Anything

happiest of new years to you all
from my house to yours


it is hard to believe
that 2012 has come and gone

here i sit typing on January 2
feeling like no time at all
has passed since we last met

the past few weeks

have whizzed by

in slow motion

jam-packed

with the stuff of which memories are made

we celebrated birthdays

watched some snow fall

lots and lots of snow

which we then spent hours

rolling around in

rosifying cheeks

and tracking in clumps of snow

to melt in small puddles 

on the kitchen floor

we spent much of our time 

just hanging out together

and some with friends also

and of course

we thrilled to the glitter

and excitement and joy of Christmas morning

taking a much-needed respite

from blogging was a huge blessing to me

and my family

for they had my undivided attention and time 

with no 

i just need twenty sixty minutes

to write a blog post

interruptions

which made me realize

just how much time

i've been dedicating

to all things social media

too     much

a few weeks ago

i bid a fond farewell to Facebook

and deleted sundry other

superfluous online accounts

in an effort to trim away the wasted minutes

cluttering up so much of my days

and have felt

relief

which has led to my decision

to suspend

indefinitely 

i'll miss unfolding our fridays together

but will still see you at the other weekend parties

and you'll still find me posting here at Stuff and Nonsense

and on places like Twitter and Instagram 

but i won't be chasing followers

or page views anymore

instead

i'll be working at 

living and writing intentionally

i've realized that the stuff i was spending time on

was getting in the way of allowing me the freedom

to do more meaningful things

for my Lord

and though i didn't know it

when i began this paring down

my heart was being prepped

for some changes coming our way

which i will be sharing with you soon

(and no, i'm not pregnant!)

this book

is on its way to my mailbox

and i have a feeling

that all this stripping away

has been the Holy Spirit's way

of readying my heart to say

anything, Lord

ask what You want of me

and my answer in 2013 will be

it's kinda scary
this anything stuff

but i'm trusting that
there's no safer thing
in the whole wide world
that saying a bold, unreserved

yes

to He who asks

so

no resolutions today

or tips on organizing your garage

that's not what my new year is all about 

instead

i'm saying

a n y t h i n g

what's your word for 2013?

{alison}