This process took a lot longer this year than it did last year, because I learned a lot of what to do, and what not to do from last year, and so I was a lot more intentional and focused with my goals. I tried really hard to capture small, specific, realistic, and physical steps for my goals, as Lara suggests in the powersheets. She has room for ten, but I only came up with eight - room to grow I guess.
1. Love my husband well. Some of the action ideas that I have are: monthly dates ( both having time out of the house just us, but also planning some nights-in as well), Reading a marriage book, praying for him daily, and making sure I treat time with him as a priority and not just fit it in where and when I can. I am also thinking about maybe attending a marriage conference together.
2. Cherish my kids and invest in them and their future. Pray for them daily, help them to memorize scripture, pray with them every night before bed, create and implement a chore chart to teach them responsibility, and spend time with them monthly, one on one.
3. Keep God at the center and grow deeper in relationship with Him. Have early morning quiet times, memorize a new passage of scripture each week, journal what I am reading, complete "Open Your Bible" study that I got for Christmas! I am also praying to become part of a small group or about staring an accountability/prayer partnership with one of my friends.
4. Practice healthy living and make positive choices for my body. This includes working out for thirty minutes 3-5 times a week, drinking at least 64 oz of water per day, counting my calories and trying to stick to my goal of 1300 daily, trying to get in my 10k steps a day!
5. Have a gentle spirit. List gratitude(s) daily, memorize scripture, read Putting on a Gentle and Quiet Spirit by Elizabeth George, and starting each day with prayer and time with the Lord. This also includes other things that aren't translated well into actionable items, but I am going to try to work on yelling less when my kids aren't behaving, also simple things like smiling more, giving people the benefit of the doubt, and seeing the positive in things.
6. Invest in others and be in community with them - Share the gospel in word and deed. I want to pray daily for my friends, make time for relationship each month, pray for opportunities to share the gospel with them if they don't know Him, or just encourage and be a light to others, reach out more - even if it is a quick text to say hello, get involved in the community- maybe volunteering my time, get more involved in the Influence Network.
7. Take time to rest and recharge. Lara includes a page dedicated to this each month, but I wanted to make it one of my goals, because I am not good at being intentional with rest. I want to make sure that with all my goals and ideas for 2016, I am creating margin and allowing myself the freedom to do things that I want to do this year. This includes making a bucket list of things that I want to accomplish this year (even little things like making macaroons!), reading books on my 2016 reading list ( I currently have 21 books on there!!), and balancing time with friends with time alone.
8. Invest in the future. This means that we need to create an actual working budget and stick to it, get life insurance, and being a savings plan for a house one day. ( Lord willing!)
What goals do you have for 2016?
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