I am not very good at sticking to resolutions. I am flighty. I am emotional. I have terrible follow-through. I have grand dreams and ideas and never do anything to make them come true. But I've been reading a lot lately about how we have been created with a purpose. God has big plans for me and can accomplish through me far more than I can even imagine or dream. So I should not foresake these gifts he's given me just because I have some obstacles in the way. I have the Holy Spirit in me because I've accepted Christ as my Savior. Therefore, if my dreams are in tune with God's plans, I can do anything.
With that in mind, I have made two resolutions that will not only be for 2013, but will be my life resolutions--to be more loving and to write.
When I think about how I can be more loving, I can't just say it and expect it to happen. I have to find tangible ways to make it happen, especially since we will be moving back home and be around family a lot more. Family is strange. Not to say that our particular family members are strange, but family relationships are strange in that they are the people you love most but also the people you tend to treat the worst. My goal is to try and figure out what everyone's love language is and acknowledge that. According to the book The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman, everybody has a love language that speaks to them--quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch. Knowing each person's love language helps show that you care about them, and it can help improve relationships. Life is all about relationships and reaching people for Christ--something I'm good at talking about but not actually doing. I hope to become better.
Another way I can be more loving is to take care of myself. And one way to do that is to write. I've been ignoring my blog for awhile, and I've come to one conclusion--I should not ignore my blog. An up-to-date blog is a happy blog. Writing here just makes me happy. Writing anywhere and about anything just makes me happy. So everyday I will write. I am working on a couple writing projects, a children's picture book series and a middle grade mystery. Once we move, I plan to work towards finding an agent for a picture book I have already written. But even if I don't have time to work on these projects, writing on my blog and keeping up with my favorite moments journal is a must!