As we were all recovering the end of December/beginning of January from various illnesses, I shared about how I'm seeking to be more intentional, purposeful & fruitful in my home & other areas of life. I identified my priorities and decided that to keep those in check, goals and plans needed to fit into one of those areas....and if it didn't, then it wasn't for me---at least right now.
We are one month in and I am so excited to be making headway in these areas! There have certainly been growing pains---and will be many more I presume along the way. I'm thankful for God's grace, for the discipline He is cultivating in my life & for what He is teaching me through this process. I'm excited about what He is doing in me....and for the first time (in a long time), I don't feel trapped into comparing myself to other women in my life. This process has been humbling, rewarding & quite refreshing! Additionally, I feel like God's been revealing a LOT to us about His intentions for my husband and I as parents. More to come on that when my thoughts are more organized.
Sharing here provides such great accountability for me---and I love having a record of how God was working on our lives, goals I was accomplishing & books I was reading.
So, for January:
The habit I wanted to cultivate was being in God's word everyday, and not just when I "found time"-----I started January 3rd, and by His grace, I spent every morning for the rest of the month reading His word. My hope is that by cultivating one habit at a time, they'll stick! I'm hoping to finish a full read through of the Bible this year---so this habit will for sure be sticking!
The "new" thing I wanted to try-----I made homemade dishwasher detergent. I've done this in the past and the recipe was a HUGE failure. Thanks to Pinterest, I combined a few elements of a few different recipes and I've been using it for over a week now. LOVE it. Smells great...works great....and is so much cheaper than anything else on the market. I'm still working on a few recent "kinks" Recipe and photos to come later...
The organizational projects----the guest bathroom under sink cabinets, the linen closet that contains our large stockpile, the coupon binder & setting up a new household notebook. Didn't get as much done in this area as I would have liked, but illnesses definitely were a set back this month.
Books read---again, with illness in our home, I ended up reading quite a bit/finishing books. I've also added and removed books from my book list. My goal is to read at least 12 non-fiction books this year.
-Misconception:
-Inconceivable:
-Love times three: Joe Darger
-Five Smooth Stones: Tom Nelson (this was a re-read for a discipleship group at church)
-Rising to the Call: Os Guinness
Goals for February, our first week back on the "all cash" wagon & why you probably want to report me to Hoarders Anonymous.... coming....soon?
Always love reading your updates. Makes me feel inspired. I've failed pretty miserably in many areas of my 'goals' but maybe they just need to be redefined. Feels like a continual process!
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