Past & Future

;-)

Happy last day of the year, friends!

This = me toward the end of 2017, then the end of 2018.  Yay for going blonde, annnnd yay for redheads - I'm a fan of both, so I continue to flip back and forth. lol

Anywho, I did pretty well on my goals for this past year:

• I read through the entire NLT Bible (using my physical Bible rather than YouVersion app, which I'm so glad I did).  
• Thanks to Candace Cameron Bure, I completed 18,000 squats, 18,000 crunches, and 18,000 push-ups!!!  Woohoo!!  (That's averaging 50 a day for 360 days.)  I finished up on both of those goals yesterday morning - huzzah!
• Completed my "try new things" alphabet challenge (HERE).

I did not host a monthly group dinner or strength train 2-3 times a week consistently, but I hosted more than I normally would, and I started using the TheoFit beginners strength training program which has been really good.  So whatevs, I'm calling it a success!!  It's been a pretty good year with lots of fun memories. =)

Here are a few of my favorite pics from 2018:

And finally, my top seven goals/resolutions for 2019:

• Read through the entire NIV Bible (again using the physical Bible and the variety plan and writing out one favorite verse from each day's reading).  I want to keep up this discipline - it's so good for my soul to be in God's Word consistently, and being disciplined in one area of life helps me believe it's possible in other areas.
• Finally get connected and serve in a church that loves and honors Christ (I so wish that were an easier task, but it's proven difficult for the past five years).  A lot more I could say here, but there's no need for it - it's just something I need to take very seriously and get honest about and pray about and seek out.
• Complete and check off day-by-day the workout calendar I am filling out today!
• Track ALL my foods and average 1400-1600 calories a day at the end of every week!!
• Set aside one hour a week (preferably every Sunday) for concentrated prayer.
• Read one book each month about adoption to learn and prepare, a potential 2020 vision/dream for me.
• Start filling out my "Happiness Project" one-sentence journal (a five-year project writing one sentence about your day each day.)  =)

There are other things I hope to accomplish, but those are the resolutions!

Change is never easy, and we need to focus our energy on taking responsibility for what we can control. =)

Hope you enjoy this New Year's Eve and have a very Happy New Year!!! ❤