Goals

Our Christmas was taken to a whole new level this year with the initiation of homemade Christmas.  It inspired me to actually see an idea and to see it come to fruition with all the opening of the gifts.  I was thrilled to see the creativity of my kids.  One of my goals for 2011 was to be more creative and sometimes I need to make myself have pressure to get myself to actually put feet to my goals hence the idea for homemade Christmas.  Now it has increased my desire to continue to explore my creativity.  I had a big aha moment before I even started doing all the Christmas gifts...I realized I was scared to start. I was afraid that I wouldn't be able to produce a perfect enough product.  God has been showing me that He looks at me with acceptance without me doing anything.  I can't do anything to earn his love, his acceptance, and His desire for me is to accept who He has made me to be.  We are all wonderfully made and it is becoming more real to me that I need to have a better foundation of who I am in God's eyes.  Being creative and expressing that creativity through gifts that are made seemed to unlock a door in my heart.  I am excited to see God continue to work in me, pushing me to be free from fear.  Goals for 2012 include being free from financial burdens, weight burdens, and being free from the burden of being someone God hasn't made me to be.