New Year

I think that January is turning out to be one of my favorite months of the year.  It seems like it wouldn't be as many people feel the post Chrismas "blahs" during this month.  We had a marathon from September through December and I was counting down the days until January.  I think we had a revolving door at our house all during the Fall: parties, bbq's, bible studies, etc.  It was fun but I am ready for some down time. 

I've been given some down time this past week.  We returned from being gone almost two weeks, started getting sick on Christmas Day and have been sick ever since.  So I've barely left the house and have enjoyed every minute of being here.  I think the kids have too.  My New Year's Resolution is to spend as much time as I can in January hibernating in my house.  Can you have a New Year's Resolution that lasts only a month?

Starting a new year always gives opportunity for reflection on the past year and hope for the one ahead.  And seriously I'm not one who makes resolutions but last year I reviewed the book: The Unwavering Resolve of Jonathan Edwards and Jonathan Edwards at a young age had a great list of resolutions for his life.  Here are a few that I want to think on this year:

#19. Resolved, never to do anything, which i should be afraid to do, if I expected it would not be above an hour, before I should hear the last trump.

#25. Resolved, to examine carefully and constantly, what that one thing in me is, which causes me in the least to doubt of the love of God; and to direct all my forces against it.

#65. Resolved, very much to exercise myself in this all my life long, viz, with the greatest openness I am capable of, to declare my ways to God, and lay open my soul to him; all my sins, temptations, difficulties, sorrows fears, hopes, desires, and everything, and every circumstatnce.

#67.  Resolved, after afflictions, to inquire, what I am the better for them, what good I have got by them, and what I might have got by them.



 Oh yeah, I guess I should add that I want to go to the gym more often:)