Goals, Theme Verses, Reflections, and Being Occupied
On the planner I am using for 2012 there is a little note printed for today suggesting that I choose a theme verse for the year. After two seconds of reflection, I realize that my theme verse for this year is likely to be the same verse I have had percolating in my thoughts for three years. Ecclesiastes 5:20 As the ESV says, " For he will not much remember the days of his life because God keeps him occupied with joy in his heart." Let me back up. Three years ago I was 100 days away from my wedding. Repeatedly friends, relatives, and passersby would instruct: write down all of the sweet things of your courtship so you will remember it always. So when I was given a journal covered in lovey-dovey hearts, I thought it the perfect keeper of all of the lovey-dovey memories I was going to beautifully script on to each page. Up until then, I had been a prolific filler of journals. From the time my brother gave me a diary (complete with lock and key) when I was 1...