2013 Resolutions, 5 of 10 and 6 of 10

5. Kids – 15 minutes of reading per day, one-on-one times each month.  There was less reading together since the kids now have a slew of homework to do every day, but we still try to get our family bedtime stories and Bible lessons in.  The one-on-one times were a great thing for both the kids and I to look forward to each month, although some months I tried harder than others.  ("Hey Aaron, how about another bottle of juice from the restaurant down the street?")  Grade: B.

6. Marriage - at least one date night per month.  We did well here, finding a little window of time each Sunday morning after we drop the kids off for Sunday School but before the morning service started.  That and our Friday nights in watching TV made for some good times of just being together, not to mention countless heartfelt conversations at odd hours of the week.  Grade: B.