Gray has been washed out!

Good-bye 35, Hello 36.

Today is my BIRTHday. My mom reminded me this morning that I was born a week early. I wonder if that means anything in life? :-) Like maybe I can't wait to get where I'm going!! Like maybe I don't have patience!! Hmmmm. One can ponder.

I believe God chose this day for His perfect time to come into His world. He formed me, He gave me life, He gave me the freedom to make all those decisions for the past 36 years -- well ok, I probably didn't make some basic decisions for the first few years . . . . but you know what I mean. Life sure is interesting when you really start to ponder your journey.

I know many people use the New Year to make resolutions, but I tend to use my birthday to set goals.

This year I would like to go outside of myself - make more friends. I'm rather shy, so this is a bit of a leap. I believe we all need more fellowship in our lives. I want to connect more with those in my community - reach out!

I would like to be in my music more. I would like to be more creative - basically spend time in my hobbies that I've abandoned for quite a while. Somewhere I lost motivation over the past few years. Taking baby steps (like in the scrapbooking arena where my pictures are in such disarray that it scares me to no end!) might be the best way to approach this. But I also must know when to stop! I can get sooo caught up in creativity, that I can't stop; then I get grouchy, and self-centered and snap at the kids! And it's not their fault. Perhaps that's why these hobbies have been abandoned. I know the cost. I haven't found the balance.

And spiritually speaking, I could always improve my relationship with Jesus. I think I should be grounded in scripture more than I am.

So there you have it, a few birthday resolutions for this new 36 year old! (Oh, and in honor of my new age, of course I had to color my hair yesterday to get the gray out . . . story of my life . . . . thanks to my mom's side!)