MomminginMinistry

  I am that person who does New Years' Resolutions. And I think they matter. There are things written in my planner under "goals" for 2025 that I know would not have happened if I had not written it down. There are also things I'm tempted to say I failed at. I did not indeed meet the amount of goals I intended to walk. I did not finish the Bible reading goal I set.  But I wonder if I got closer than I would have. So, I'm not against the whole goal setting, resolution thing. Especially if you have friends who hold you accountable and a really cute planner with stickers. But this year I've been struggling to settle solidly on anything the way I have in years' past. And maybe it's because there's just too much to choose from. An excess of real and perceived to-do's in my life at the moment. So, maybe the real goal is to not add but subtract. I'm figuring out that in my life there are three types of things that keep me busy.  There are things t...

 In an effort to simplify my life a little, I (mostly) gave up sending out Christmas cards and letters annually a few years ago. Maybe someday I will do them again but today is not that day. However, I do enjoy spending a little time putting it into blog form as a way of reflecting on this past year. Here's our 2025: Daniel had some pretty major life events this year, from turning 18, to graduating from high school, and starting the 2-year culinary program at EVIT. He's been practicing his craft with a micro-business, doing meal prep for a handful of close friends and family. Once a week our kitchen is taken over with meal-prep containers full of everything from Indian Butter Chicken pizza bites to Buffalo Mac and Cheese, German Spaetzle, or Korean Gochujang meatballs along with some healthy options like sous vide salmon or veggie-dense stir fry. We really hope he never gets tired of this. Hanging out with his friends playing video games, playing his guitar and quality time wit...