In 2008, I resolve to not make New Year's resolutions! That should be an easy one to keep, right? HA! Seriously, I would like to spend more time in the Word, and I'd like to do a better job of praying for friends, family, etc., but I didn't make those "official" resolutions. Those are just things that I need to do a better job of all of the time, and not just in 2008.
It's already the 8th day January, and I cannot believe how the new year is flying. We have already enjoyed four days of school. It's a new semester -- tabula rasa! (That's one of the few phrases I recall from my high school Latin class.) We have a clean slate, a fresh start in this new year. We needed it.
We had a family meeting last week & discussed what worked & what didn't work (regarding our homeschooling) in 2007 & how we ALL can improve in 2008. We need accountability. We need encouragement from one another. We have to function as a team. We all agreed that we needed a new beginning. Ahhh! It's refreshing & invigorating to get to start anew.
Having the opportunity to have a new beginning reminds me of our Christian walk. I'm glad that we all have the opportunity (daily, hourly, or as often as is needed!) to have our "dirty slates" erased (repeatedly) by God's grace. (I know that there are "doodles & graffiti" that shouldn't be on my slate.) Out with the old, and in with the new...
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come!
-2 Corinthians 5:17
Isn't that a great passage?
Speaking of new things, I just bought new file folders so I can enjoy a more organized filing cabinet this year. While this may sound like a dull & arduous chore, I have enjoyed seeing some of the things tucked away in the folders. I have spent the past couple of days shredding things that I once thought I'd want or need to keep. But then I thought again! There have had a few chuckles, and there have been a few tears throughout the process. It's all been good. It's a new beginning.
May your start to 2008 be a NEW & exciting one, too.
