reviewing, resolving.

what is my first post of the year without a little review of 2011 and some resolutions for 2012?

i don’t know. you don’t know. and we never will! because that is exactly what this post will be.

2011 - oh nothing much happened... just moved ACROSS COUNTRY! from warm, sunny california to cold, snowy ohio. well... i suppose there are the steps that led up to the move across country, but we won’t get into those. all in all, i think 2011 was a great year. i set several 2011 resolutions and accomplished over three-fourths of them. however, i regret to say that last year i wanted to blog once a week and that did not happen... but there is marked improvement considering that in 2010 i only wrote five posts! so i resolved yet again this year to blog once a week... surely i can beat nineteen posts. 

2012 - for me setting goals is not always about accomplishing all of them, but seeing growth in my life in all areas. personally, i have five different areas for which i set goals. i don’t mind sharing a few examples either... nothing like making something public to keep you motivated! 

spiritual - growing in my relationship with the Lord


read my Bible through at least once
develop and use a prayer journal
take advantage of every opportunity to share the Gospel

physical - making changes to improve my overall health


drink less coffee and more green tea
take my daily vitamins
run a marathon

financial - saving for the future


put money into my savings account and keep it there
develop a budget and stick to it

mental/educational - stretching the mind and continually learning 


take a sign language course
write daily
read 5 books a month

personal - doing things i want to do just for the sake of doing them


visit 5 new states
blog once a week
make a sock monkey

oh and let me share my verse for this year. i'm sure i have posted it on this blog before, but here it is...


Isaiah 26:3 - "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee:because he trusteth in thee." 


i have no idea what this year will hold for me. i don't know whether or not there will be any significant changes. but i do know that no matter what, i want Christ to be my focus! i know that if i stay fixed upon Him, i will experience that "perfect peace" despite circumstance and change.


have you set any goals this year? 

i tend to write often on goal setting... here are my previous posts:

goals.
i love failure.