New Year's Eve Plans

We take it easy on New Year's Eve most years - we usually stay at home, play some games and most of us are in bed long before the midnight chimes. This year, we're taking the girls to see a Christmas Light display that is about a mile long - one we've never seen. They are very excited, as Christmas lights are a big deal at their ages.

We'll also sit down with the girls tonight and do some end of the year charitable giving - they like to look through the various "gift" books from World Vision, Samaritan's Purse, Christian Children's Fund and the like. They'll each choose a few items and then we'll help round out any areas where their funds don't quite reach.

Tomorrow we'll have a nice home-cooked meal to ring in the New Year and I'll let the girls cook something they want - either a cake or cookies. They've been wanting to decorate sugar cookies, which we didn't get to for Christmas, so I'm guessing those will be high on their list.

We'll then start taking down our Christmas decorations and tucking them safely away for next year. Toys have already been placed in their rooms and some cleaning out has been done for donating to charity.

We will talk a little about some personal and family goals for the year - I usually start by asking each girl to pray for a few days and pay attention to any goals that might be placed on their hearts - we then spend some time next week writing them down and discussing how we can work through the year to reach the personal and family goals.

How do you spend your time bringing in the New Year?