I am beginning to get so excited for 2015! How about you? Every time a new year approaches, it feels so fresh and white and well, new. January starts and you feel like you can do anything, go anywhere, make anything happen.
Then March begins and you don't even remember what happened over the last two months. Before you know it, it is June, and the kids are getting out of school and you aren't sure how you even got here. What happened to those great ideas you had? Do you even remember what they were? I don't want this to be me in 2015. I don't want this to be me ever again. It is time for intentional goal planning - not resolutions, but goals that are prayed over, well thought out, and assigned actionable tasks that can be used to measure progress throughout the year.
First, I picked up a set of Lara Casey's powersheets and I am so ready to start using them. If you haven't heard of Powersheets, you need to click on the above link before we go any further and read about them. They are awesome! They are a great way of really looking at where you have been and where you want to go. I am a planner/list-maker/dreamer by nature, but sometimes those big picture goals seem really difficult to break down into small actionable tasks and Powersheets are designed to help with this. They are a great resource for all women who want to make time for what really matters in their life, so if this sounds like something you could use - go grab a set right now (before they are sold out!)
Next, I spent the last few days really thinking about the past year and what God has taught me over the last twelve months. He has brought us through a lot this year, both good and bad. We had major car trouble resulting in having to buy a new one the next day (stressful!), and were blessed with an almost week-long vacation in Florida for a friend's wedding earlier this spring (blissful!). We experienced the loss of one income at the beginning of the summer (super stressful!), but my husband had the opportunity to spend the summer at the lake with our two little girls almost every day, and they will all cherish those memories for years to come. Through the big things and the little things, God has worked a lot in my heart - especially in the areas of trusting Him to provide, and learning to be content in the place that He has me. I know I will never fully grasp these this side of heaven, but I do feel like He has grown me a lot from where I was a year ago.
Now, I am beginning to think about what I want 2015 to look like - what themes I want to carry with me throughout the year. Using inspiration from Jess Connolly's blog on setting goals and planning for the new year, I have decided to make a Pinterest board that reflects this. Thanks Jess for the great idea! I am planning on adding to this board a lot over the next couple days as I think a lot about my vision for 2015.
After I complete my Powersheets and have a list of goals for this next year, I am planning on blogging about them. I am excited to share these with you ( and excited to find out what they are! ha!) I would love to hear about your goals or themes for next year as well!
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