Are you going to write down a list of new year's resolutions this year? I don't write lists of New Year resolutions anymore, because at the end of the year, when I reread them, I discover that only one or none at all were accomplished.

Could it be that when I am disappointed in my own performance, I am simply expecting too much from myself?

When I think about goals for the coming year, I try to remind myself that it is not possible for anyone to be the perfect wife, mother, employee, or daughter because no one can do all the things it would take to achieve perfection in any one of these relationships.

I usually ask God to help me formulate some realistic goals for self improvement. He can't tell me which things are most important, and what things to do first. But in His Word, He can give me principles that help me determine how to live my life and that is putting Him first, then my husband, my family and my job.

Sometimes I am my own worst critic. I condemn myself when God doesn't. I will try following His priorities for my life and I am pretty sure He will be pleased with me.

I must remember, that at the end of the year, my only real accountability is to God. If I obey Him, He will be pleased with me and I can be satisfied with myself as well.