Since I've scheduled a Hodgepodge post for January 1, I thought I would share a quick New Year post on this last day of 2024. Astoundingly, this will complete 31 days of December posting in both blogs. It took time, more time than I had some days, but I'm happy to have met this challenge.
I shared the following last January 1, but I think it's a good reminder (for me, and maybe for you as well) so I'll share it again:
As I wrote in countless Christmas cards last month, my wish and prayer for each of us is a happy, healthy, and spiritually prosperous year in 2025. I have often thought about what the apostle John wrote to his friend Gaius in 3 John, verse 2: "Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth." Gaius obviously had such a strong, vibrant spiritual life that John prayed for his physical health to be as vigorous as his spiritual state. I wonder, what would our physical health look like if someone were to pray that prayer for us? Something to think about in a new year!
If you could use some fresh inspiration for the new year, you might enjoy a visit to my Pinterest board A New Year, A Fresh Start. I'll be revisiting it myself!
It's also time to set some goals for January:
* Keep up with Flylady's homemaking zones of the week
* Get back to working through the "Make Room Challenge" from Make Room for What You Love
* Decorate our home for winter
* Get together with friends in early January
* Have my friend Jennifer and her toddler over for lunch
* Enjoy our church ladies' gathering
* Post in this blog as often as possible
* Post in my Christmas blog as often as possible
* Continue planning for family birthday gifts and crafting any handmade ones
* Begin reading through the One-Year Chronological Bible
* Continue with my study of Psalms for my Sunday Scripture series
* Begin studying and preparing for my ladies'' Sunday School class -- to start in a few months
* Continue through the wonderful Daily Grace Co. study of Habakkuk, Even If (this is intended to be a 3-week study; it has taken me months since I only work on it on Saturdays)
* Continue stocking my Etsy shop and continue selling vintage items
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family
* Help and encourage my local daughter as I'm able
* Plan menus and begin food preparation for a ministry opportunity in mid-January
* Plan meals with a greater emphasis on healthy eating
* Get back to memorizing the book of James
* Continue to help a widowed friend with the challenges of life in general
* Get to bed by 8:30 each night we are at home
* Drink enough water each day
* Resume the habit of getting outdoors for the morning light
* Start a 40-day sugar fast
* Walk and/or exercise at least 4 times each week
HEALTHY HABITS FOR JANUARY: Drink more water/get more sleep/get more exercise/intermittent fasting/limit carbs
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