4 Ideas for Celebrating New Year's

Christmas is over, and we are rapidly approaching the end of 2014! I hope everyone had a wonderful year and is feeling ready to meet 2015 on Thursday.

Here are some ideas for acknowledging the new year:

• If you cook, offer to cook a nice New Year's Eve dinner for your family. Set the table with fancy linens and dishes, light candles, and plan a meal with multiple courses.
• Have a family board game night. Pull out favorite board games, make snacks, and have some fun together!
• Usher in the New Year with a personal or family prayer/devotion time or watch some favorite family movies before watching the ball drop on TV. 
• On New Year's Day, spend some time in personal reflection and planning. Think about the past year and thank God for his many blessings in your life. Review your life goals (or if you don't have any, then make some!) and check yourself: how are you doing with achieving them? Make plans to get one step closer to your goals in the New Year. 

Of course, if your family has traditions already, be sure to participate in those! It should be a joyful time of celebration with family and friends!

What do you think? How do you celebrate New Year's? Do any of these ideas sound good to you? Do you have any other ideas for ways to celebrate?