Tag: goals

  • 10 Questions for Moms :: my personal goals {part 2}

    10 Questions for Moms :: my personal goals {part 2}

    If you haven’t read my personal goals for questions 1-5 {and provided me with your electronic signature}, you can do that here. Or if you haven’t checked out the 10 Questions for Moms, click here. Otherwise, let’s get this show on the road. Here are my personal goals for questions 6-10: Am I intentionally discipling my…

  • 10 Questions for Moms :: my personal goals {part 1}

    10 Questions for Moms :: my personal goals {part 1}

    First of all, I am very thankful that the 10 Questions for Moms post has been helpful to you. My favorite thing is when you say you’re taking these questions to God in prayer. You know what? That thrills my heart. If you read posts here and are drawn to the Lord in prayer, I call…

  • 10 Questions for Moms in the New Year

    10 Questions for Moms in the New Year

    We all know there’s nothing magical about the ‘January 1st’ date. And yet, as the year comes to a close, I always like to reflect on the past 12 months. What did I do well? What aspect of my life/schedule am I frustrated by? What do I want to change? Questions like these are helpful as I…

  • March Goals 2014

    March Goals 2014

    I have a love/hate relationship with these monthly goal check-ups. I love them because they keep me accountable. I mean, if I’m gonna put my goals out there for you to read, I really don’t want to come back a month later and be like, “nope. didn’t do ’em. i’m a failure.” Here are my…

  • February Goals :: 2014

    February Goals :: 2014

    It is with great fear & trepidation that I begin this post. Not really. But sometimes it’s nice to be dramatic. Makes life interesting. Anyway, I made this ridiculous goal to share my monthly goals with you and a little re-cap of how I did. Here are the goals I made for January: read 1…

  • January Goals :: 2014

    January Goals :: 2014

    I love a new year. And I love setting goals for the year. {Here are my goals from 2012 & 2013.} This year, I made some resolutions and am breaking them up into monthly goals. And to put a little fire in my pants, I’m going to share 2 things each month: my new monthly…

  • Ditch Your Goals

    Ditch Your Goals

    It’s the middle of April. How are you doing on the goals you set in January? Yikes. I really just went there. I am a firm believer in making goals. I’m also a big proponent of following through & reaching those goals. But sometimes you need to ditch your goals.  Wisdom is not only in…

  • My Goals {2013 Edition}

    My Goals {2013 Edition}

    Happy New Year to you! I hope you have had a great first week of 2013. I mentioned on facebook that I was taking some time off last week from my normal posting. It’s always nice to take a break, isn’t it? We packed up the kiddos & headed to Virginia to visit my family…

  • 1/2 Marathon Recap

    Well, friends, it’s over. I ran my 2nd 1/2 marathon on Saturday along with Jonathan, my sister, Sarah, and her hubby, Joel. We woke up at 6:30 AM on Saturday, bundled our kiddos up in multiple layers until they were ready to brave the arctic, and then proceeded to brave the arctic ourselves. For the…

  • On Your Mark, Get Set…

    On Your Mark, Get Set…

    Back at the beginning of 2012, I wrote a list of goals. Some of them I have achieved; some I haven’t. One of my goals is to run a 1/2 marathon. Well, folks, the time has come. I am signed up to do the Thunder Road Half Marathon in Charlotte, NC. So, tomorrow, at 7:45, my…

  • My Goals :: 2012 Edition

    My Goals :: 2012 Edition

      On Wednesday, I shared a few strategies for making awesome goals for yourself. Plus, I shared one of my physical goals for 2012. Today, I will list out the rest of my goals for 2012. (Well, at least I’ll share some of them. There are some I’ve deemed “too personal to publish on the…

  • Ideals VS. Reality

    Ideals VS. Reality

    Yesterday was one of those days. You ever had one? I was supposed to meet a friend for a book study in the morning. I was definitely looking forward to an extended conversation with an adult. As it turned out, my little girl decided she wasn’t going to take a morning nap. No; instead she…