I’m not one to make resolutions for the New Year. However, I have learned that I don’t do well, or rather, don’t do anything beyond my comfort zone, if I don’t make goals. I don’t want to fritter away something as precious as time. I want to be mindful of where I am spending my time and energy. I want to work toward betterment personally, as well as, for my family.
So here are a few of my goals for 2015 including updates for January.
Scripture Memorization
2 verses/month = 24 verses/year
January Verses
- Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father in heaven. ~Matthew 5:16
- Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the LORD rises upon you. ~Isaiah 60:1
Home/Hospitality
Try at least 2 new recipes per month. (24/year)
January recipes
- Nadine’s Filipino Chicken Adobo – an out of the ballpark home run! We all loved this one. I’ll share the recipe in February.
- Chicken Pot Pie – a winner for the kids. It’s not something Hubs would like, so I made it when he was out of town. I tweaked this recipe to suit what we had on hand. The kids are still talking about it. {wink}
Reading
2-3 per month = 30 for the year minimum
4 marriage books/4 parenting books
Finish some of these books on my “To Read” Shelf
- Make It Stick (nonfiction)
- You Are Not So Smart (nonfiction)
- Writing Habit Mastery (nonfiction)
- Freakonomics (nonfiction)
- Mistakes Were Made (nonfiction)
- Happier at Home (nonfiction/biography)
- Year of No Sugar (nonfiction/biography)
- Making Good Habits (nonfiction)
- Love & Respect (again) (nonfiction)
- You & Me Forever (nonfiction)
- His Needs, Her Needs (nonfiction)
- Boys Adrift (nonfiction)
- The Teenage Brain (nonfiction)
- Setting Limits with Your Strong-Willed Child (nonfiction)
- The Book Thief (fiction)
- The Lightning Thief (fiction)
- Wild (fiction)
- Mom’s Night Out (fiction)
January books
Good Manners for Nice People Who Sometimes Say(nonfiction) finished 1/21Miracles and Massacres(nonfiction) finished 1/22The Age of Edison(nonfiction/biography)finished 1/30The Girl Who Stopped Swimming(fiction) finished 1/1
Writing
Let go of perfection.
Your story matters.
Do your best, then click “PUBLISH.”
There is an edit button for a reason.
One Word
I also selected my One Word for the year. The concept is, “Choose just one word. One word you can focus on every day, all year long… One word that sums up who you want to be or how you want to live.”
My word was selected to focus my attention on light. To seek light, to be light, to reflect light – therefore to SHINE.
Can I tell you how excited I am about Dayspring’s new line? It goes right along with my word! And, oh my, how CUTE! Now to drop hints to Hubs…
And now, even though I’m certain there are eleven-teen errors. I’m gonna click “PUBLISH” anyway.
What about you? Did you make resolutions or goals? Did you stick with them?
