INTENTIONAL
Intentionally seeking the Lord. Intentionally loving. Intentionally parenting. Intentionally reaching out. Intentional.
That's the word I've chosen for 2011. I confess it's not a word that suddenly came to me just before January 1st when thinking of New Year's Resolutions. It's a word that I've been "chewing" on since last year. But this year, I want it to define my year.
I want this word to shape the goals and resolutions I make this year. You see, I'm launching into my goals today, yes I know it's January 10th (it's just the 1st with a zero added ;-)) But I decided to take some time to think a bit more about the goals I wanted to make and with my mom's visit and putting away Christmas, I felt like today was the best day to start! Oh, and it's a Monday, and my schedule loving self likes things starting on Mondays - it's like a new beginning each week! And I know some of you are against resolutions for various reasons, but I like the idea of a fresh start, a new beginning, and new challenge! So...here are my resolutions!
- I want to intentionally read the Bible daily and share what God is teaching me with others! Women Living Well has a great resource for doing this!
- I want to intentionally love my husband, so I'm going to plan a date each month for him. I'm on the hunt for some great "At Home" dates that do not include watching TV in a comatose state until we can respectfully go to bed (it's just not right to crawl in bed the same time as our toddler!) Need some cute, fun ideas - check out The Dating Divas!
- I want to intentionally parent - this includes potty training (YIKES!) and taking the time to teach them the WORD. I'm amazed at how much Tanner can retain, and I want to intentionally tap into that.
- I want to intentionally exercise at least twice a week. This is a low number that I hope to raise, but I also want to be realistic with my time, energy, and chasing a toddler around the house.
- Finally, I want to intentionally reach out to lost people. I've really struggled in how to do this, especially staying at home so much of the time. For now, I'm trying to love, meet, and share Christ with my neighbors by sharing food with them. It's a way to talk to them and I love to cook! So, I'm aiming for once a week to share food with one of our neighbors!
So there you go! January 10th - New Year's Resolutions launched! Hopefully by the end of 2011, I will be able to say I was truly INTENTIONAL!
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