new year's rezzie.

so, i'd kinda given up on making a new year's resolution a few years ago...i mean, i make the informal i want to be healthier and a better person, yada yada...but the real deal, with a time frame and real guidelines- not so much.

this year, however, is a wee bit different.

 over the past month or so i kept coming across a particular word. a word that didn't mean too much to me until it kept creeping into my mind and into my heart. leading up to this new year, i almost couldn't avoid this word. so, i took it as a sign. i'm pretty sure God has inundated me with this word for a reason. so, i'm trying my best not to be a fool and to grab hold of this word & utilize it. and what better time than the season of rezzies.

and what is this "word", you ask?

intentional.

i know, seems like no big deal, right? well, i have a feeling i should not ignore it.

so, what will i do with intentional, you wonder? (or maybe you don't...either way, i'm going to tell you...)

i'm going to try to be intentional with my family. as a wife. as a daughter. and as a mother- i want to take advantage of every moment i have to shape my child's heart, teach him what's important, and to lead by example.

i'm going to try to be more intentional with my time. and with my friends.

i'm going to be more intentional as a christian. to focus on putting Christ before all else. and to be more intentional in prayer.

so, while i won't be going on a diet- although those extra 10 pounds i have hanging around suggest i should do otherwise- i'm thinking this resolution may be my best yet.

2012, i think we'll get along just fine...