New Beginnings

1. What healthy character traits would you like to see developed in your life this year?
2. What is your plan for maintaining accountability for progressing in personal growth?
3. What are some of your learning goals this year?
4. What books would you like to read this year?
5. What is one area of growth at your job that you would like to develop this year?
6. What is one area of progress you’d like to see this year for improving your physical health?
7. What are some tangible daily choices you can add to your life that will improve your health?
8. What are some goals you have to strengthen your marriage?
9. In what ways can you grow in intimacy with your spouse this year?
10. What will deliberate, regular family time look like this year?
11. Do you have specific planned vacation time in mind for this year?
12. What are some ways you’d like to see each of your children grow this year physically, emotionally, spiritually, and educationally?
13. What is one specific area of progress you’d like to see this year in your financial health?
14. How much debt do you have? In what ways can you eliminate a sizeable portion of it this year?
15. How is your savings? In what ways can you save more money this year?
16. Are you giving regularly? In what ways can you give this year?
17. In what specific ways would you like to grow in relating to your friends this year?
18. What are some ways you can be of service to your community?
19. Who are some specific people in your life that can use some encouragement? What will you do to encourage them this year?
20. Who are some people in your life that you admire? How can you positively use their influence in your life?
21. Are there any damaging relationships in your life? What will you do this year to make it better?
22. In what ways can you develop your prayer life this year?
23. How do you feel about your consistency in reading the Bible? What steps will you take to see this area grow?
24. What area of weakness do you feel like God wants to strengthen this year?
25. What will be your spiritual theme for this year?

A Year in Review

You guys know I’m pretty reflective, and I love to journal. I started doing this a few years ago the week between Christmas and the New Year. Tomorrow I’ll share a few more questions to think about and dream for the year ahead.

~Keri

1. What was the best thing that happened in the last year?
2. What is the most challenging thing that happened?
3. What was an unexpected joy?
4. What was an unexpected obstacle?
5. Pick 3 words to describe the last year.
6. What were the best books you read?
7. With whom were your most valuable relationships?
8. What was your biggest personal challenge?
9. In what ways did you grow emotionally?
10. In what ways did you grow spiritually?
11. In what ways did you grow physically?
12. In what way did you grow in your relationships with others?
13. What was the most enjoyable part of your work professionally?
14. What was the most enjoyable part of your work at home?
15. What was the most challenging part of your work professionally?
16. What was the most challenging part of your work at home?
17. What was your single biggest time waster this past year?
18. What was the best way you used your time this past year?
19. What was the biggest thing you learned this past year?
20. Create a phrase or statement that describes this past year.