New Years 2010

I just finished reading Donald Millers "A Million Miles in a Thousand Years." The entire book is about creating the stories of your life, not just the written story on a page and Miller did writing this book, but story by story, the life you are living. We all have stories in our lives, some we are proud of, some we are not proud of. I realized that I'm always trying to create new stories in my life, but that IS my story, the desire to create, not the creation itself, which in the long run is not a good story (in my opinion). I need to stop thinking about the future, and just think about the present. The now. The day God has given me today to do something with. Each day does not need to be a huge accomplishment in terms of success at work or within my career. I realized that my success in each day, in each story, has to do with how am I glorifying God in this moment. I don't always make it though. Today I will be vegetating, watching a lot of TV, reading, maybe do a little cleaning if I feel up to it. But I'm taking a day to rest. But I can still try and glorify God through my interactions with my husband and dogs. I told Richard 2010 will be a mellow year. I won't let things get to me like I usually do. I can only do that through focusing myself on God. I know we all make new years resolutions, but this resolution is one that I should be making every day of my life, not just at new years. Everything else is secondary and will fall from being successful in meeting this resolution.

Put God First

Happy New Year!!!