Living Intentionally in 2013

Yikes! Has it really been since September since I last posted??!!

Writing I think is like exercising. If you do it daily, you enjoy it and you are more committed to it. But if you miss one day, it's easy to miss another. And another. And before you know it, so much time has passed that it becomes a distant memory.

It's January. And that means all I am hearing about it New Year's resolutions. I remember last year, instead of resolutions, I mainly focused on one word. I haven't even read blogs much lately so not sure if that is the thing this year or not. But I would like to focus on a new word for 2013.

Instead of letting life just happen to me, I want to live intentionally. I want to make things happen. I want to go forth and get what I want out of life rather to sit idly by and see what happens. I want to make a difference to my world. I want to make memories. I want to leave a legacy. I want to be involved. Simply, I want to live. I want to focus on things that matter. People. Relationships. Connecting. With others. With books. With my world.

I want to make time for things that I enjoy. I want to make time for blogging. For trying new recipes. To learn something new. To continue school. To read more. To visit somewhere new. Go to museums, performances, aquariums, battlefields. I want to find a way to volunteer - as a family.

As a family - I want us to pray more together, eat more dinners together sitting down at the table, have more game nights and bonfires. To make precious memories. To be more supportive.

Happy New Year to all.