Family New Year Resolutions...

Many people are for them, others hate them... I'm talking about New Year Resolutions.

I must admit, I got a little sad when I looked at my list of goals from last year and had only accomplished about half of them. But what about the ones I did accomplish? Would I have achieved those goals if I had not set them? Probably not. So I guess I should measure my success by what I accomplished, not by what I didn't accomplish.

Today, {first day back to school} I got an email from Kaden's teacher informing me that she had talked about New Year Resolutions for just a little bit in class. She told the 1st graders one of her goals and then gave them a writing assignment where they had to write a goal of their own. Kaden wrote, "To help my Mom cook dinner every night!" I plan on holding him accountable to that! {haha}

I challenge you to talk to your family about goals that you want to achieve in 2011. And don't underestimate your kids. Who knows how much your family could grow this year if you set some goals and stick to them. 

Here are a few simple ideas:

Read Bible stories every night

Play games instead of watching TV

Eat dinner as a family

Serve someone less fortunate.