It’s the time of the year where I always wonder, where did all the time go?
It’s also the time I ask myself these questions:
What have I achieved this year?
Who have I become?
If there was a word that could sum up 2012, it would be “unexpected”.
This year, I submitted my blog for a contest, and lo and behold it actually got into the finals. (This resulted in a dollop of satisfaction and a huge serving of thankfulness!)
The year also saw the first linky I hosted, centred on the theme of love stories. (This was a tad unexpected because I really wasn’t sure at the beginning who would be willing to share their love stories. But it kinda spread even before I could finish saying “I love you”…so thanks everyone for being so game in sharing your stories, I really enjoyed each one of them!)
It was the year I became a voice for family with Focus on the Family.
It was also the year I spent working as a flexi-work mum, and was featured in a book titled Successful Work-Life Balance by Sher-li Torrey, founder of Mums@Work, and Ruth Wong, the writer behind Mommy Cafe.
It has also seen a couple of transitions: Javier has started school, I’ve started to work full-time temporarily due to a new project, and the hubby has made a career switch.
Despite the general state of busy-ness that is in the air, all in all, I am grateful.
I’m also taking this time to ask myself if I’ve been a good wife, mother, daughter, friend. Have I been there for my family? Have I been fully present at work? Have I been loving others, and generous with my money, my time, my strength?
If you ask me, I think I will always fall short, and there’s a whole lot more room for improvement. But instead of creating resolutions for the new year (simply because I’m really rubbish at keeping those), I have a simple wish-list for 2013.
Time - Time to play, craft, laugh. Time to sing, dance, dream. Time to be still. Time to write. Time to enjoy the present.
A bigger heart - For God. For my husband and children. For family and friends. For those in need.
Focus and clarity - To not be distracted with the unimportant, and to keep first things first.
What’s on your wish list for 2013?
What a year this has been for you June. It is nothing short of the Lord’s favor upon you.
Blessed to know you better in our blogging journey too. Blessed New Year!
Wishing you a great year ahead for 2013 and may you use your voice to encourage other parents in their journey of parenting
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Indeed, it’s been a fun and memorable year, and thanks Susan, for your friendship and for being an encouraging fellow sojourner!
Thank you for your friendship, June! I’m praying that 2013 will be fabulous year for you and may our heavenly Father direct your steps and lead you to adventures that will bring fulfillment and joy of every kind. May He grant you the desires of your heart according to His great purpose, and may with love, joy and abundance be overflowing in your life!
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Thanks Ruth, really blessed by your friendship and encouragement this year. May He continue to guide you along his ways too, and use you for even bigger things you have yet to even imagine. Happy 2013.
What an awesome year for you! My wish list for 2013 is more time, more overseas trips, more sponsored campaigns! Haha
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Hehe, am sure all of these (and more) will come true for you. Blessed new year!
Sounds like you will have a good vibes this year 2013 and I think this year will be your lucky year. We are all expecting the best for this year and definitely I am looking forward for this year. Thanks a lot for the great post.
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