I hear every once and awhile from the family member I am trying to reconnect with. I am still seeking God on how to reach her so she knows with out a doubt that we love her.

As a teacher…..I learned a hard lesson this week. I learned that I cannot fix everything as a teacher. I learned that 100% I must go to God with all of my students and He will teach me how to reach them. I learned that there will be times that I must let go of a student and let God fix the situation. I am connecting more with parents and it is amazing. God is faithful. God is making me a better teacher each day.

I finished another Beth Moore Bible Study on Breaking Free. I realized on was holding on to things that I had to let go. Since I have let them go I have been living more freely in Christ and able to see people as Jesus sees them.

Using these 9, I structured a goal countdown.

9. Family – Make my wife feel special with a gift and a date each month, and pray with wife daily.

(the rest is posted at http://jonathanwoodard.com under the New Year’s Day entry)

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Three marathons?????????? THREE!!!

For me, I would have to say my most important one is to be fully present with whoever I am with. Life is too short and people matter too much. My category in the experiences section probably has the most goals. I want to see us as a family doing the things we once did which was a lot of camping and things like that.

A scene from one of my favorite movies comes to mind where on “My Best Friends Wedding” when Julia Roberts is on the boat with “Michael” and they are dancing to the song “The Way you look tonight” he tells her that kimmi says if you love someone you need to tell them and tell them right then or the “moment passes you by” . That scene to me describes moments in our own lives that we miss when we could show someone else love or compassion. In our own close family relationships those moments do pass us by quickly whether we act by word or deed.

I am looking forward to the new year!