First, thank you for the Maddie-love a few days ago. It just feels good to share my thoughts with other moms, gals, ladies, friends . . . And good to know that my six-year-old is in good company, and so am I.
In January I posted some goals for the year. I posted a picture of some dried flowers in the snow with my list.
A week or so later, the mail lady delivered a box from a dear friend of mine, and inside were some "little trees" all framed up on her handmade paper. They are now hanging on my living room wall, where I see them daily and remember to pray for my friend and her husband, and am reminded of my list of goals, and I enjoy the beauty and thoughtfulness in this little piece of art.
I revisited my list in
February.
And here goes another revisit . . .
:: slow down i'm figuring out how to make this work for me :: write at least two short stories :: attempt a collaboration with a friend on a children's book story is written, illustrations are in progress!:: listen to more music we are, all sorts, and it's good :: take more pictures of my children - at least one a week i think i'm doing this :: read through my Bible (i'm in Leviticus) i have read 15 chapters in the past 6 days (i'm in Numbers) :: share something from my reading here each week i need to do this, for me :: finish Maddie's quilt :: finish Ben's quilt (it's still almost done) it's more almost done :: do learning/school work with my children at least 4 days a week (we are off to a really good start!) i'd say we're at a consistent 3 - 4 :: share some tips and tidbits about our learning here :: stay home all day most days maybe this isn't realistic for me . . . and i think that's o.k. :: really utilize my etsy shop ummmmmm . . . :: use less natural gas (keep my fire stoked!) it's warm enough to not worry about this now! :: go on more dates with my husband i'll have fun news about this in a week or two! :: finish going through all those boxes of papers that have followed us for 9 moves in the past 8 years . . . 3 down, 5? to go :: stay in this house! well . . . we'll see about this one . . . :: go on at least 3 camping/backpacking sorts of trips we have 5 penciled in on our calendar :: help Ben loose 40 pounds we are on the way, and it's hard, but good :: organize my blog - so you and I can find things in my old posts i've been working on this, too, slowly, but surely :: write at least one handwritten letter per week i'd say i'm at every other week :: be an encouragement this is an on-going, never-ending goal :: find the bits of sunshine in every day even on those days, even then, rejoice in the Lord always, and again I say rejoice! ::