Submit, Move, & Prosper...

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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...