Blake's Birthday

 

Since I've pretty much come to terms with the fact that I'll never do a post all about Blake's birthday, here is, atleast, a collage of the sweet girls we had for a sleepover and trip to build a bear.

 

 

 

Be Resolute

I've never been one for resolutions.
 Especially not the kind that require you to do something every day.
In the words of my online BFF Jen Hatmaker

" Between the Top 10 Lists everywhere, impending New Year’s Resolutions, freaking Pinterest, and the Advent Calendar (excuse me, but I have never done anything for 25 straight days in my life."

Give me a project I can complete in a day and I'm all over it.  I need to have a check list and be able to mark that sucker off...not see it again day after day after day.

But you know what I do need?  A few attainable goals.  The Lord has been putting these BIG dreams and BIG goals in my heart.  I'm begging him for knowledge on whether these goals will come to fruition soon or if I am still to be waiting, letting my hearts roots for Him grow deeper before acting.  I feel like right now I am to be patient.  That the desire the Lord has set in me to serve him by helping others is going to become so apparent to me that I know the call is from him.  (You can blame part of this stirring to the books "Anything" by Jennie Allen and "Kisses from Katie" by Katie Davis)

So, I'm going out on a limb and setting 3 Resolutions for 2013. 
Three areas of my life:  health, spirtuality and organization.

Now, you may want to laugh when you read my goals, but trust me these things do not happen every day for me.  And like I said, I need attainable goals.

#1  I will drink at least ONE bottle of water a day.  Forget the "8 glasses of water a day" . No way, not gonna happen.  When would I find time for coffee and diet coke?  I go to bed at night thinking about my Columbian coffee with pumpkin spice creamer that I'll get to have when I wake up.  And honestly, there have been  many days I haven't had any water to drink.  Isn't that gross??  Ugh, so from now on, I'll start with one bottle every day.  Who knows, maybe I'll work my way up to two.

#2  I will spend 5 minutes of uniterrupted prayer daily for my husband and children.  Maybe you guys are better at this than me.  Maybe you always get up before your kids and have quiet time to pray and read scripture.  For me, I love scripture.  I love to read it,listen to it, talk about it.  BUT, I lack in prayer.  Why?  I don't know.  Because I've seen God move is BIG ways when I've consistently prayed for a situation or a person.  So why am I not on my knees daily asking for God's provision, grace and abdundance on my family.  I

#3  I will make my bed every day (before noon).  This may be a tough one.  But you know your room feels calmer and more inviting when your bed is all made.  Don't get me wrong, Nick or I usually make our bed.   But it may be 6:00 or right before we go to bed.  SO, part of my morning routine it will now be.  (Lord willing)

**Aside.  I've been off of facebook for exactly one month now.  My committment was to stay off for one month, but now that the month is complete I don't feel ready to jump back on.  I wish I could use facebook like a normal person....but somehow it sucks me in.  I want to know what you and you and you are doing!  Why?  I have no idea.  It doesn't fullfill me.  It doesn't make me happier.  So, not that I won't go at all.  I just don't trust myself at this point to use it in moderation.