Be Intentional With 2011

Making your list and checking it twice.... are you going to be naughty or nice in 2011?

California Pastor, Justin Buzzard offers some good advice in his blog How to Prepare for 2011, basically instructing us to think hard about 2010, ask yourself some questions and then pray and plan (make a list!) for 2011. With practical observation, experiential learning and God's Spiritual guidance, you can be intentional about what you do with 2011. What is that? -- 525,600 minutes in 2011 that you are going to spend one way or another, why not think about it and spend them wisely rather than impulsively?
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Buzzard says he and his wife reviewed the previous year and prayed and planned for the next year, "We’re finding that this new tradition gives a great sense of cohesiveness, history, and focus to our life together. In the future I imagine it will be helpful to look back at these “what happened” lists and remind ourselves of how God was at work in our lives in the past." I love that because often we forget to look back and see God's hand in our lives.
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Especially for the youth -- teenagers and young adults -- if you can grasp this theory now, you can direct the rest of your life. Live with intention! Don't just float through life going wherever the waves toss you. Take the time to look for God's leading for your present and future, and His hand in your past. Buzzard credits this idea to David Allen, a master teacher of productivity.
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Here's a list of the questions Buzzard lists and he advises you to consider your answers in several areas: Physical, Emotional, Mental, Spiritual, Financial, Family, Community Service, Fun/Creativity/Recreation.
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Completing and Remembering 2010
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Review the list of all completed projects
What was your biggest triumph in '10? The smartest decision?
What one word best sums up and describes your '10 experience?
What was the greatest lesson you learned in '10?
What was the most loving service you performed?
What is your biggest piece of unfinished business?
What are you most happy about completing in '10?
Who were the three people who had the most influence on you?
What was the biggest risk you took? The biggest surprise?
What important relationship improved the most in '10?
What compliment would you liked to have received in '10? Given?
What else do you need to do or say to be complete with 2010?
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Creating the New Year
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What would you like to be your biggest triumph in 2011?
What advice would you like to give yourself?
What is the major effort you are planning to improve your financial results in 2011?
What would you be most happy about completing in 2011?
What would you most like to change about yourself in 2011?
What do you think your biggest risk will be in 2011?
What about your work are you most committed to changing and improving in 2011?
What is one undeveloped talent you are willing to explore in 2011?
What brings you the most joy and how are you going to do or have more of that in 2011?
Who or what, other than yourself, are you most committed to loving and serving in 2011?
What one word would you like to have as your theme in 2011?

Church was canceled the day after Christmas, 2010. It was a cold, cold, wet day, it was too wet to play. What were we supposed to do? Sit in the house? To sit there with Patti, to sit there, we two, and say "how I wish we had something to do?"
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I know it is wet and the sun is not sunny, but we can have lots of good fun that is funny! I know some good games we could play.... I know some good tricks, I will show them to you, your mother will not mind at all if I do ..."
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