As I take a look back at 2012- the overwhelming thought that comes to mind is change.
This was a year of change for us- adding a baby to the family, moving across the country, ending the year in temporary housing waiting for yet more change.
It's been a good year, it's been a hard year.
It's been a chaotic year.
In the chaos, there were times when I was truly just trying to make it through the day- kids fed, clothes washed, schoolwork done.
There was often not time for much other than the necessities.
And in that chaos many, many important things were laid aside, waiting for a break, a bit of normalcy, so they could resume their place in our lives.
And yet- it never seemed to be so. The chaos got more chaotic, the time got shorter and the days passed unaware that we were missing some really important pieces.
Enter December 2012, our move to our temporary living quarters (400 square feet) gave us time to slow down and evaluate the wants from the needs. There is not much room for the wants in 400 square feet.
And I began to evaluate the year, and my heart was grieved for the many things I had let go, unaware of the impact that was having on the rest of our lives.
So as I pondered 2013 I knew I wanted to do things differently, but there were so many things that needed attention, how was I going to choose the most important.
Then I realized that was I needed most in my life was to begin to be intentional. With my time, with our money, with our parenting, with my children, with our health, with my friends, with our faith, with my family, in my life.
And so it begins, 2013 is budding and so is my journey to living an intentional life.
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