Monday, January 01, 2007
Happy New Year
As the title says, 'Happy New Year' to anyone who's reading this! As promised some more photos of Christmas. Andrew just spent ages getting these to come up on the new laptop, the one with the wireless internet, so here they are!!
I've decided to do one of those flickr things with a photo a day. No idea if I'll be able to keep it up, but here goes. Here's the link to today's: January 1st
Not sure if I'm doing it the best way, so if anyone has any tips etc, let me know!!
Well, there's lots to write about, but here's a start:
New Year, Old Year.
Saw a list on Sam's blog about things she's done this year, so thought I'd come up with my own:
What I've done in 2006:
Had a little girl, Ceitidh (born 29th March), and dedicated her that day in the hospital, and 6 months later, officially
Started driving (passed my test in 2002, but got into it properly this year: recommend it to everyone)
Gained a dog, Brengle (born in July, came to live with us in September)
Bought and sold a VW camper (it was good while it lasted)
Had a son who started school (scary, makes me feel old!)
Visited the Isle of Lewis
Ok, so that's about all the things of note that I can remember!
From a corps perspective, it's been exciting too.
We started the year with a month of prayer, which became a strong basis for our corps review, which eventually seemed to take most of the year to come to completion. Some exciting stuff to come from it.
We started our wards this year in the corps. Not sure on the totals attended so far. The first 'round' there was 23 people altogether, but I've heard of quite a few others who've been coming along over the first few meetings. I reckon we're up to about 30 by now.
And so looking forward to 2007. What will the next 12 months have in store? I'm always glad that we don't know what will happen. I've not made any 'New Year's Resolutions'. There's lots of things that I know I should be resolving to do: pray more, read the Bible more, read more books, be kinder to Andrew, have more patience with my kids, balance work/home life, cook better, lose weight...
But, the problem with New Year's resolutions is that we get this idea in our heads that from 1st January, everything will be different. And, there's a few reasons I don't like that idea:
Firstly, there's nothing magical about that second when the bells start to chim at midnight. Nothing happens, the problems we had on 31st December are still there on 1st January.
Secondly, we get this idea that it's only on 1st January that we can change things in our lives. Every day, every minute, we can make that decision to change.
Thirdly, if we break a New Years' Resolution, we give up, don't we? (til the next year.)
Fourthly, the focus of New Year's Resolutions doesn't tend to be on God's power to help us in our resolves, and more on our own ability to achieve what we need to do.
So, yeah, I need to do all those things on the list above and many more! I won't be making them into New Year's Resolutions, but you can hold me accountable if you want.
So, yeah Happy New Year to everyone, and God's blessings on you and yours.
Labels: Ben, Brengle, Ceitidh, Christmas, New Year
# posted by Tracy @ 8:46 pm 
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Happy New Year to you all. Was thinking this morning about resolutions and remembered when Joanne and Derek got us to write down what we wanted from the year, and then posted it to us a year later.
I always decide mid january to make a difference. No idea why but that seems to be the part of the year when things change for me.
Love the pictures of Ceitidh and Ben. Scary stuff that Ben is at school we have that to come in August.
Take care
Lxx
I always decide mid january to make a difference. No idea why but that seems to be the part of the year when things change for me.
Love the pictures of Ceitidh and Ben. Scary stuff that Ben is at school we have that to come in August.
Take care
Lxx
"things that you know you should be resolving to do"!!! ..... mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm!! (:-).
The cooking one sounds interesting!!!!! and the "be nice to Andrew" ..... (:-)))
Loves ya all ....... have a good and happy new year.
Petros
The cooking one sounds interesting!!!!! and the "be nice to Andrew" ..... (:-)))
Loves ya all ....... have a good and happy new year.
Petros
Pete- Sorted the times now. It was set for Pacific time, or something like that!
Louise- I do remember that, but I don't remember if I'd done any of the things when we got them a year later. Had you?
Louise- I do remember that, but I don't remember if I'd done any of the things when we got them a year later. Had you?
Lol Tracy, No I most certainly had not done any of the things lol. But it was interesting to read back a year later of where I wanted to be at the time.
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