Wrap up Your Year and Write New Year Goals
I love the feeling of a fresh start at all sorts of times during the year, but especially at the beginning of a new year.
The sun comes up and a new day begins. Yesterday is washed away and a clean slate awaits.
There are times that I deeply appreciate the feeling of a new school week. I am ready for five new school days to plan adventures and improve upon the week before.
When I tear a month from our wall calendar and see the fresh one before me, I feel a sense of accomplishment and anticipation. What do I want this month to look like? How do I want it to feel?
Finally, there exists the mother all fresh starts: New Years Day. One year comes to an end and the next 356 days are waiting to be lived!
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New Year Goals with Kids: Reflecting on Last Year
The end of December is a time to reflect and re-evaluate the events of the previous twelve months. As I look ahead to the next twelve, it is a time of wonder, planning, and dreaming. Everything feels like it gets a fresh start.
I love to take my children with me on their own journeys of reflecting and dreaming. To help them evaluate and plan, I print out a single page, “A Year in Review”, for them to complete.
It begins with a snapshot of who they are right now as they record a few of their favorite things.
Then we look back. We sit around the table together, sharing memories of the previous year. I love to hear what they remember.
Remember when the boys got stuck in the bathroom at the Grand Canyon? Yeah. And after mom rescued them she told the next boy in line, “Try not to get stuck!”
I loved tubing at Zion. And climbing Double Butt Cheek Arch. (laughter erupts) NOTE: That would be Double Arch.
Did we go to Sliding Rock this year or last year?
These conversations about our previous year do my heart good. Sometimes I can be hard on myself, but as I listen to my kids’ laughter and discussion, they remind me of the many good memories that they will take with them.
New Year Goals with Kids: Dreaming for the New Year
Then we take some time to write our goals and dreams for the new year.
I love to travel, so I always ask them where they would like to go during the coming year. I try to make these dreams happen, but they don’t always happen that same year.
New Year Goals with Kids: Grab Your Copy
Read to reflect on the current year with your kids?
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Love this idea! I’m not God at remembering to capture these little milestone moments, but this looks doable!
This looks great! I actually signed up to subscribe, but I don’t seem to see any welcome screen. What am I doing wrong?
Rachel, I sent you the page personally. Hope it works now! Thanks for letting me know.
New subscriber to your blog from Pam Barnhill. How do I access the Year In Reveiw?
Tina, I sent you an email directly. I hope that helps.
Year In Review for me, too?? Please 🙂
Same question…I subscribed, but now I can’t find the printables for the Year in Review.
It was sent to you again. So sorry!