Ah, the new year…! Is it just me or does it not really feel like a new year? Don’t get me wrong, we had a nice thanksgiving celebration and a wonderful Christmas celebration but the new year still managed to sneak up on me. On Thursday I saw something about 2009 and thought “That’s a little premature,” but then realized that it was (is)2009. Unbelievable!
During the new year people love to make all kinds of New Year’s Resolutions, most of which are hap-hazard and short lived. I don’t do too many resolutions but last year I made a couple. One I kept, but the other (no caffine) lasted about 12 weeks. However, I was addicted to caffine and now I just drink in moderation, having transitioned to decaf coffee and maybe one diet soda a day.
Meanwhile I read 30 to 40 books last year (don’t know exact count); lost 40 lbs; got off of blood-pressure meds; and had a pretty good year in hindsight. Our church continues to grow and progress, so that’s good; and so I find myself with nothing really to complain about. (FYI: Not complaining might be a good new year’s resolution for some of you!)
My resolutions this year? Let see…, I want to blog more b/c I’ve gotten a bit lazy about the blog; I want to be more devotional and less political (my blog kind of deteriorited into occassional political rants during the election season); I want to save more money this year than I have in previous years (b/c I’d like to retire in about 35-40 years); I want to lose another 40 pounds (which would put me at about 150lbs); and I want to take a real vacation (since we’ve only done that once in our 9+ years of marriage).
That’s right, we’ll celebrate 10 years of marriage in September–we’re planning a tropical trip to Mexico to celebrate (scheduled for sometime this summer).
Mostly, though, I want to continue to learn what God wants me to learn; and I want to do better at being the man He wants me to be as (1) a Christian; (2) a Husband; (3) a Father; (4) a Leader; (5) a Servant; and (6) a Citizen.
May He bless you as well in 2009 with every spiritual blessing you need to live for Christ.
PS: Son # 3 is due tomorrow (January 4th); we’ll see what happens!
