A new year

I've never taken New Years resolutions very seriously.  If I have any at all, it's usually because I feel obligated to have a list of some sort, since everyone else does.

There's not much different this year, but this time I find that I'm actually thinking about them more than a week after January 1, which is a significant change.  So now I guess I'll start doing something about them.

1.)  Write more, and consistently.
2.)  Pray more.

Writing because I've always enjoyed that outlet, but have never, ever been consistent.  You should see all the blank paper journals in my basement, with a couple weeks' worth of entries.  Praying because I hardly ever do, and find I miss it.  I would like it if our kids grew up in a household that established some religious practices of some kind.

Anyway, this blog is an attempt at resolution #1.  It will have no overarching theme and no consistent topics.  The hope is that it will survive all of 2011 with sufficient activity to be proud of on January 1, 2012.