Archive for January, 2009

Not Another New Year’s Resolution

Friday, January 9th, 2009
It’s a good time to rerun this blog. A follow-up blog, “Resources for Praying for Your Children”, can be found in the September archives. Happy New Year to you all!

New Year’s resolutions…it’s amazing how three simple words cause us to shrug and roll our eyes, and maybe even cringe a little at the thought of something so seemingly futile and so powerfully guilt-producing.

We’ve all been there; resolving to lose weight, cook more, eat less, save money, spend more time with family, start exercising, volunteer, etc. There’s not a goal we haven’t strived for, yet there’s a mountain of opportunities we’ve yet to conquer.

As an annual tradition, we stand in the forefront of a new year and ponder, what will it bring? What do I wish for and (more realistically) what will I get? What will I actually do? (more…)

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365 Days of Praise

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

one precious thingThis is my plan. Every night, I will jot down something praiseworthy that happened that day. So far I’m two for two.

I know it seems simple; that’s part of the lure for me. It’s something I can do, something I can actually look forward to doing, as opposed to dreading some looming obligation that’s poised and ready to unload a burden of guilt if I don’t follow through.

I imagine this will become a favorite part of my day, and night, as I focus on the good things in my life. I look to the day when I realize I’ve got so many choices that perhaps I’ll get really ambitious and write about two, three or many good things.

So, that’s my plan for 2009. What will you do this year to make it better than the last?

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