We have all heard them before and even made them....

So it's that time of year again, where everyone decides to make their New Years resolutions. I know that we have all done it before. Some I am sure you have kept and some not so much. I am the same way, there are those that I have kept, but then there are those that don't seem to make it very far into the new year. This year is going to be different for me. I will not be defeated. I will be making the one that I have always made from year to year and never kept, or at least for long. I am going to be continuing to lose weight. I have fell somewhat off the wagon during the holiday season. Of course sporting a knee injury didn't help either. I have decided to change the way that I think. A reliable source tells me "Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will." This is what will keep me going through all the tough spots and the times that I know I will want to quit. I know for sure that it will all be worth it in the end. Not to mention that I have a few surprises for myself along the way. David and I have always wanted to go several places. One of those is NYC. So after hitting goal number one, we are going to take off for a great escape to NYC just the two of us. In Oct. we are going west. The family plans to head to California. The boys want to snowboard, so before it is all gone in the mountains we are going to spend a weekend snowboarding. Due to saving for the trips and other things, I will not be able to get a trainer. So I will be doing this all on my own at home and maybe the YMCA and a few classes here and there. There are a few more reasons that I will be getting on track, but those are a surprise and I will let everyone know when I get to my goal what that is. I know that the Bible is right about me when it says "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do." This explains my relationship with dieting. So I will be renewing my mind and tending to my body, while feeding my soul on the word of God.