One of my goals for this year was to spend more quality time with the friends that I've made and hold dear. I want real and deep relationships, not just surface acquaintances. I have not done anything toward this goal this year. I have good intentions, but no follow through. I've set several dates for inviting people over for a cookout, dinner, games, whatever. Then, each time I set the date on paper, something comes up. This is why I'm really looking forward to our small group retreat in a week and a half.
For me, it will be a time to reconnect with friends, and just have some time to think and work through the things going on in my life. It's hard to spend much time doing that when you have two young children who require more time than there is in a day! I wouldn't trade it for anything, but I am REALLY looking forward to a couple of days of refocusing and revisiting some of my goals for the year. It's probably good to do that every couple of months anyway. At the beginning of the new year, there is so much hope, wonder and excitement about what the year will bring. I start each year wondering "what does God have in store for this year". A few months, or even weeks sometimes, into the year and some of those goals get lost in the shuffle of day to day life.
Thank you Lord for helping me to refocus my priorities, yet again. Thank you for giving me peace in the process. I praise you Lord for giving me hope and a future!
