Saturday, January 1, 2011

3 goals, 2 questions, 1 goofy woman

it's a new calendar year today (maybe you've been in a shoebox and missed this fact). usually i don't get so reflective and forward-thinking in january. i mean, it's not even the end of the first semester at school! i usually set all kinds of goals in august, but i have three for 2011.
  1. i'm committed to memorizing 24 scriptures with beth moore's team this year. click here to see the directions.  my first verse - from memory! "but the woman who looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom and continues to do this, not forgetting what she has heard, but doing it - she will be blessed in all that she does." james 1:25 (NIV - and i changed the gender of the blessed because it feels more like a promise for me.)
  2. i will read at least four new-to-me blogs per week. my favorite find of late is 60 piggies. i love her writing. love it.
  3. i've chosen one word to characterize 2011. hope. i'm going to claim it for the people in my life as i pray for them. well, and for me, too.
so, what are your goals?

and i have a random-i-don't-know-why-i'm-thinking-about-it question. how would life be different if i wore cowboy boots? my answer - i think i would fall down more (they're slick on the bottom) and maybe enjoy mud. you?
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9 comments:

  1. Abhilash Ruhela- The BloggerJanuary 1, 2011 at 9:45 AM

    very nice. happy new year to you.

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  2. AndreaJanuary 1, 2011 at 9:49 AM

    i haven't yet summoned the courage to come up with goals/words and such. maybe i'll take some time today. however, i will weigh in on the cowboy boots. i think you'd find a saunter would sneak into your step and it's kinda fun. (this i've discovered.) :) happy new year!

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  3. SusanJanuary 1, 2011 at 10:03 AM

    I met you this morning while posting my verse on the LPM Siesta's blog. (I'm just up the road from you in Statesville.)The word I'm holding onto this year is grace. Nice to meet a nearby Siesta!

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  4. CateJanuary 2, 2011 at 3:40 AM

    Great goals Kendal.

    And I wouldn't be game to wear cowboy boots - I have such short legs that I'd look ridiculous!

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  5. JoywriterJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:09 PM

    This year I plan to attend a writers' conference and work to become a more effective communicator. I do love your word for the year. I think mine is "grace."

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  6. RachyJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Hope is my word, too!

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  7. AnonymousJanuary 11, 2011 at 5:29 PM

    love your word for the year... although i've gotta be honest. i have a love/hate relationship with hope. it seems to be eluding me these days... so your commitment to focus on hope seems so brave and courageous to me.

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  8. Laurie WallinJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:12 PM

    That's my word for the year too! It's so wide open and like a breath of cool fresh air when we're weary. What are you hoping for?

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  9. Laurie WallinFebruary 14, 2011 at 3:41 PM

    That's my word for the year too! It's so wide open and like a breath of cool fresh air when we're weary. What are you hoping for?

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