Happy New Year and My 2018 Word

A new year...
Time to reflect...
Time to plan...
Time to move forward...

For my One Word this year, I chose

LOVE

I had considered so many choices of words, but it kept coming back to this...

No matter what I do... if not done in the context of LOVE... it is pointless and worth nothing. (I Cor. 13)

So my goal for the year... to love

God above of all
Family
Friends

but it doesn't end there....

I need to love all people and do all things in love.

Reflecting..
I looked back at my GOALS for last year.

Devoting more time to concentrated prayer
Eating Healthier
Improving my organizational skills
Working on improving/expanding my sewing business
Focusing on celebrating a specific day of rest (Sabbath) to tune in to God and family

Some of these goals I did a better job at making progress than others. Here's an overview of how I did...

Prayer is always something I have to work on. Prayer is hard work!! I have a hard time staying on track, focused, and diligent in setting aside time to pray. Oh, I pray, often and frequently throughout the day, but that intense focused prayer time often alludes me.
I didn't do too badly on the healthy eating plan, I had even lost a little weight, but I certainly over did it through the holidays, so back to the grind of watching what I eat.
My organizational skills are still lacking. I am not a bad organizer, but I am quite lousy at maintaining the organization. I have to admit, I can be a bit "messy" at times.
I did quite well with my sewing business this year, and feel like it is expanding.
The Sabbath focus was a whole lot more difficult than I anticipated, and I haven't yet mastered the art of rest, but am improving.

Another goal was cutting back on books...

Oh my...
That one did not go as well as I would have liked...
I'm a bit of a book hoarder...
I really enjoy reading.
So, I am still working on that plan.

This year I would like to review books that I am pretty certain I will enjoy or will be beneficial in growing my spiritual self. I will attempt not to request more than I can actually take on without disrupting the rhythm of life. And when I see that I am becoming overloaded, I will cut back until I can safely say I am in control again instead of being controlled by the demand.

I don't know what this new year has in store, but I can't wait to see what God has planned!

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