New Year Thoughts

Happy New Year everyone! If you made resolutions, I hope you are still keeping them up, and I hope that you are feeling rested and ready for 2009 (I have this feeling that it will be quite a year)! My 2009 thus far has been a mixture of rest and working outside of the box. I've already gotten to stretch myself in a couple of ways (helping to oversee a little "face-lift/remodel" at the church - it's got me thinking that I don't want to ever build a house - so many little decision! And going on a little photo shoot with my friend, Heather).

All in all, I'm not making resolutions this year, although I have started running again (thanks to my friend Katie), reading a bit more intentionally, and trying to make the most of my many relationships. In essence, I'm trying to simply obey a simple word that the Lord spoke to me on our zoe ski trip - to live a Spirit-led life in 2009 rather than a Paige-led life. I realized that I've figured out how to do a lot of my work, relationships, and even my walk with the Lord in a way that looks fairly successful, but in truth it's often lived out of my head and what I know will work rather than how He wants me to live. So, that is my goal for 2009...

Thought I would leave you with my favorite pictures from the photo shoot with Heather...Isn't she a cutie?