So it’s been no secret that I have not been around much. Life has been busy and I wear so very many hats! And sometimes I have to throw off all my other hats in order to take care of a hat that grows exceptionally heavy…..usually it’s the one with a husband, four kids and a house crammed inside of it.
And over the last year or so I have become increasingly uncomfortable with all the…”this is how you should blog”. And the “you aren’t doing things right”. Critics out there. I also have a lot of personal critics in my life wondering “why do you waste your time doing that” and “How can you possibly have time for all that you do?” And to be completely honest I think that Satan has used those critics to spread seeds of doubt, and frankly I have come to the realization that I was letting him!
Did I whine and complain….maybe on the inside a little convincing myself that I had nothing anybody wanted to hear. And everywhere you turn, people are oh so concerned about numbers……numbers! Ugh, I’ve always hated Math! It’s a necessary evil in my mind! Anyway, over the last 8 months I have spent A LOT of time reading and praying. And while we were on vacation in July , I stole away a few times and focused on me. Ways to better me. And one of those things that I did was write my own personal mission statement.
Each year I write out goals but rarely if ever meet them. I pick books based on areas of my life in which I desire to grow…..along with knowing I will review some as well. I choose them according to the areas that are focus points in my life. I then also choose fiction that maybe I either missed out on in school or something that strikes my fancy! (No none of them are Romance novels….ICK)
So I wrote this Mission statement….
It is my mission to live my life with the sole purpose to give God the glory in everything I say and do-to abide in Christ, to grow in my daily walk with Him.
It’s nothing fancy and I know it’s not short and sweet like five words or less BUT IT WORKS FOR ME.
I then added action statements for each of my main focus area in my life. These areas include
My Daily walk with God…it’s a relationship and like any good fruitful relationship it takes nurturing.
My hubby….I love him dearly
The munchkins…yep four smiling, funny, keep me on my toes munchkins!
My home…..I want it to be a safe haven for all who cross it’s threshold .
My ministry….which is 2 fold, the people of our church, and my readers here on my blog!
Here is what my action statement under Ministry says
To intentionally challenge fellow women who love Jesus to grow deeper in their walk with God. To speak truth in love and encourage women to be bold in their faith.
Yep I pretty much moved forward but wasn’t happy with where I found myself with my happy little space here in the blogosphere. I wanted what everyone else seemed to be getting…..great numbers, lots of hits….blah blah blah….whoa wait …didn’t hubby just speak on covetousness….BUSTED! I’m not being true to me.
So that brings me to today.
Today was an extra day of school for little bean. It was picture day so I asked hubby if I could go with him. His plan was to sit in a certain local fast food place (that quite literally has morphed into a cafe ) and work on writing a small group study.
I was reading along here on my IPad when bloop power off. Now what?
I had my handy dandy blog planner tucked into my bag….a last minute stash as I ran out the door.
Though I never ACTUALLY planned time to use it!
But in the grand scheme of things, it’s what needed to be done.
I had already sent a 100 emails to my super awesome blog admiN/developer HT (also my favoritest brother -in -law) telling him all the changest I wanted him to make (yeah sorry about that HT)….. But as I sat staring at the blank calendar pages waiting for planning to happen, I flipped through the previous season of life. I wasn’t satisfied with what I saw…..I I thought it out, prayed through it….and I am completely excited to show you the new Weekly blog line up…….
MONDAYS
Happy Homemaker Mondays (it’s just too much fun to give up)
Ministry in Marriage and Motherhood (this stems from a class I took while hubby was in Seminary)
WEDNESDAYS
Wordless Wednesdays (again it’s simple and just plain fun!)
Coffee with Friends (you will learn all about “Coffee with Friends” next Wednesday!)
And then you will be introduced to a new blog I’m co-authoring with two great friends who also have children on the Autism Spectrum and deals with ALL things special needs but I have some tweaking on that ahead of me
THURSDAYS
Thankfulness Challenge (this stems from something going around on FB and since Thankful Thursday has been discontinued I though I would development my own)
Life in the Fishbowl..this will deal with issues raising a family in the public eye of ministry.
FRIDAYS
Faith Forward-this will focus on how all of us can moved forward in our walk with God.
Family Fun on Fridays…..this stems from a desire to move past pizza and a movie for family night (which is …you guessed it…Friday in this house!)
So you see I have revamped so I am hitting all my focus areas under my mission statement! I’m so excited! And I have some great surprised planned for all along the way!
