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Yes, I’m aware that it’s now the 28th of January and maybe the “new”ness is starting to wear off, but these 28 days have been filled with wonderful goodness so I feel no shame. There are so many little niblets to catch you up on, that I will get straight to business.
First, I like a new year. Something about it just feels good, like a brand new notebook. And this is a year that I’m very excited about filling its pages. You must keep in mind though that I love Christmas dearly, and every year I feel a little mopey when its over. We’ve been known to leave our Christmas tree up until mid-February just because it makes me feel so cheerful. But four years ago, I made a strategic (maybe coincidental) move in marrying my hubs on January 19th…just a few short weeks after Christmas. So now, when Christmas ends I mope for a minute, and then I start getting excited about our anniversary, which I just love, love, love. More on the anniversary in just a minute.
Second, resolutions. I refuse to make them. Instead, I have an aspiration. I want to do things that are difficult. I feel a major sense of accomplishment when I conquer something that I know is hard for me…and this year I’m going to grab a few things that are difficult for me and wrangle them to the floor just so I can feel good about kicking some booty. Boo ya.
Third, fasting. We will be wrapping up our 21 day Awaken fast in just a few days and here is the run-down: week 1, we did the Daniel fast; weeks 2 and 3, fasted tv and video games. My focus for this fast has been, well, everything. I was thinking about a month ago what I felt my focus should be, and I decided that my reason for fasting is “to be more like Jesus”. I just keep praying that God would just bring revolution and transformation in my life in every way and that he would just make me more like His Son. He’s been revealing big things in little glimpses, and I just keep getting excited over and over again about things He’s got in the works. Another fast revelation: my life is filled with a lot of junk, be it food or entertainment. During week 1, I realized the tv I watch is junking me up just as much as a pint of ice cream every night, so weeks 2 and 3 have got me feeling nice and lean.
Fourth, blessing. I literally love my husband more with each passing day. We were blessed with so many treasures on our anniversary trip to Charlotte/Asheville that it felt a little like Disneyworld but with fewer people dressed in large costumes. My favorite blessing was the 10+ total hours of riveting, awesome, encouraging, love-filled conversation with my hubs. I could bubble over just thinking about it. 
Fifth, (yes, there’s a fifth bullet) my sweet baby Isaac. He will be turning one in just ten weeks. This year has flown by. In fact that feels like an understatement. I’ve been thinking so much lately about his bday party (and how I’m planning for it to be the best bday party of all time) and how the time flies, but I’ve also been thinking about how having a baby forces me to slow down a bit. It’s funny how most of the time taking care of an extra little person squeezes my schedule a little tighter, but there are so many moments every day when I just stop to laugh with my baby or blow raspberries on his neck/feet/tummy/cheeks/etc. He is just so much fun. And it almost gives me chills when I think of my amazing little guy with the melt-you-in-your-tracks smile and how his name means laughter. God is just the best.
Anyway, there you have it…the reasons that I’ve been too busy to blog since the new year. Yep. No shame.
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