Update on New Year's Resoloution

I briefly mentioned here and here that I had made some new year's resolutions.  I'm not sure of the wisdom of doing this.  I had intended for the scope of this blog to be my commentary on world events.  My new year's resolutions might qualify for world changing events from my perspective, but it might not be such for you my readers.
I told you I would let you know about my progress though, so at the risk of going beyond the focus of my blog I'll do what I said I would do.  I'll just try to keep my resolutions to myself next year.
First of all, one of my resolutions was to read the Bible.  My wife and I have been sitting down over breakfast every morning and reading the Bible all year.  This has been the best thing that I have ever done.  My wife and I have grown closer in this one month of doing this than we had in all of last year.  More importantly I think we both have gotten closer to God.  I recommend that you click the link above, bookmark it, and follow along.  I started another blog to document my thoughts and prayers during this.  You can find it at http://thoughtsandprayers-michael.blogspot.com/ if you are interested.
In other good news I have been losing weight.  My wife has too.  We've both been exercising as well, and I can see the results in both of our moods.  There have been some days recently when I haven't wanted to work out.  My wife has been working out every day.  I'm going to follow her example more.
I can't say that I have gotten rid of as much stuff as I would have liked to by now.  I have to renew my efforts in this area.
Well that's my follow up so far.  I'll post about this again in a few months.  I don't want to do it too often so that I can get back to the original intent of this blog.  Just please bear with me while I finish out what I started.