Resolutions and Goals for 2018

I’m thinking about resolutions or goals for this year .  I don’t like making them because I don’t keep them.  But what if…

What if I kept them?  What if I tried at least?  What harm would it do?  So if I were to make some goals what would they be?

Bible reading comes to mind.  I’ve been doing more of that on a consistent basis lately.  No pressure.  No set goal of so many chapters.  If I would continue that, a goal for the year might be: Read my Bible every night I’m home.  It doesn’t lock me into something I can’t get behind on.  It’s just read.

I am also thinking about Tenaciously Teal or T-Teal and how to do something there.  This is a non-profit that reaches out to cancer patients.  They provide care packs to people who have cancer as well as giving gas cards to some who need them for transportation.  They also sponsor brave shaves and empowerment photo shoots for cancer patients.  They sent a care pack to my mom as she fought cancer this last year.  I was also part of a care pack party this last year as well.  I want to be a part of another care pack party.  I also want to write some encouragement cards for the care packs.  Or I want to deliver some packs someday.  So maybe a goal would be:  Volunteer for T-Teal by writing cards, participating in a care pack party, and asking to deliver care packs.

I already have in mind some commitments to church.  But I think putting some voice to them would make them more solid.  So my goal there would be:  See that a pictorial directory gets completed for Lake Overholser Church of the Nazarene and participate as a greeter.

Blogging is another priority.  I do not think I will ever be a daily blogger, and maybe not even a weekly blogger.  But I can do one a month.  So my goal will be:  Write at least one blog post per month.

This last year with my mom has shown me how important it is to have one’s affairs in order.  This has been on my mind for quite a while.  So my goal here is:  Have a will for Kevin and myself made and to have all of our important documents and papers in order for our kids.

Another goal that has come out of this last year with my mom has to do with purging the amount of stuff I have.  I did a good job this last year of getting rid of things, but I’m far from done.  So a goal for me in this area:  Go through rooms again and through the garage to purge and organize the things we do have.  (This goal will take a good chunk of the year to accomplish.)

For someone who doesn’t like to make goals/resolutions, I just did a pretty good job.  So what are your goals?  Take a risk and write some down!  My pastor does a sermon early in the year that outlines his goals as well as gives an accounting of the previous year’s goals.  He says you should write them down and have someone hold you accountable.  I guess since I just made this my first blog post for the year, anyone out there can hold me accountable.  That’s a little scary!  But guess what?  I just crossed off writing my first monthly blog post on my goal list!