'Cause let's be honest... I have a big ol' type B personality, and I rarely stick with them. My husband teases me that he will ask me what I'm making for dinner, and by the time it's on the table it is something completely different. Apparently I like to change directions mid-stride!
So, while that is my personality and, short of Divine intervention, it's probably not going anywhere... I do need to be more deliberate and self-disciplined. Sandra used the word "self-control" as her one-word resolution. I think my one word would be intentional.
*I want to be more intentional with how I plan my days and manage my time. I have the same 24 hour a day time allotment as everyone else - I don't want to waste it.
*I want to be more intentional with making time to exercise and write more frequently.
*I want to be more intentional with what I do with my children during the day - intentional training, intentional learning, intentional play.
*I want to be more intentional with my housekeeping and homemaking - making our home a haven of order and peace for my family.
*I want to be more intentional with what ministry projects I take on - which means I'll have to say "no" to some things.
With everything I do this year, even if it is updating my facebook status, I want to intentionally do it to honor the Lord and point my family and those around me to Him.
I want to look back on 2010 and know that I have chosen to redeem the time rather than waste it!
-Kristi
[For more thoughts about living intentionally, you can find me on my blog!]
I think that I could have penned the majority of those "intentionals".
ReplyDeleteBeing intentional and being diligent have been my theme since last year. Still workin' on it!
This is so odd...I have a very similar post in draft right now! I think it's many people's intent to be intentional this year!
ReplyDeleteI also have been burdened this year to "redeem the time." I often feel myself surrounded by good activities, but want to ensure that I choose to include in my life those things that are best.
ReplyDeleteSuch good thoughts. It is so easy to just be carried along wherever the day takes us.
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