2013

Another year is here and I have felt called to make resolutions.  (My best friend is kinda a rock star and she just published what she did and didn't get done in 2012 -- ummm....her accomplishments were amazing especially when paired with a move, two toddlers, and a loss in her family.  WOW!  All that to say, my resolutions are pretty low-key.  ha!)   I have only done it really once before, but God really put it on my heart that I have alot to change and learn.  I am not sure what it is that God wants me to learn this year, but I will try to put myself in situations where I am open to Him.

So to start this year off, I am giving up drinking Dr. Pepper -- for the whole year.  I know -- this is very BIG for me.  But my reasoning is that if I want God to do something big in and/or for this year, I need to do something big as well, so bring on the Dr. Pepper Fast of 2013.

1. Read a non-fiction book each month. 
• Love and Logic
• Parenting with a Purpose
• Ambiguous Loss
• Breaking Free
• The Relentless God
• Heaven is Real
• Simply Christianity 
• + 5 more (open to suggestions!) 
2. Work out twice a week (min.) 
3. Do one thing outside of the house fun for/with Kyler (Monday's Mom not included) 
4. Spend two 10 minutes blocks of uninterrupted time EVERYDAY with Kyler.  (no computer, no phone, no cleaning, no other people)  Hoping to make one for play and one for reading. 
5.  Join a Bible study at church. 
6. Budget, rebudget, and learn to cut more corners (I admit I am already really cheap! ha!) to try and sponsor another World Vision tike.  Have one little Mr. with Nicoda's birthday, but want to have one with Kyler's as well.  
7. Be missional with my neighbors.
• pray for them
• do or make something nice each holiday
• have them over to dinner or games at least 4x this year.  (more would AWESOME!)

And that's all.  Not as detailed as some -- but they are there and hopefully they will help guide me to be being a better mom, Christian, and just plain better ME!  :)