Reset

Just so you know, the New Year starts today.....yep. not January 1, it starts the day real life begins again. Today, real life begins again. School, work, everyday chores and life. We took a nice break around here while John was out of school, and boy was it so nice! Relaxation, sledding, Christmas-filled activities, and so much together time (let me be the first to admit that my patience struggled a bit at time with so much togetherness). But all in all, the break was wonderful.

Today is a new day. Today is a new year. It's a reset. I worked out. I did a devotional. I was out of bed before my kids (!!!!). Today's devotional was perfect. It is a 7 day series about a reset with Jesus. Boy do I need one. In recent, and maybe not so recent times my faith has taken a back seat in life. Why? I have so many excuses and not one of them is a good one. So I am leaving my excuses at the door, and though at this time of year it's a bit (ok a lot) cliche', but what better time when life has to start again. My life needs a reset, a change. I hope I can stick with things long enough to create new habits. I am pretty good at messing things up after, all, but my family deserves this change from me. I need to let God take the center of my life and force myself to be healthy again (yes force for now). Happy New Year everyone! May your day be wonderful and while I can't complain one little bit about 2016, for it treated us pretty darn well, may 2017 be filled with wonderful blessings as well.

"Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is seated at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider Him who endured from sinners such hostility against himself, so that you may not grow weary or fainthearted." Hebrews 12:1-3