2010

As I look forward to the future I am quickly reminded of the many start overs I have had...too many to even count, actually. I know that I am not abnormal, on this subject at least, the jury is still out on the rest of my life...I regress! I am not abnormal on do-overs...I know this is true because I am the mother of four kids and the wife of one husband and I know just in our own little part of the world we have a do-over nearly every day or at least every week. The odds are in our favor with the abundance of people we have under one roof, so to speak. But yet again, here I am looking forward to the future with anticipation and a nervous burst of energy. Will I actually follow thru this time? Will I really do all the things that I so earnestly want to do? I say YES! I have to start off hopeful...if not I am already defeated before I get out of the gate....so YES! I WILL accomplish the short list of my future plans. My list is short, not because I have no desire to do a lot of great an mighty works in the upcoming year, but it is because I actually want to succeed! I tend to dream big and loose steam quickly, get defeated and sluggishly turn back into the procrastinator I actually am. So this time I am starting small and attempting to complete the task before me. So here goes it....brave new world. I WILL WIN in 2010! What is my list.....first thing is to win at least one person to the Lord, have an impact on their lives and help them to realize how amazing our God really is. Second is to become organized: my time, my stuff, my mind. Third is to respect me: treat my body as the temple of the Holy Spirit, become free from the bondage I have allowed to take over myself. No one is the boss of me but me and I have been an awful boss. I am worth it and I deserve to be a whole person, body soul and spirit. It's my fault, wish I could blame it on something else....oh well. NO MORE! Any over and under bets on any of these goals...well I got my hopes on at least the first one....if I only accomplish that one I will be pleased. Someone has told me lately that this was the best Christmas in a long time and I had to take that under some consideration and after really thinking about it I have to agree with them...I am astounded by the blessings and abiding love that the Lord has given to us over the past years. I continue to be amazed and humbled. So how do I know WE WILL WIN in 2010?? Because we have won up to now, by God's grace and HE has never let me down. Happy New Year!