I began this post on the final day of a decade. Last time I rang one in I’d just gotten engaged and the future spread open like a book waiting to be written.

A lot has changed since then–some good, some hard–all in God’s plan in some mysterious way.

So as I think back on what has been and forward to what is coming I ask myself, how do I make my life count?

Not in the be-successful, climb-a-ladder, reach-my-goals way, but really count.

And what does that even mean?

I think God has a pretty good definition…

The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love. Galatians 5:6 NIV

As I look back over the last ten years, I find that rings true.

The moments that were just about religion fade from my memory or leave me feeling hollow.

But the moments of connection with friends, family (even strangers!) come back clear and strong.

I’m a go-go-go kind of girl and I’ll freely confess I’ve spent a lot of time spinning my wheels.

But when I’m going in the direction of love, it feels like I’m getting somewhere.

It feels like it counts.

So this year (this decade!) my resolution is not to lose weight, get up earlier, or any of the other things I vow to do every year (and never quite seem to get around to, ahem).

Instead I’m making a resolution of the heart…

love more

I still believe those two little words + one lifetime can add up to a lot.

What’s your resolution of the heart this year?

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