This morning I was talking about last year's new years resolutions....so before I share my goals for this year, I thought I'd take some time to reflect on how I did.....
9 for 2009.....
1. Get better posture. I amde this goal when I was 13 with my bff and my posture still sucks. I didn't do well at being super intentional with this, but I do think it's gotten better.
2. wear more dresses to celebrate the every day. I love to celebrate life. And I love clothes. I really liked wearing more dresses. All the time in the summer, lots of high waisted fall skirts, and deciding to just try to be the best dressed person in the room. ;)
3. choose hope. Here's the thing. Sometimes I get a little dark and twisty. And by sometimes I mean a lot of times. But I want to believe that light shines through the cracks, and choosing to believe there is goodness in each moment changes the way I experience those moments. I certainly have room to grow here, but I like to think that in 2009 I chose to hope when it looked dark, and to remind myself that "this" is not the end of my story.
4. work out regularly. oops. haha. not much to say here, though i did run a little more than normal. it's that word regularly that didn't happen so much.
5. persevere in ministry ah. thank God for the grace he gave me to persevere. because the last few months have been filled with a joy, richness, and love that make me cry in gratitude. this is how i know that i chose hope in 2009, because i decided to believe that i could keep going, one small act of faithfulness after another. mm. life is good right now.
6. cook more. lots of delicious friend dinners, soups, real simple dinners, and roasted asparagus. i'm learning to love to cook. here's the thing. i hate to clean up, which honestly sometimes inhibits my cooking. sigh.
7. take more road trips. yay! well my car died on one, but all the others were great! lots of visits to friends, a february trip to philly where I almost threw up on the drive home (getting the flu on a road trip alone is not fun.), summer delightfulness with a repeat trip to philly. seriously life is good.
8. read the bible more... in a way that I'm falling in love with these letters again... I have loved my advent readings. and i re-read some of my favorite minor prophets over the summer. i have some beautiful memories of times reading the scriptures (many of which involve sunshine and porches).
9. take more photos (and delete less of me.) ah! so successful!!!! before 2009, my best friend and i have 0 photos of us after our freshman year party pics. i think we redeemed this area of our lives for sure. so many great pics. ANDDDD i definitely deleted far fewer of myself. i am choosing to believe the good things people tell me about myself instead. :)
and for some proof.....lots of dresses, road trips, and actually having photos to choose from! yay! what a year it's been!
january: getting ready for a friend's wedding.
february: on my road trip to philly (feeling a little ill)
march: at my friends bridal shower.
april: at the same friends beautiful wedding.
may: celebrating my dear friend's graduation from college.
june: taking my sister to the airport for her summer in italy
july: visiting my best friend in philly
august: visiting a lovely friend in chicago.
september: labor day weekend in happy valley (another road trip!)
october: fall fun, apple picking.
november: new hair!
december: Merry Christmas!
No comments:
Post a Comment