January is, notably, a traditional time in this culture to review our mess-ups from the previous year and figure out how to make this new year a little bit better. I guess the idea being that if you don't make the same mistake twice that your life will inevitably be better. Interesting concept.
Brandon and I have found ourselves doing a lot of reflection as of late. We've been asking a lot of 'why' oriented questions.
It's funny how the smallest things in your life can actually provide you with the most profound thoughts and revelations. Our daughter, Rivka, is now a little fiesty 1 year-old. But, she does enjoy the occasional video. Well, her favorite video for now is "The Little Engine that Could". I've been watching this video with her over and over and over and.... I think you get the point!
Anyway, as I was watching it yesterday I suddenly had an eye-opening moment. Brandon and I have been so freaking afraid of failure that we haven't been willing to put our whole hearted faith in God. Instead of just going for it and moving out in faith, we decided to go the safe route (mind you, I'm very thankful for the relationships Rivka has developed in our stay here in MD). However, it is becoming very clear to Brandon and I that we need to leave MD for good and make a life for our family elsewhere.
So, for 2007 here's my resolution- to stop trying to do it myself! Okay, maybe that's my lifetime resolution. But, I can definitely take baby steps along the way to make that happen. Watching Rivka learn to walk has been such a joy- her spills and falls are actually helping her become a stronger walker. Isn't that just amazing?! She's now running... and climbing... and ready to overcome the next obstacle. It's no wonder Jesus said we need to be more like children... we really don't learn enough from them.
Well, that's it for now.
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I'm really glad your little daughter can be a good example for you. I think that she will continue to do so. It makes a difference when you don't know what failure is (or don't have the stigma attached to it, like your little girl when she falls down), but it is a good reminder that we don't need to attach failure and faith together in our minds, as though the presence of one must decrease the other.
Hey, can you set up an RSS feed for your blog? I heart RSS feeds because then I always can know when you have updated. It's under settings, then under feeds. You just have to go there and then allow blog feeds.
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