IT’S GO TIME

I always love the warm welcome of a new year. Though realistically it’s just another day in our lives, there’s something about entering into a new year that feels like you can breathe deep, start fresh, and do absolutely anything you set your mind to. At least for me, the few weeks leading up to January 1st always seem to feel like an invitation to reflect, dream big, and set new goals. I watch the clock finally strike midnight and I’m instantly filled with hope and anticipation for what the new year will bring. I had mixed emotions about dreaming and goal setting this year. I had many goals and expectations for 2020 that I watched go down the drain. I beat myself up for not accomplishing more than I did, gaining weight instead of losing it, staying quiet when I should have spoken up, starting projects and never finishing, etc. If I’m being honest, this past year was a lot harder on me than I could have imagined. I fought a lot of emotional battles, I hid under my covers and cried more times than I’d like to admit, created an unhealthy emotional attachment to coffee and snacking, and sat in a lot of disappointment. Quite frankly, I have been so frustrated with this past year, and I was scared to even dream for 2021 out of fear of watching all of my plans fall flat again.But here we are, the clock has struck midnight and the first days of 2021 are well under way. As the new year arrived, I felt like I was being handed two choices: Sit in the disappointments of the past, refusing to allow myself to open up to the possibilities of a brighter year, OR dust off the disappointment and allow myself to dream again. I can stay where I’m at or I can take steps forward.Regardless of what this year holds, life is going to keep moving on- am I going to keep moving with it, or will I stay seated in my frustrations? I think I like my chances with forward motion- so I started dreaming. I pulled out my journal to pen down my visons for this year, my dreams- some small, some big + scary. I have put one foot in front of the other, and I have started to propel myself in the direction I want to go. Because I was able to choose forward motion, this blog is here today. I second guessed myself and heavily doubted if I had actually heard God correctly last April about putting this together. But as I started to vision this year, I kept hearing the Lord saying, “It’s go time!” I couldn’t shake it; I knew I had to move forward with this. I have dreams of where I want this site to go and am in works of creating some products to launch a shop. In the meantime, the Lord has asked me to share my heart with you every week, so that is what I will be doing every Monday. I want to leave you this week with a charge to DREAM! Sit down with pen + paper and write down some things that you want to accomplish this year, no matter how big or small. It might be that by the end of the year you want your child to be sleeping in their own bed, maybe you want to make better eating choices this year, or maybe you want to quit your job and move your life in a new direction. Whatever it is, start taking steps today that will get you where you want to go. I know 2020 was crazy, and 2021 is already chaotic, but you’ve got this!! I would love to hear some of the things that you’re expecting for this year, or to add you to my prayer list. I want to be someone that champions you and partners in prayer for you this year, so feel free to follow the contact page and shoot me an e-mail!!