2009

I am not a believer in New Year's resolutions. As Ben Gibbard would say, "They're self-assigned penance for problems with easy solutions."
I do however, have a vision for what I would like God to do in my life over the next year. 2008 was a big year for me and I believe 2009 will be even bigger. Here are some things I desire for 2009:

-That God would give me a more tender heart towards people. This has always been my biggest struggle. I have a low tolerance for the annoying things people do. I do not show much grace to others and I would love to be a kinder person. I want to try and be more understanding of people. God has been working on me in this area for the past year, and I have grown tremendously, but I would love to grow even more.

-That Gordon and I would grow together as a couple. I want us to have a solid marriage that is Christ-centered and a good foundation for our future children.

-That we would get a handle on our finances. I think that we are actually pretty good about managing our money, but we are taking a Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University course through our church and I think it is going to help us in huge ways.

-That I would find the right career. I would like to have a career before I have children. I feel like I have been having a hard time finding a job that I can make a career. I want God to direct me to the right company.

-That Gordon and I would know where to go this year. We are seriously considering moving to Orange County, but I just want to make sure that this is the right place for us.

-That I would find a good girl friend. This is one of my biggest desires. I have a lot of okay friends. There are very few people in my life that I would consider to be my good friends. Most of the friendships I have are on the somewhat shallow level. I would love to have a deeper friendship. I am just praying that God would bring that person into my life or show me someone I already know in a new light.


So those are my desires for 2009. I hope that at the end of this year that God will havegrown me into a more mature and Christ-like woman and wife.


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