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Welcome to another week of Worth the Read ! We're getting close to the end of the year, and most of us are setting goals and making plans for 2014. Today I'm offering some links to focus on preparing for the New Year . . . 5 Accountability Sources To Help You Reach Your Goals   Accountability is not mandatory to reach your goals, but it sure does help when you know someone will be checking up on you!   10 Practical Ways to Stay Focused For the Coming Year   Stay focused this year instead of failing within the first three months. 5 Ways To Stop Wasting Time Surfing the Web   Does anyone else get sucked in like I do? I sit down to check "just one thing" and look up an hour later. Here are ways to learn balance in using your online time. Ten Tips For the Next Ten Days   Not ready for the new year quite yet? Here are ten tips for enjoying Christmas week Bonus: O Holy Night Free Chalkboard Printables   Beautiful printables based on one of my favor...

  This has been a good week! We got to put our feet up a little after two parties and being out of the house every night last week. Yay! Thursday evening, Wes and I got coffee and rode around for about an hour looking at Christmas lights in a different area of town than we went during our church Christmas party. I love doing that - he knows how to make me happy! ;) Also on Thursday night, Beth went to the college Christmas banquet. Here she is with her date, Caleb. And, of course, being goofy . . .   Now for this week's links worth reading . . . 20 Tips For Personal Devotions in the Digital Age Great advice here, especially with a new year about to begin. I think I found this link at Stray Thoughts . Thanks, Barbara! The Rewards of Living An Organized Life by Laura at I'm An Organizing Junkie   Another good article for a new year. I should read this every day. Making the Most of Christmas: 10 Ways to Enjoy an Effective Christmas Season   ...

  Worth the Read is a feature I want to bring back to the blog - I just have to remember to collect articles that I read through the week! Here's this week's collection of links I feel are Worth the Read: When You Feel Forsaken - Many people feel forsaken at Christmas. This article by Alicia Reagan can be an encouragement to find your security in Jesus. For some reason, I feel that the Lord would have me share this one today. The Key to Contentment - At this season that seems to feed discontentment, Terrie Chappell gives us one of the keys to being content in an excerpt from her book It's a Wonderful Life . Choosing Joy - Many of our problems are caused by the choices we make. In this article, Jenny Navarette tells us how to choose joy. The Clock is Ticking Down - Pastor Jack Trieber of North Valley Baptist Church encourages us to prepare for the new year in four of the most important areas of our lives. The Stewarding Life Planner - This is a 2014 dai...