Defining Myself

A New Year has begun

and so I'll take some time to

DEFINE myself.

Too often we RE-DEFINE ourselves

this time of year,

making ourselves over,

changing what doesn't work

what we don't like.

But how often do those stick?

So instead, I'll take some time

to figure out WHO I am.

I'll be honest: I still DON'T KNOW myself 

fully

(So glad my Maker does!)

I am:

-neat (no apologies here

for a neat house upon your arrival

or for perhaps a slightly cluttered counter. 

It's not about you, it's all about me.)

-organized

-creative (though it ebbs and flows

and needs a bit of polishing at times)

-kind

-loyal, a stickler for tradition, yet 

willing to risk a break with it-- just to try it--- 

and later regret it

-generous (for I've been blessed with so much)

-good listener

-patient (though the kids know how to push its limits!)

-honest and open, yet private 

-indecisive and even unsure 

(of what I want, who I am, what I'm feeling)

-selfish (especially with me time)

-proud (aren't we all?)

Such a list is 

incomplete

a work-in-progress

just like 

me.

And though I cannot change

on my own

I know Someone 

who draws me closer

everyday.

Loving me

Willing me

To allow Him to work from the inside

out 

That I may be defined by Him

Transcending MY definitions, descriptions

Accepting my TRUE self:

Daughter of the KING.

And that's all the definition

I need.