Resolution? What Resolution?

I'm not much of a resolution kind of person... I never did understand why a person needs a special date to decide to make something better.  If there is a problem- fix it when you realize you need to, and if that day is in late December why put it off until January 1?  That said- I have been blog surfing this week and I came across one that had a beautiful idea.  Instead of a laundry list of official New Year's Resolutions, she picked one word to describe what it is she hopes to accomplish over the course of the year.

Now this is something I can get on board with.  It doesn't necessarily stay the same throughout the year.  It's more fluid.  An idea rather than a set statement next to a waiting empty box.  The ideas can change as you get closer to your perceived goal.  I'm not only intrigued... I'm hooked.  And even though we are a couple weeks into the new year- I decided that this was worth some thought.

So I thought on it this morning at the drs office.  And I thought some more while I was waiting to pick up Ryan from preschool.  And I thought about it this afternoon as I was making blueberry muffins.  And I think I have to pick two words.  One for me and one for my family.

For my family, the word is HOME.  There is admittedly a lot of crap going on in the world today.  There have been recent shootings and scary things going on in the economy that makes me want to hold my little family a little closer this year.  But they are getting bigger and I can't pack them around in my arms all day- I'm not strong enough and quite frankly- even if I did have the upper body strength to lug three kids and a husband around all day- they wouldn't let me.  My kids are getting a taste of some independence and my husband doesn't think my jokes are that funny (even though I KNOW my jokes are freakin' hilarious).  But what if I made a solid effort to make our house more of a home?  A tiny sanctuary from harsh words and belligerent bosses.  A house of prayer, a house of fasting, a house of faith, a house of learning, a house of glory, a house of order, a house of God.  It's a tall order... especially the part about a "house of order"... that one makes me cringe a little bit.  But I want a HOME where we can all feel peace and love.

For myself, the word is HEALTH.  This is another big one.  But I want to be clear- I don't care about losing weight or getting washboard abs.  These are resolutions from another time.  I want my body to function the way it was meant to function.  I want to wave an eternal good-bye to migraines and "tummy troubles".  I feel like I have made great strides in figuring out what makes me feel sick and what doesn't.  I am promising myself that I will stick to those foods and try hard to remember that the way I feel when I eat certain things JUST ISN'T WORTH IT anymore.  Sleep is another big one for me.  Better bedtimes for this old lady.  And exercise.  Again- this isn't about being "ripped" or lifting things up just to put them down again.  I want my body to feel good.

Anyway- I know this is probably a lot of rambling, but I don't keep a journal and I had to write this down somewhere.  So here's to 2013... may it bring us all more peace and love and maybe a little more understanding of the world around us.