Yup, nothing like hanging out on a Sunday evening in my backyard with my close personal friends.
Keyboard Commandments
- Thou shalt think twice about any food allowed near your computer keyboard.
- Thine 7 year old son is not permitted to bring food near the computer keyboard.
- Thine 7 year old son is not permitted to bring food chocolate near the computer keyboard.
- A sticky keyboard can be washed. It is not white as snow, but it will suffice.
(Comic courtesy xkcd)
Goals for 2012
Have you set some goals for 2012? I have. I think that everyone should set goals. If you don’t set goals, you can lose out on every bit of potential in becoming who God wants you to be.
I recently preached a message on setting goals that line up with God’s goals which you can listen to here.
But enough shameless self promotion. Here are my goals for 2012:
- Read 52 books over the year, one a week.
- Start a seeker small group. I’ve been reading Garry Poole’s book Seeker Small Groups and I’m fascinated by the idea of this.
- Play more with Josh. We don’t play enough together, and I want to do that more by focusing on specific time with him.
- Romance my wife. I chose her 12 years ago, and I want to let her know that I still choose her by pursuing her as if we were dating.
- Pay off all credit card and car loans. This one is a long shot but we’ll see.
- Phone people on their birthday. I usually send cards once a month to the people in my church and phone the people closer to me. This year, I’ll expand that list. I’m adding reminders into Google Calendar and Remember the Milk every month now.
- Blog bi-weekly. This one is a long shot but we’ll see.
What goals have you set for growth in 2012?
Love this time of year
Football, baseball playoffs, hockey about to start…..
Gotta love it. Now if the leaves falling would just rake themselves.
PS – Do you have in the playoffs? I’m rooting for Roy Halladay the Phillies.
How’s Your Year Shaping Up
Cliff Cline is a good friend and a great leader. He recently wrote a new post on evaluating the progress of your life goals. Here’s a portion of how to do it:
Maybe you have made plans, maybe you haven’t, but whether you have or not, the days are passing by.
One of the things that can help you assess things is a picture. A graph, a shape or something that represents what you were trying to accomplish against what you actually have.
You can find the rest of the post here. Check it out!