This is probably the weirdest week in the year. It’s that awkward week between Christmas and New Year’s. People are still traveling and spending copious amounts of time with family. The business world is not quite back to normal. If your week is anything like mine, you’ve spent the last couple of days mostly lying around and eating as you …
God’s #MarriageGoals
I recently ran across the hashtag #marriagegoals. The results for that hashtag were a mismatch of things on Instagram (as are all hashtags), but the common thread was things that people either wanted to accomplish in their marriage or wanted for their marriage. This month, we’ve been talking about relationships. It’s helpful to keep the end in mind. We all …
What Christian Freedom Really Means (And How That Affects Your Goals/Resolutions)
If you haven’t picked up on it yet, this month’s posts have been focused on goals and resolutions (you can check out the other posts here, here, and here). You know one thing about goals and resolutions is they can make you feel like you’re losing some of your freedom. You commit to getting certain things done or eating a …
Why You Should Hold Your Goals Loosely
At the end of December and throughout the month of January, people tend to think about the goals they have for the next year. For a lot of people that might mean making a goal list, deciding on a New Year’s Resolution, or starting a new habit or hobby. It’s good for us to think ahead and to think of …
A Realistic Perspective on the New Year
Christmas is over and the new year is upon us. In some ways, it’s crazy to me that this year is over. It’s gone by so fast and so many things have happened. Significant Moments of 2018: 1. I submitted my first book proposal 2. My husband and I bought our first house 3. We moved into said house and …
My Goals for the New Year
New Years is like a birthday: you always except to feel different, but you almost never do. I think in my old age at 28 I’m finally figuring out that the passing of time doesn’t really make a huge difference in your life unless you use that time well. That’s why last year I decided to set a bunch …