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2019 Recap & 2020 Goals

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2019… what a year! Some big things happened in my personal life, while other pursuits stalled out. It was a time of transition and growth, and I’m getting better at being kind to myself in those times—understanding myself in a more wholistic way, realizing that I can’t do everything, and letting go accordingly.

As I mentioned last week (thank you for all your encouragement on that post, by the by!), I took more time than usual to figure out where to set my sights this year. But ideas and goals are taking shape now, and I thought I’d bring you along for the ride.

First, though, how did those 2019 goals turn out?

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Rooted

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This January, I’ve been slow to transition into the new year—slow to evaluate 2019 and set goals for 2020. That’s okay. I’m allowing myself time to wrap up some loose ends from last year, and let ideas about the future percolate a little longer than normal before announcing them to the world.

The whole concept of announcing goals has been running around my head too. On one hand, yay for some sense of accountability! On the other… sometimes we do more announcing and less doing. So for my part, I’m still thinking, praying, dreaming, and I might share what floats to the surface in a week or two.

Another thing is that I usually don’t pick a word for the year. But for the last year or two, the word with has been strongly impressed upon my heart and became an expression of a lifeline I found in Christ during a time of overwhelming pressure.

With is still very dear to me. But lately, another word has also whispered itself in my ear.

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{Thankful}

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Happy Canadian Thanksgiving, questers! Most of you are American, I believe, but I’m taking this opportunity to offer up a bouquet of gratitude. I don’t know about you, but I spend a lot of time talking about the negative things in life, and don’t dwell nearly enough on the positive.

So here’s to the good, the true, and the beautiful things God has woven into my life.

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