Happy ACTUAL Easter day!
I hope your day has been encouraging as you celebrate our freedom in Christ!
However, I am going to stop piddling around and leave it like this for a while (love it or not). I have other things I need to devote my time instead of my blog look—how superficial!! ;)
“Look carefully to how you walk, not as unwise but as wise, making the best use of the time, because the days are evil.” Ephesians 5:15-16
That is what I intend to do—starting this week! I have talked about evaluating my life to see how this will later affect the way I parent or even TEACH my children by the example I set, but it is time to get to work! Yet the main question remains: where to start??
First, an observation of myself:
* I work around the house a lot, and I get fussy when things look out of sorts/unclean.
* Though I have a good work ethic, I am a very poor endurance runner without someone/something keeping me accountable.
* My time management skills are not very good (even though I plan a lot!).
* I am a sucker for trends—not fashionably speaking (and those who know how I dress can testify truth to that statement!), but organizational/diets/exercise/etc.
* Very ADD with a special touch of perfectionism, based on a visionary goal (which is most of the time is very unrealistic!).
There is the first part… And it looks as if I need a lot of help! ... HELP!!
And praise the Lord! I think I found something to motivate/help: How about a challenge in the form of a devotional? I LOVE IT!
For the next 31 days, I will be taking the challenge. I found a book called 31 days to Clean: Having a Mary house in a Mary way” by Sarah Mae. Here is a description of what it is about:
“31 Days to Clean is about the “why” and the vision and the heart for taking care of our domains. Each day I encourage you with some thoughts and ideas, and then we put those ideas to action.
After each days reading, you will be given two challenges:
• The Mary Challenge -Something you do that encourages/engages your heart
• The Martha Challenge – Specific cleaning tasks”
–a book summary
There is a group challenge taking place on a blog called “Joyful Mothering” and on Twitter (I will probably review the chapters during the challenge, but since I probably won’t be able to go the full 31 days in May, due to deployments and traveling, I am going to start tomorrow).
I really do look forward to what I will learn about my life in these next 31 days and how to use my days to God’s joy rather my own petty, unidirectional attempts! I know it will serve not only my own soul, but my husbands, the relationships around me and my soon-to-be little girl. What a motivation!
Pray for me to endure this challenge (I will be blogging a bit more just to keep myself focused since I don’t have my wonderful hubbie around for the time being).
Speaking of clean, time to go clean my dirty puppy....
... Sigh....
..But gotta love him, huh?
Until tomorrow,
Blessings!