Happy New Year Dear Friends!
This time of the year today is always my favorite. So much
time is spent with family, friends, loved ones and even strangers. New Years
comes and people make goals, people dream, and talk about the upcoming year.
I have to confess that my year of 2013 was quite busy and
quite selfish. I’ve gotten myself in this mentality of constantly going,
constantly achieving, and if something isn’t up to my standard and expectation
of productivity – then it’s categorized as unimportant and a waste of my time.
If it’s outside of my planned day and my planned goals, it is an inconvenience,
a burden, and my mood quickly shifts negatively.
Dear friends, I do not want 2014 to look like this. I want
each day to be a joyful praise for the kingdom of God. I pray to let go of this
standard that I have put on myself and my family and just enjoy time together,
work hard, and be content with not finishing that project or not taking that
extra meeting, or not saying yes to everything.
That being said – I knew that some “parameters” had to be
set to hold myself accountable. Let’s be honest – we all start with these lofty
ideas and somewhere along the way we get lost, bored, or just plain forget.
Here are the 2014 goals of the Honea Household
2014
Honea Family Goals
1.
Our Walk With God
a.
Pray weekly with each
other
b.
Share scripture with
each other
2.
Our Marriage
a.
Fight less and listen
more
b.
Commit to once a
month date nights (preplanned)
3.
Our Children
a.
Read the bible every
night to Theodore
b.
Pray over Theodore
weekly
4.
Slow Down
a.
Ask for each
commitment to glorify God
b.
Rest more often –
take breaks – be still and quiet and listen
5.
Run/Walk a 5k
together
Here are my goals:
2014
Deidre Goals
1.
Memorize Scripture
a.
Memorize one Psalm a
month and 4 scripture references
2.
Support Zachary with
Come and Tape It
a.
Help as needed and
pray over this company
3.
Have more ME time
a.
Schedule one a week,
minimum of 2 hours, alone time.
4.
Do 10 pull ups
5.
Begin training to
become a DOULA
6.
Read 10 books
a.
Marriage, kids,
leisure, prayer
7.
Learn basic sewing
Here are Zach’s goals:
2014
Zachary Goals
1.
Start serving the
community in ministry
2.
Finish mini
documentary about Tracy the Outlaw
3.
Memorize a gospel
We share these goals with you in hopes that you will pray
for us throughout 2014 and to check in on us in keeping our priorities focused
on our heavenly creator and not on everyday daily tasks that quickly consume
and become never ending.
Happy New Year!
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