I've heard it before.
I've said it myself.
I've said it myself.
2011 was....
Hmm, how does one
describe this year?
Delightful
for some...
(Weddings, new babies
new apartments!)
Challenging
for others...
(Loss of jobs, loved ones,
too much on the plate,
loss of self worth)
Isn't this how every year stacks up?
Some people just have better years than others.
Maybe that's how it is suppose to be.
Ponder this...
I think we are suppose to be
so intertwined with each
other that when one of us has a
bad day, week, month or year,
others of us are there
to offer the open arms for a hug,
a listening ear, that proverbial glass
of cool water....
As a society, we've become quite
self focused. We've forgotten what it
is to be so much a part of another
person's life that we feel their pains & joys!
All of this to say, as this new year 2012
rolls in, my personal goal is to be
more PURPOSEFUL.
Purposeful in my use of time,
purposeful in my eating & activities
more purposeful in growing in my
faith walk with God,
and more
more purposeful in growing in my
faith walk with God,
and more
purposeful in making and taking
time to 'smell the roses' along the way!
And, I'd like to say that I've seen the ocean,
at least once in this new year....
Geesh, it's only a couple of hours from here!
"For I know the plans I have for you,"
declares the LORD,
"plans to prosper you and not to harm you,
plans to give you hope and a future."
Jeremiah 29:11
