Happy New Year - 2015

I ended 2014 not feeling well. I have been fighting allergies for several months. But I woke up on January 1, 2015 feeling better!

I very seldom make “new year resolutions.” There may be some things I want to change over the new year and sometimes I will state these but resolutions are not what they should be! – for me anyway!

Someone suggested we set “goals” for the new year instead of resolutions.

Weight always seems to be forefront in my mind. I ended 2013 having lost 15 pounds and had hoped I would carry that through 2014… Not so much. I added that back on plus a few more – so resolution – goal – no matter what I call it, for my health that needs to become a priority to me for the next few months.

I found the fabulous web site of His Kingdom Come a while back and did join their “Take Me Deeper 2015” group and resolution or goal- no matter what I call it, I am going to strive to become better at this life as a Christian. I am taking their challenge to do their devotional/study once a week for 52 weeks.

Last year I picked a word to use as my theme for 2014. The word I picked was kindness  - using the Bible verse “He has told you what is good… to do justice, to love kindness and to walk humbly with your God.” Micah 6:8

I not only tried practicing kindness more, but I also tried to notice kindness in others more.

This year on His Kingdom Come I found “logos365” which is the idea of a word that God chooses for me to focus on. Which I have already shared H.E.R.E.  I didn’t realize that His Kingdom Come would have prompts for each month for this also. So I am excited about that so it will come to my mind more often.

I hope your 2015 started out on good ground. I hope that as you think of resolutions or goals for the year that you include physical, social and more importantly spiritual goals for this new year.

Happy New Year!

God Bless you.

The Rumblings of My Soul

Every year at this time I begin feeling a rumbling inside of me. You know, an unsettling of sorts. That yearning one feels when things aren’t the way they should be. 

It’s not caused by all the food I’ve eaten over the holidays! That’s a different sort of rumbling (I’ve experienced that, too!)

It’s not because I don’t “have” everything I need – plus much I don’t need.

It’s not because I’m not extremely happy, content, and loving my life.

No, it’s that time of year when I am thinking of the things in my life I want to change. That “resolution” time of year.

There are the small things I want to change:

I want to be on social media less and read more.

The reading – I remember a few years ago I read 400 + books in one year. – I did live by myself and I have no desire to read that many in one year but this last year I only read – well, less than 10(?) 15(?) – not even sure. But I miss it and my stacks are getting higher and higher. I need to take care of those stacks!

I want to be better at exercising.

I have done better at exercising than I did a year ago. But not where I need to be.

I want to learn to eat better – healthier.

This is not just for me but for all of my household. I was raised on farm cooking and unfortunately it’s the food that’s less healthy that I love! You know, battered and fried – with the most important food group – GRAVY…. Things must change.

I want to be more consistent with blogging and not so hit and miss.

Just a few of the things on the top of my mind today. Give me a few days and I’ll just keep adding to this list of things that are giving me that unsettling feeling. Things I need to change.

Then there are the B.I.G. things. Ahh. These are the things that add the rumblings to the unsettled feelings inside. – Not in my stomach but in my heart, in my soul.

I want to be a better person.

I want to love more.

I want to talk about Jesus more and the non-essentials less.

I want to be able to express what’s on my heart better.

I want to study the Bible the way I used to – when I taught a Bible Study.

I want to be the woman God needs me to be.