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Happy New Year! 2012
Posted by Mari Jo on January 2, 2012 about Family, No commentsIt is New Year’s Eve. Every year comes to a close with its share of successes and failures. 2011 is not the exception. Every year provides me the opportunity to grow as a wife, mother, and follower of Christ. Every year provides me with the opportunity to shape my children into the people God created them to be. Every year I have the opportunity to choose God over self, to choose others over self.
So, as usual, I could choose to look back and reflect, but today, I would like to look forward. Look forward into the unknown. I won’t call it New Year’s Resolutions, because I really don’t like those, but I will call it my future hopes and prayers for myself and my family.
I pray that 2012 brings me:
Tired days, because I spent my night up laughing and chatting with my very chatty and hilarious hubby.
A sore jaw, from smiling too much.
Tired hands, from serving others instead of self.
An empty wallet, from giving too much.
A sore back, from playing on the ground and wrestling with the two cutest kids I know.
A headache, from teaching Aubrey Ann and Landon new concepts that may not always come easy.
Tired eyes, from reading God’s word. There is no substitute.
Lots of laundry, because I let my children play outside until they were absolutely filthy, and completely exhausted.
Dirty floors, because I neglected to clean them in order to steal precious moments with my family.
Dirty dishes, because I cooked a good meal.
Dirty aprons, because I had some helpers.
Sore knees, from all the time spent on them during prayer.
Bad hair days, because the way I look really doesn’t matter to anyone who loves me.
An empty gas tank, from taking my kids here and there to explore the next great adventure.
A Bible full of pencil marks, because every passage is THAT good.
A hoarse voice, from singing just one extra lullaby, one more silly song, or too loud in the shower.
A dusty computer, because I chose to spend more time on people and things that really matter.
A heavy heart, that grieves for the lost.
A burned out light bulb, from the many night time hours spent researching a good science project, reading that part of the History book just one more time, and putting together just one more art project.
A body completely spent in service to my family and my God. Time spent in service to others is always well spent, and never regretted.
May 2012 bring you and your family many blessings, even if they come in rather surprising packages. The next time you are frustrated by your lack of sleep, sore back, or never-ending pile of laundry, ask yourself if these minor annoyances are simply the side effect of some sort of wonderful blessing. God bless us all as we enter this new year!