Ah the promise of a new year..it's intoxicating! Lose weight, get organized, eat better, be a better friend, and on and on it goes. However, after experiencing a pretty rough 2012 full of challenges, I am embarking on 2013 with fresh perspective.
Of course I still want to accomplish all the things listed above, but now I'm actually taking the actions necessary for success.
While I was indeed raised with a strong Catholic faith, I have definitely not been much of a church-goer as an adult. I've been pretty good with Lent, holidays, weddings, etc. but not Sunday attendance. My faith is always there, but my relationship with God & religion needed work. I have slowly been giving that more attention this past year though. In August, my husband and I moved into a home that is a former parsonage for a Methodist church. Yes, that means we now live right next door to that same church and the church Board is our landlord. Even this has been a struggle financially, yet we have persevered so far. We saw this home a blessing, and it has been for our marriage at the very least.
In December, we finally started attending the church...so three whole visits to date, but you always have to start somewhere! Amazingly, we are feeling pretty good about it and things seem to be looking up in other areas of our life!
So two days into the new year, I am making some positive changes, trying to solve instead of hide from our challenges and I feel pretty good about the year and want to share that optimism with those around me. THAT is my resolution for 2013---the rest are just action items.
Congrats on the new blog! I think it's great you guys are going to church! I have always found the times when I wasn't going was when my life feels.most out of control. I can't explain it, but it's very grounding for.me. I hope you find it as much as a blessing. Good luck with the blog and all your resolutions!
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