Out With the Old, In With the New......

Wow, I can't believe that 2010 is almost done. This has been such a great year for me. I'm not really sure why, either. I mean, we realized that this dream house we built and planned to spend forever in was not going to work out for us- which means we're going to have to move, which means we're going to have to pack, etc etc.... We left the church we were sure we were supposed to be at.... Yet, this year has been so good. I think I'm finally figuring out what life is all about. It's about time. I have found that this past year has been one of tremendous growth for me- especially spiritually. I have been forced to evaluate my priorities and what I really am here for. It has been great. I am not one for New Years resolutions. I think they're ridiculous- maybe not for other people, but for me they are. I find myself promising to do all kinds of things and make all kinds of changes and usually the changes last a month or two and then I'm back to the way I always was. So a few years ago, I decided to do an evaluation of the year that was passing instead of making empty promises to myself for the year that is coming up. I try to think of the things I have done this past year, or things I have not done. I think about what I've said to people or what I need to say or what I said and shouldn't have said. I think about the mistakes I've made and try to focus on what I learned from them so I won't make them again. It's really a great thing for me to do because I learn so much about myself and where I am in this walk of life. I see the areas that need improvement and the areas where I have improved. I can identify my strengths and see how I can use them more. It's just a great inventory time for me. I have figured out that the only resolution I need to make is just to do even better this next year. I want to make a difference while I'm here. I want to be where God wants me, I want to be who He wants me to be and I want to be doing what He wants me to do. I want to help those I can help and I want to show His love to those who may need to see it. Every year I hope to see more of Him in myself and less of me. So, bring on 2011. I am so ready. I am so excited about the things God has planned for my future that I can't stand it! I have no idea when this house will sell, or where we will live when it does, or when I'll finally finish all of these courses for this Master's degree I've been pursuing- but God knows and that's all I need to know. I just need to do my part while I wait to see what He is going to do. I hope anyone who reads this has a wonderful New Year and that the only resolution you make is to do better in 2011. :0)