2011

A clean slate. Another chance. Another year.

What will my story read? How will my plot unfold? What do I want my life to tell in 2011?

2010 told of rock bottom and a roller coaster of ups and downs. That’s just life, though, isn’t it? Or is it? Does 2011 have to be about blow away victories and utter defeats?

No.

CONSISTENCY. That’s what I desire. STRENGTH, PERSEVERANCE, DETERMINATION, HOPE lived out. That’s what I want to characterize this year.

Will it be perfect? HECK, no! Never is. But that’s not what it should be about. Will it be a fight? Yes. Is it a war…you could look at it that way. Every day is a battle. I’ll win some, will lose some. But every day is a new battle…another chance to make the next right decision.

That’s how I want my life to read at the end of 2011.

The story of an Alysha Cook who decided that one loss doesn’t have to mean consecutive losses. An Alysha Cook who went to battle each day, with the hope of victory. And when defeated, decided to struggle well. To pick herself up and fight again with all passion and desire to succeed. Not overwhelmed by uncertainty, insecurity, challenge and difficulty, and the fear of failing; but clinging to the sufficient grace and the resurrecting power of a God who loves her regardless of “performance”…unconditionally.

That’s what will make 2011 a “good” year. A year of victory. A year of life which I can be proud of when it comes to a close.

“Sharp rocks at the bottom?”
“Most likely.”
“Bring it on.”
(The Emperor’s New Groove)