Happy New Year!!!
We had a merry holiday
and then I got the cleansies
and then Charlie got sick,
sick,
sick.
So
I'm back
and ready
for this
brand new year.
I love
the new year.
I love the reflection
of the past year.
I love the goal setting
and the way you feel inspired
to change things up.
Last year
I was preggo
and my only resolution
was to try and put the toilet paper
on the actual toilet paper holder.
Yes.
I am one of those people.
I grew up in a house with six people
toilet paper didn't last long enough
to make it worth your time.
Needless to say,
it drives Ryan cray-cray...
: )
"How did your parents let you get away with it?!"
He always exclaims.
"Cause there were four of us
and two of them.
duh."
I say.
With four kids I imagine
that putting the toilet paper on the holder
were the least of my parents concern.
My mom had other things to worry about.
Things like
whether or not
my three year old sister
was hosing down
the golden retriever
with the kitchen sink sprayer.
Or
if my brother and his friends
were having a cherry tomato fight.
But anywho,
where was I?
Oh yes,
GOALS!
I love 'em
and I just wanted to share
my plan for
2013...
I am going with a
Star Wars
or Star Trek
theme.
I am not sure
which one Spock
comes from.
I think it is Trek
???
I have to google it.
Instead of:
Live long and prosper.
My mantra for 2013 is:
Submit, move, and prosper.
Three words.
Big job.
Lemme explain...
***
Submit
***
There are a couple different areas
that I want to work on this.
Such a scary word
with such a bad rap.
I hope to change both your mind
and mine on that one.
I have felt for a long time
that I needed to submit this blog to God.
But part of me just doesn't want to.
It is mine.
I want to have final say
in what I write,
take pictures of,
and immerse my creativity in.
Those are my things
and as a christian woman
that mind set is wrong.
I don't know how
this will affect the blog
and I think that scares me.
I do not want to change
the content that I provide
but usually
those fears we have of change
is just the enemy trying to put doubt
into my mind.
I have to remind myself of that.
God wants only good things
for me,
for this silly little blog,
for everyone.
And then I was reminded of this verse:
Jeramiah 29: 11
"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."
Does that sound
like a Father
that wants to change my content?
No.
It sounds like one that
wants to help me to the best of my ability.
It is time to let go of the control,
hand it over,
and see the wonderful places
that He can take 906...
***
Move
***
We need to move this year.
We have been saying it
for far. too. long.
It is just time.
And that is all
I am going to say
bout that...
***
Prosper
***
This is the one that I really thought about.
I hate having the goal
of more $$$
Seems to greedy to me.
We are very lucky
and extremely blessed
and honestly
it felt wrong to me.
But we do
want to move
and we do want more kids.
Both of which require more $$$
I want my business
and my blog to do well.
To earn money
to help my family
but I also do not want
to compromise the integrity
of either
for the sake of a sale.
I want to build
a great business
and also along the way
make a little money.
I want to prosper.
Seemed like the perfect word.
Prosper.
Doesn't sound greedy
or $$$ driven.
It says,
I want just enough.
I don't know
what that amount enough is
but I feel confident
that with hard work
and prayer
it will be provided.
So that is 2013
for me in a nutshell.
Well,
that and to put
he toilet paper
on the toilet paper holder
...
Yup,
still working on that one...
