenge in the Bible, day by day.

2. Pray more consistently and methodically. Intercede for my husband and our children in particular.

3. Look for pockets of joy, and record them. Jan Karon calls them "Patches of Godlight." Live expectantly. Watch for the blessings.

4. Eat gently. Slower eating. Less eating. Healthful eating. Thoughtful eating. Enough said.

5. Exercise. Daily walking, gentle weight lifting (8 Minutes Each Morning plan) and stretching.

6. Take the time to read good books. Keep a record.

7. Create. Write, knit, make cards and quilt. Again, make the time.

8. Nest. Keep organizing, purging, and finding the place for everything...(and put everything in its place!) Home is so where my heart is, and God has created me to find such joy in the slightest improvements here. It fills me.

9. Buy less, give more away...simpler....gentler... SIMPLIFY our finances so there is more to share...

10. Encourage. Correspond more -- birthday cards, thank you cards, thinking of you cards...

11. Be purposefully hospitable. Game nights. Fun times. Spur of the moment...