Focus 2020
We've made it!
We've made it through the holidays and the heartache. We've made it through another year carrying the luggage we've been given and learned to let go of some of the baggage we've been holding onto.
Congratulations friend. You were strong and courageous and I am so proud of you!
I'm quickly realizing that New Year's Eve is probably the most difficult holiday for me. Leaving one year without my baby, entering another year where he has never been, is really hard, and yet, I find hope because we are one year closer to eternity.
I haven't been very intentional in the years past on New Year's Eve. I typically met up with friends, banged on pots and pans with the kids, went to bed early, sometimes I would make some resolutions then mostly forget about them. New Year's was never the same for me, but pretty much always frivolous.
This year, I wanted to be different. I wanted to be proactive, take control over my life, my gifts, my purpose. I wanted to set up my new year to be focused. I have a lot of things I want to accomplish this year and need a plan to achieve it all.
This year I did something different. I wrote down the things I want to achieve this year. I used bullet points to organize my goals and the steps needed to achieve those goals. I wrote out step by step what I needed to do to achieve the goals I have set.
One step I have to take is committing to be consistent. The Lord has called our family to be encouragers. We have the opportunity to root for people, and honestly I love doing that! God has given us a platform and the heart to support people through their hard times, and their not so hard times.
My first goal for 2020 is a consistent blog. I want to show up for you. I want to show up for me. I want to share the joy and hope God has given us each and every week. This first step of consistency is hard for me. It requires organization, discipline, and follow through. These are not traits that come naturally to me, but determination does. Thankfully, determination is a driving force for the other traits. I am determined to refocus my pain, and use it to help others (and myself) to remain focused on Jesus.
If you haven’t figured it out yet, my word for 2020 is FOCUS. (Yup, I'm jumping on the 2020 vision wagon, and I'm liking it!) I have laser focus on my goals. I have tunnel vision for the future of D3 Hope Ministries. God has given me VISION and has prepared the tools for me to use to achieve our goals. My eyes are fixed on the Lord. Our family has walked through fire and now we’ve been given the opportunity to pass buckets of water to help others get through their flames.
I hope you join me here, Every Wednesday, to hear about how we are surviving and thriving. I pray for your willingness to hold me accountable. We want to refocus 2020 with you! Subscribe at the top of the blog page or click here to get updates.
Here's to a new year, full of hope, life and purpose! Blessings dear friends!
Always hopeful,
Michelle