My Word For 2016: Polished

Dear Kids,

I wanted to write you about my for this year.

POLISHED.

Every year I choose a word as a theme of the year. It is quite amazing how it helps with manifesting things in your life. A couple years ago I chose the word "Vulnerable". I wanted to learn how to be more vulnerable with myself and people around me. Well, that was the year that Brent and I had more problems in our marriage than ever before, or after. I had no idea setting that intention would be manifested in such a way, but it was the best way for me to learn vulnerability. Last year I chose the word "Success". I wanted success in my life and in my marriage and in our finances. And it came last year. We had an amazing job opportunity that came and we took it. We hadn't had steady finances for YEARS, but in the last 6 months we have actually gotten back on our financial pathway, and I'm soooo grateful for it!

Well, for the last few months I have been really bugged by the spirit to "up my A game" in my life. I have a great life... and excellent one in fact. I have everything to be grateful for, but there is a large part of my soul that knows I can be more polished in my life. There are quite a few rough edges that need work.

The word "Polished" just brings to mind taking the time to make something great. Like when you wash your car, it looks good after it's washed, but until it's polished it doesn't turn heads. I want my life to turn heads... but not on the outside, on the inside of my life. I want you, my kids, to remember me as a polished woman of God. I want my relationship with my husband to be polished so that we are more of a power couple. I want the closest people in my life to know me as polished in every aspect.

So that is my focus this year. I am going to take it a month and then a week at a time. I want to polish our home, my eating habits, my study and prayer habits, my relationship habits... all of it! Don't get me wrong, I feel like we are doing great in our lives together, but the polishing must happen.

For January I am working on polishing my eating habits and deep cleaning and de-junking my house. Our house has a lot of junk in it that we don't need, and I want to clean it out so that my home is more of a temple. After focusing on those things for a month then February is about polishing my relationships. I am going on a cruise with Brent, so that will be a great start to polishing up my relationship with him! Then when we get back, I want to polish up my relationship with all of you, my kids. Better alone time, more concentrated helping time, more patience,etc.

The fun part about choosing a word for the year is that I have no idea what the Lord has in mind for us this year, or what it is going to look like. We still want to have another baby, so depending on when that happens will add to the pathway of being polished. I want to be open to the spirit to have the spirit teach me more than anything how my life can be polished up.

I am excited for this year! That is the first time I have said that or felt that way for what MANY years! I feel excited about this year and what lies in store.

I love you so much,

Love,

Your Mom