I've been a bit discouraged by my lack of follow through with last January's resolutions. Some weird stuff happened. I suppose it always does. My dish washer tried to kill our kitchen, which started a ripple effect that ended in gutting our entire downstairs and somehow during our several months of building sandwiches in the garage and watching t.v. in bed I developed some very, very, very poor habits. So, I take this opportunity to fix it. I want to be realistic but I also want to be firm in my resolve. Here's a few-feel free to hold me to them!
1. Pray. No really. I say I pray but some days I just think or worry. That doesn't count. I can't do this on my own and neither can you. As Francis Chan points out, it's like pulling a tractor around instead of just starting the engine.
3. No facebook for me between 3-6 on weekdays. This probably sounds easy. It isn't. I'm so sure someone just HAS to get a hold of me and can't. Or, Daniel's plugging along with his homework and I'm bored to tears hoovering there in wait so I just jump on for a second and then the whole world suddenly falls apart in the living room.
4. Resist overbooking. I'm still trying to figure out what that means. But, often homework and school schedule, etc. is not the problem. It's the stuff I try to stuff in around it.
5. Put on my oxygen mask. This year, for the first time in a long time I'll have several hours a week of empty time with no one to entertain in a shopping cart or stop and fix a shoe for. Not only is Moses starting a Pre-K class several mornings a week but his doctor's appointments are slowing down a bit so you know how tempting it is for me to fill that time (see #4). But, I'm starting to realize that living in survival mode for several years takes a toll. So, I'm promising myself that at least for this semester I'm going to use some of that time to get regular excercise, and do the things that feed my spirit. To take a deep breath and realize the things of this life aren't an emergency. Because, you know what they say about oxygen masks, right? You're not a lot of good to anyone else unless you secure yours.
What does this school year look like for you? Let me know if there's any way I can pray for you, too.
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