Planning for the Year Ahead and Reflecting on 2013
December 31 – the last day of 2013. I know for me it seemed to f–l–y and oftentimes when things go by too fast it causes me to forget things that I really should remember. Then there’s the side of me that likes fresh beginnings and January 1 just kind of fits in there good like that. 🙂
So that is why I made an “End of Year Thoughts and Plans” mini journal.
The second page is mainly for you to reflect on the past year and the first page is to help you plan for 2014.
This year was the first time that I’ve incorporated my family into something like this. It was a girls morning. Me and my girls (including my daughter-in-law)!
A simple morning breakfast of toast, granola and of course, tea with some Dunkers from Trader Joe’s. Mmmm, I love those.
After breakfast, we filled out our End Of Year mini journal. I think it would be fun to incorporate a craft as part of our tradition but this year it was just the journal.
When you take the time to reflect on the past, it helps you to make note of the providences of God.
Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits… Psalm 103:2
You can see where you need to let go and let God have his way.
I also added for fun, space for you to write your favorite breakfast, supper and dessert. It’s always interesting to see how that changes or stays the same over the years. Plus, when you do it with other family members, you’ll get to see what you make that they love.
Looking ahead and making plans gives you a jumping off point of where to put your focus. You’ll have pinpointed areas of real interest. Of course, you will have other things that grab your attention in the coming year, but it will give you a starting point.
Click on the link and you will be able to download the mini-journal and you could always change the journal around to add any other ideas you wish.
After filling it out, I would suggest placing the paper in a small binder so it doesn’t get lost in the shuffle and each year you can add another page of your journal to it.
If you’re wondering what you did last year, here are some things I use to trigger the ol’ memory bank.
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