New Year 2017

Dear Reader,

It is already 10 days into the new year and I have yet to share anything!  If you will forgive my Advent posts that kinda fizzled out and died, I hope you will still stick with me any way.  I had a feeling that would happen but it was so wonderful while it lasted.

Now it is time all those resolutions and stuff.  I don't like the word resolution.  I don't know why.  Just the sound of it makes me cringe a little.  But I do like the words goals and challenges and that is what I think of when we enter a new year.  I was tempted to do a past thing where I pick a theme for the year at random but that didn't work out so well last year.  Before Advent I decided to start a Happiness Challenge but a more realistic version.  I will not be doing a challenge every single day- with my life right now that is totally not possible.  I was debating with myself whether I should start over at day/number 1 for the new year or just continue from where I left off.  Since I only got to number 3 I will continue on.  I will check in with my progress at the VERY least- once a week on Sunday- provided I have access to a computer/Internet and my husband and children are occupied (they have seemed especially demanding over the holidays).  I wanted to check in this Sunday but alas it had snowed and church had been cancelled so my husband wasn't busy.  I have looked at a few of the challenges and some of them might require me to write more often but we will get there when we get there.  I will have to find a way.

Other new year goals:  Read the whole Bible chronologically, be a little more intentional about church, post cross stitch progress, complete the Popsugar Reading Challenge for 2017 (I will post reviews HERE), and participate in The Hogwarts Running Club.  It has all been a little overwhelming but I am up for it.  I think, pray, and hope this is practical and not too much.  I tend to try to do too much as anybody who has even tried to make sense of this blog could probably tell.  I tend to have these grand ideas that never happen or just barely happen.  It seems to be a part of who I am that will not let me go.  Any advice would be appreciated.

Next Sunday I will post my Number 4 Start a Gratitude Journal post.

Happy 2017- may you not torture me the way 2016 did.

Yours Truly,
L.L.