Tweaking Life

While my sister and I walked along the beaches of Mexico, we started to talk about New Year’s resolutions. She asked if I had made any and ironically I had not (and that is STRANGE for someone who LOVES to plan)!

That question really started to make me think. Why didn’t I make any? There are always things I want to change in life, but no plan of attack? This is not me…

Then when I was lying in bed that night, I started to think about what I wanted to change in my life. When you have a week to think about life while on the beach, it is pretty easy to come to some conclusions.

Here is what I concluded about my life:

I value my roles as wife, mom, daughter, sister, friend, and daughter of THE King
I value relationships
I value being all that God has created me to be

Really, in those 3 things, that is where I find my purpose. So what is stopping me from accomplishing those 3 things?

On the plane ride home from Mexico, I started to jot some blogging ideas down. I started to reflect on how I was living my own life and how I was spending my life. Have you ever done that? Have you ever taking the time to just sit and think about how you spend a day? What do you fill the minutes of your day with?

Last year during this time, I vowed to become more patient, but also to find myself again. I must say for the most part, I am more patient (though it’s something I am always working on), but I feel I have found myself again. What that exactly means changes on a weekly basis, but that leads me to the whole point of this post:

LIFE IS ALL ABOUT TWEAKING.

Where in life do you ever “arrive?” I wish I could say I “arrived” in patience. I wish I could say that I “arrived” as a wife. I wish I could say I have “arrived” as a friend, but I know I could always do more. The thing is, that is what I believe sanctification is all about – tweaking our life constantly, up until the point that Jesus calls us home and oh do I pray that He will say, “well done, good and faithful servant.”

So what do I want to “tweak” in my life this year?

Continuing to downsize and simplify life.

I have been doing this for a couple of years now and I can honestly say that I have never been more content with what we have – even though it is less. It goes against the “American” way of doing things where bigger, better, and more of is the way to happiness, but from creating a capsule wardrobe to purging the unused and unnecessary, I have never been more content! So why stop now? I am excited to share with you in future posts about how we continue to downsize, so stay tuned!

Continuing to get in shape.

After I was given an excellent heart report last May, I have started to slowly get back into exercising. And I do not ever remember feeling so good! This though, I chalk up to God alone, for bringing healing to my heart this past year, to make this possible. I’d love to lose poundage, but I know that I only set myself up for failure when I do, so I am just sticking with “getting into shape.” It’s a work in progress…

Continuing to grow as a person.

I have found a new love for reading, even if it means doing it late at night or early in the morning. Thanks to Mazy sleeping a bit better, this is now possible! I know that God is never done with me, so I want to do all I can to ensure that I am living my best for Him. Through reading, it expands my horizons and challenges me in just the right way. I also value keeping in contact with people, whether near or far. Thanks to this blog, I have “met” some incredible people. Through those relationships, I have grown as a person and I want in turn to influence others as well.

Continuing to just BE.

There is beauty in slowing down. Again, this goes against the American way, but I have learned that taking time to just BE, can be a day-changing experience. Even if all I hear is the refrigerator humming in the background, I know taking time to just sit is just better for everyone in our household. I am a “sense of the urgency” person, when in all reality, most of things that occupy my mind probably are not. It’s time to just starting BEING instead of DOING.