My 2013 Goals

 

Personal goals

• Hello Mornings continues.  Getting up when alarm goes off.  Exercise, Shower, Quiet time, Plan.  Leading my group through the Winter Challenge and excited to start next week! 1/16/13
• I had planned to read Eden Diet, but I am making too much legalism in eating hunger/fullness so my goal is intuitive eating and taking care of myself.
• Use this devotional each morning to start my quiet time and prayer. 1/12/13-loving this so far
• Journal each morning things I am thankful for and praises. 1/12/13-not doing so well at this yet
• Use my Journible and write out the scriptures and study them and learn from them and soak them up. 1/12/13-loving this a lot, and it really soaks in when I am writing out the Scriptures, then there is a place on the left of page to take notes and it asks a few questions as you are writing, i like!
• Read lots of good books that I have on my Kindle already or that I have purchased, and I'm sure a few more that I know I will find along the way. 1/16/13-need to work on reading through one entire book at a time, feeling a bit scattered because all of the books are SO good!
1. The Respect Dare
2. Simple Living by Lorilee Lippincott
3. 3-2-1 Stop by Lorilee Lippincott
4. 21 Days to a More Disciplined Life by Crystal-Money Saving Mom
5. Tell Your Time (for the 2nd time reading) and work on time management plan
6. Energy Explosion-A 7 Day Guide to Jumpstart Your Energy by Arabah Joy
7. Complete by Arabah Joy
8. Found:  God's Will by John MacArthur
9. Let. It. Go. by Karen Ehman
10. Be  Authentic by Warren W. Wiersbe
11. What Happens When Women Say Yes to God by Lysa TerKeurst
12. Spirit Hunger (halfway through this already) by Gari Meachum
13. Finish reading, Anything by Jennie Allen
14. Finish reading, Get out of that Pit by Beth Moore
15. Blessed Life by Robert Morris
16. Sheet Music by Dr. Kevin Leman
17. The Money Saving Mom's Budget
18. Blogger Behave
19. From Frumps to Pumps by Sarah Mae
20. Grace Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel
21. Chasing Superwoman by Susan M. DiMikele (already halfway through this)
22. ProBlogger
23. Living Beyond Your Feelings by Joyce Meyer
24. Have a New Husband by Friday by Dr. Kevin Leman
25. Hinds Feet on High Places by Hannah Hurnard
26. Resolution for Women by Priscilla Shirer
27. Cleaning House (will write a review on this one when I am done! excited!)
28. Desperate-by Sarah Mae
29. Getting to No How to Break a Stubborn Habit by Erwin W. Lutzer
• Exercise and get FIT.  My body is begging me to be in shape again and I am excited to get there.  Use the gym membership I am paying for.  Walk most days with or without kids.
• Renew my mind by thinking and saying only positive things about myself-starting first thing each day.

Marriage goals

• Keep my marriage my first earthly priority.
• Read the marriage books in my reading list.
• Date nights monthly or as often as possible.
• Take care of myself so I can take care of my priorities (see my personal goals).

Parenting goals

• Keep my children my second earthly priority.
• Read parenting books on my reading list.
• Spend time each day one on one.
• Try reading aloud each night with them, excited to try this as I haven't been consistent with it.
• Class/hobby/sport for our sugar bear that he wants to try.
• Take care of myself so I can take care of my priorities (see personal goals).

Financial goals

• Make budget for each month before the month starts and spend every penny before the month begins. (Dave Ramsey's Advice) 1/12/13-got Total Money Makeover workbook last week and am loving it!
• Actually stick to what I wrote in the budget.  No stealing from other envelopes or manipulating.
• Complete Emergency Fund (baby step 1).
• Read Dave Ramsey's, Total Money Makeover all the way through.
• Baby step 2.
• Attempt to try to consistently use YNAB which I have had for a while.

Home Goals

• Use my customized cleaning chart from iheartorganizing and make that the core of cleaning. 1/12/13-going great!
• Declutter all areas of the house using 3-2-1 Stop (as I am inspired by minimalist Lorilee Lippincott's books)!
• Plan meals each weekend for a week or two weeks out so dinner isn't a challenge in evenings.

Career goals

• Let God guide where I am to be at work and continue working hard right where I am.  Be faithful in small things, so then I can be faithful in bigger things.
• Continue learning about the resort business. 
• Blog more consistently and read the blogger books I have on my list.  Continue learning about writing and social media.

Ministry/Friendships/Circle of Influence goals

• Wherever I am be all there, continuous goal.
• Prayer that God will help me be sensitive to who He puts in my path each day to help and to rely on Him to help others.
• Continuous goal, be others focused.
• Remember when I am going through the day that my ministry is to reconcile others to Jesus (2 Corinthians 5:18).

p.s.stay tuned...excited to also share a bucket list for 2013...this is gonna be fun!

More later...
Kim :)

Living by Feelings?

Living by my feelings is a bummer.  Totally learning that today.  I cannot wait until I feel the perfect way to start living, and that is what I have been tending to do.  I heard a question this morning, and I honestly did not have an answer.  I thought, well, maybe that is why nothing is happening and I keep feeling so "blah."  The question was, "What are you expecting God to do today in your life?"

Wow.  What am I expecting, I thought to myself, I don't think I am expecting anything other than Him to lead me through each moment of the day. 

 

 

expectations?

 

 

 

 

I am not sure what my expectations are.  So I started saying I expect something good to happen to me today.  I expect God to show me favor in situations.  I expect breakthroughs are going to happen today.  I expect to have a great attitude all day long.  I expect growth in all areas of my life. 

 

I feel blah so often because I wake up and say okay lets get through this day, seek God, and let Him lead...but then what?  I kind of just go through the day and have gotten into a mundane attitude.  I don't like it.  I want out of that!   Things are going to change and I am glad I am aware of this now, and I also need to remember, I do not have to rely on my feelings, I can choose better choices and actions despite how I may feel.  Feelings are fickle. 

 

Do you have expectations from God each day?  Share with me?

 

More later...

Kim

 



My One Word for 2013

To read about my 2012 "one word' click here.  This was an amazing year to LIVE.  I can't believe how it has impacted my life all year to realize when I get halted by something and start trying to figure out or stop living until something is figured out, and then realize, hey I need to live, keep moving, He is here and He will guide me and correct me and direct me, I need not fear.  I have experienced life much more full this year because of my one word.  So thankful for it.  It is something I will continue from now on, LIVE.   Thank you Lord for teaching me!  I am amazed and thankful.

This year I started praying and talking to God about what my One Word for 2013 will be, and the word heavy on my heart is TRUST.  I will be reading this devotional in 2013 that Abba led me to.  I am excited.  At first I thought I am nervous that Trust is my word for this year.  I had questions, God why do I need to trust you more, what is going to happen?  Fear set in and the enemy hurled lies over and over and over.  I say...I trust you Jesus.

The scripture that I feel goes with this that keeps coming to mind is this:

Proverbs 3:5-6
Trust in the Lord with all your heart;
do not depend on your own understanding.
Seek His will in all you do,
and He will show you which path to take (or He will direct your path).

I also want to trust Him with my blog.  I used to journal daily, and write and write, and when I started working full time earlier this year, I stopped and it was more like a few times a week or maybe once a week.  I would read back into my journal the past year or two and saw how much I talked about me, and how much I was trying to figure things out.  So I feel like what I am going to start doing is to use my blog as a journal and share my heart as I feel led and also for accountability, and also I want to do something I have read about recently.  A praise journal, or a thankful journal.  And each day write all I am thankful for and all I can praise Him for, so I can continue to renew my mind and have my thoughts not focused on myself, but focused on God. 

What is your one word for 2013?  Have you thought about it?  Pray about it and see what comes up.  Here is the link to explain it a bit more:  http://myoneword.org/

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

More later...
Kim :)

Today's Thoughts

Good morning!  I wanted to drop in and chat about wanting to get healthy and how I have not taken care of myself a lot the last few years.  I don't think I realized the extent it was at, how much I really focused on what to do, but how much I was NOT doing, as far as eating what will nourish my body and also exercising.  I listened to a CD by Joyce Meyer a few weeks ago called The Importance of Taking Care of Yourself.

Part 1 & Part 2-so good to listen to if you are not on your list of people that you take care of (I wasn't and want to work on being on the top of that list)

So time to do some mind renewing in this area.  I am in denial and really don't want to think about the condition my body is in right now as I have neglected it for so long.  Then I think, well I am going to do something about it, and start thinking in that direction, and then lies start pouring in...

• how do you think you will get anywhere considering how you have been the last several years
• yeah right, do you really think you are going to be healthy again
• do you really think you can do it
• you shouldn't even try really hard at all because you won't succeed

Do any of these lies sound familiar to you???  Well they are so familiar to me.  I haven't even wanted to get my yearly check up because I know I won't and do not like the condition of my health and body right now.  But why am I going to keep putting it off.  I started reading Eden Diet again by Dr. Rita Hancock, and am again bringing God into this and want His help and guidance to return to my full health and natural weight.  

My one word for 2013, which I will share in another post, is trust.  I am going to work on trusting God in all things and let Him direct the paths, all the while what I really need to remember is that it will be uncomfortable and just because it is hard at first, does not mean that I am not succeeding and it does not mean nothing is going to work.  It means I am starting to fight a fight I haven't even engaged in for years.  

More later...

My Strengths, My Blog

So if I learned to blog about my strengths, what are the things I need to be sharing and letting FLOW from my heart into my writing?  What are things I get excited about, though many people around me would think I'm a major goofball for getting excited about them? (hehe!) 

 



• I get excited about seeking God constantly and seeing what He does each day to direct me and guide me. How he intervenes in every situation and shines through, gives me favor, and makes things all work out.
• I get excited about the perfect bite, creating a recipe that has the perfect bite.  Also helps to have the least amount of allergens in it as possible!
• Wherever I am, being all there, blooming where I'm planted.  Seeing what God sees and not what I or other people would see in the littlest situations.  Loving others as I love myself.

So there we have it to start.  The heart of the blog, the life of the blog, hearts, hearts and more exciting hearts!

More later...
Kim

Numb

Feeling numb especially in the area of eating.  I have exhausted it in my mind heart and soul.  I have sabotaged many well intended starts I have taken.  I have doubted ideas and inspiration.  I have sadly given up in my heart.  I suppose that is a good thing as that is when God changes you.  When you surrender and give it up.  I can't control anymore.

Thoughts. Random brain dump.  I can do this.  I don't have to have everything figured out.  I cannot focus outside of this very moment.  I have to stay in this moment.  And be all there.  Keep my focus on His face.  I asked Him to be my personal trainer.  He is very capable of doing that.  I have to allow Him in.  More.  More than ever.  And not run away or try and hide again.  Vulnerable.  Need more vulnerability.  It's okay if I feel something.  Really it is.  No need to numb anymore.

Prayer.  Jesus I need help to be vulnerable.  To feel again.  To let you and others in.  To have discernment of when to let in and when to have boundaries.  I want to be the intuitive eater that You and my body so desires me to be.  I have all the knowledge.  But like I heard Joyce Meyer say a few weeks ago...we have so much more knowledge than our level of obedience.  I truly know this is true for me.  I have exhausted my mind in it all.  I need a fresh start now.  Right now I ask you to sweep me off my feet with Your love and to help me restart in filling up on You and not food or drink.  You are so much better than that and I know that is Truth. Jesus be my everything and even though things might not change right away and I may not see immediate results, please help me rely on You and keep taking steps of obedience when I don't feel like it or when it is hard and help me to see the clear path of personal training You have in store for me each moment of each day.  I.  Need.  You.  In Jesus Name, Amen

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More later...Kim 

His Hand Puppet

My prayer tonight is that I will be like His hand-puppet with Him leading and me resting in Him and so in love with Him.

Jesus calling today was perfect for me to hear.  This is what it said:

From "Jesus Calling by Sarah Young - November 19

"LEAVE OUTCOMES UP TO ME. Follow Me wherever I lead, without worrying about how it will all turn out. Think of your life as an adventure, with Me as your Guide and Companion. Live in the 'now,' concentrating on staying in step with Me. When our path leads to a cliff, be willing to climb it with My help. When we come to a resting place, take ti...

me to be refreshed in My Presence. Enjoy the rhythm of life lived closed to Me.

You already know the ultimate destination of your journey: your entrance into heaven. So keep your focus on the path just before you, leaving outcomes to Me."

"I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD."
Psalm 27:13-14

"'In your unfailing love you will lead the people you have redeemed. In your strength you will guide them to your holy dwelling.'"
Exodus 15:1

Seems to be the theme lately of what I am learning.  To walk by His Spirit, obey His Word, and then you think, how in the world will I be able to do those things...and your mind starts spinning?  Well then the answer comes...you can't do it.  He will do it for you.  He will give you the grace, strength and power to walk by His Spirit and obey His Word.  Thankful.

Where you go I'll go by Brian and Jenn Johnson is the song on my heart this week--heard for first time at church Sunday!

More later...Love to you!