Children are not a burden to escape or endure; they are a blessing that drives us to Christ because we are incapable of parenting well without Him. - Kim Brenneman

Saturday, January 12, 2013

This year

OKay so i'm kinda a goal person... I like to have something to focus on to keep me on track. I find if i do not have something to work towards i slip into depression. So this is my list for my goals this year...

1. Learn more gluten free recipes- i'm kinda bored with the ones i know... so i want to explore recipes and find some more good ones to add to our current rotation. I just want to be better with meal planning in general! Anybody have any good recipes to share? Favorite gluten free cook books or websites?

2. Spend Less- Spend less which in turn will save more.. I want to be able to have a nice wad of cash to give my husband every month to help finance his personal business and help him towards his goals, Even though his ideas can seem outlandish sometimes... i really believe in him and trust him and i want to support him as much as possible. Don't worry, i'm not going to starve my children and not nourish our souls and the souls of others... I just haven't been one to keep a budget and to stick to a certain spending amount... so i want to do that and see how much i can save. :)

3. Read More - I want to read more to the kids, i want to read more books for myself. Just read! It is so great to keep the mind sharp, to keep learning things, and be able to escape into worlds created by others. There is so much beauty in books.

4. Create More - I love creating art and music. So i want to work more at creating... I especially love water colors... and i LOVE quilting.. i love making quilts for special friends.. maybe one day YOU will get a quilt from me. :)  I also would LOVE to have a piano in my home... but that is going to have to stay a dream for a while... we do have a full sized keyboard, but it's just not the same. I do have a flute (Elijah calls it my magic flute ) so i can create music through that as well.

5. Invite people over - We are super bad at having our friends over... So we are going to work on it and try to invite people over once a month. you know.. that thing called fellowship.. I think that's a pretty attainable goal! So you wanna come over?
:)





1 comment:

Kmarie said...

Great goals! You know what I love? Those rag quilts in deep reds, chocolate browns, and well any of my colours from my living room or even mixed with Autumn and christmas patterns:
Like these:
http://img2.etsystatic.com/000/0/6615729/il_fullxfull.301263862.jpg
http://img2.etsystatic.com/002/0/5247677/il_fullxfull.382513894_1sfx.jpg
http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/1/4/6/6/3/webimg/621388995_tp.jpg
https://s-media-cache-ec1.pinimg.com/upload/247205467015977948_Irha6KlC_b.jpg
http://img2.etsystatic.com/006/0/5279666/il_fullxfull.363272138_ab56.jpg
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ys2Qq-aCth4/STPHsHDXdqI/AAAAAAAABKk/cuwQHTAzX1s/s320/ChristmasRagQuiltFabrics.jpg
http://media-cache-lt0.pinterest.com/upload/183099541071747216_NqJjpXMl_b.jpg

Sorry, I had an obsession this christmas looking them all up but I could not afford them. For some reason they take my back to my childhood. Anyway, I wish I had the talent!:) I tried to search someone out from the area to make me one but they felt uncomfortable not doing it for family...SO if you ever do get that urge- here is one person who would treasure and love that thing FOREVEH!:) Maybe we could work out an exchange for something I am good at...like music or books or such?:) No pressure:)

Ok, I'm done.:) Great goals all around:)