2006 Home Stretch

Where has the year gone to, really what happened to 2006?  When I reflect back on the last year it’s divided in to two halves (as there was a major life change in the middle of it all).  There’s no way to compare the two as it would be comparing apples to oranges. Both 6-month stretches had there ups and downs.

This next year is in the horizon.  While there were things I resolved to do in 2006 that soon became a lost thought, there were some resolutions that stuck.  This past year I really want to  (at the very least) send a birthday card to all my friends and family and with the exception of one VERY late birthday card I did – that’s a feat in itself if you knew the list I was working with.  I had set out to complete the Florida 70.3, which I completed last May and wanted to get another marathon in under my belt.  I wanted to pay off some ugly debt and I can proudly say that I did it!  In my professional career I finally had a program proposal accepted and I’m set to present at a national conference come April.  So while there are things that set me back or allowed me to get hung up I need to stay focused in the positives – in the stuff that I did do

There is also a great deal of unexpected stuff that’ll happen in a given year, with 365 days something HAS to come up!  The unexpected can never be planned for, but only given up to Him to help guide and direct with His grace and merciful hand.  When we’re looking at the Bigger picture, He in essence knows our heart and what He has planned for our life.  We have free will and make choices that may take us off the desired path, but His power is so much bigger than you or I to let that affect our stride.   In most cases our stride gets fast as we pick up the pace each time we call to Him for grace and mercy.

As the 2006 home stretch closes in it’s important to reflect back on what’s made us stronger this past year.  Hiccups are inevitable but usually if you just slow down, ask for a little help we’ll see what there is to be thankful for.

I hope to post some 2007 resolutions, per say this week but in all actuality it’ll just be areas of my life that need to be stepped up integrating more Love in to it all.