Thursday, 08 January 2009
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New Years Resolution 2009... 10 days later
I write new years resolutions every year, usually just to remind myself of things I want to do. But I realized that I have a whole list of those and more and more things get added on throughout the year. So here is the current list of things I'm looking forward to.
1. Journal/ Xanga at least three times a week (public or private entries) - I realized that tons of things have happened since the summer and I've averaged about 0.5 entries in the past sixth months. There are so many things I want to spend time reflecting on but I never do it because a) I " busy" myself with unnecessary work - aka facebook b) don't think it's important enough so I put it off until later - aka never.
2. Read a book every month - I have a list of books I've wanted to read but I've been putting off cause... I suck.
3. Living on a budget- I've never had to worry about money. Even though I'm not a total shop-aholic, I've always been able to afford the things that I wanted (and seriously, praise God for blessing our family financially). However, that also means that I don't know what it feels like to sacrifice and I don't know what it feels like to "not have it all". So, I've cut myself off to $100 a month - 10% that will go to tithing, which leaves me with $90 for extra expenses. This is going to be hard because there are times when I'm not aware of my spending (like right now at Starbucks where my first instinct was to order my usual tall mocha no foam easy whip). Sigh. Be firm.
Most importantly, and this is not a new years resolution but a life resolution: do not negotiate God time. I have it plastered on my laptop screen and it has become habitual to just glance over it but not be convicted by it, which ironically has convicted me to actually do it.
So week 1 toll:
Journal entries: 1
Book: Just Walk Across the Room by Bill Hybels (loooooooooove him)
Budget: ... still deciding if groceries count
Happy New Years!
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Hello Ms. Kathy,
You made your site simple yet cute. The pictures are a nice touch. I see that you would like to draw closer to God. Now is a good time! I recommend the one true God, Jehovah.
I want to help people to really get to know God, especially in these troubled times. Here is an important message for all of us from the Bible: 17 You make God tired with all your talk. "How do we tire him out?" you ask. By saying, "God loves sinners and sin alike. God loves all." And also by saying, "Judgment? God's too nice to judge." (Malachi 2:17) (Message Bible)