Wisdom in 2009

We are officially halfway through the first day of 2009 and it has already been a splendid day. My husband and I got home from our friends' house this morning around 1:00.  And since our girls were spending the night with my parents we were able to get some great uninterrupted sleep. We picked the girls up around lunchtime and headed to a little Mexican restaurant to eat.  Afterwards we came home and started the task of "un-decorating" the house.  That's what Leah called it as we went around wrapping up the Christmas ornaments and decorations until next year.  The girls giggled as I told them that next year when we unpack all these things there will be a new member of our family with us!  

What a year this will be.  A vacation in the early spring is already planned, our 10th wedding anniversary in June, a baby coming in the hot, hot heat of summer, and a fall filled with new beginnings as the girls start going to preschool. I'm looking forward to every minute of it.  

This morning when we woke up we read through Psalm 1.  And verse 3 really stood out to us:

 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, 
       which yields its fruit in season 
       and whose leaf does not wither. 
       Whatever he does prospers.

The verses leading up to it talk about a man whose delight is in the Lord and in His word.  I love that when we do this we become like a tree-- healthy and yielding fruit.  I imagine a sturdy oak flourishing next to a clear stream with strong roots growing deep into the ground.  Our goal this year is to become more like that tree.  To ask God for wisdom in how we manage our finances, take care of our bodies, and be better at our time-management.    

I'm looking forward to deepening our roots this year!

What goals/resolutions do you have for this year?