Broken. . . this is a word that has been rolling around in my head for a few weeks now. Broken promise, broken spirit, broken lives. So many things are broken.
I heard someone say once that it is through our brokenness that He shines through. I found that to be a very interesting statement. The idea that the Light of Christ can shine through our broken cracks and be a light to others that are broken, lost, lonely and confused.
I have been reading Tammy Gray's Winsor Series. I've read Shattered Rose and Shackled Lily. I am now reading Splintered Oak. These books are all about broken people and their transformations within Christ. It took me a little while to get into the first book. I felt guilty for reading it. I used to love reading fiction but I had convinced myself that reading fiction was such a waste of time and that I needed to focus on readings that would progress me with my knowledge of my job or that would teach me better skills.
I almost put Shattered Rose down and walked away. However, I was far enough into the book that I wanted to know how it ended. I stayed up till 2:00 am this past Saturday morning and finished the book. I couldn't put it down and I didn't want to stop reading it. While my life was so different than Avery's, I could connect on so many different levels with her.
Broken. . . it's how I feel. . you would think that at my age, I would be better put together, but I'm not. I reek of insecurity. Everyday, I go to the Lord in prayer and I ask him to make me secure in who I am. Help me to be a shining light to someone out there. Help me to be a beacon to those who are lost in the wilderness and yet, I still feel so broken.
I have this stirring inside of me to do something new and different with my life and yet I am so unsure of what that is. Jason is feeling it also. He is miserable at this job and he is longing for change. I have been praying that he finds it. I know that things have been set in motion. Decisions have been made. Many are still just unconscious thoughts in my head and in my heart but I am aware that they are there. My priorities are shifting and changes are happening. Only time will tell. . .
Maybe broken is not so bad. . .
Sunday, August 2, 2015
Saturday, June 13, 2015
Ready, Willing, Able
I did not write the post on Sunday as I normally do. In matter of fact, it is already Saturday and I am just now writing. I have procrastinated all week in writing this. God is moving me, directing me, guiding me down a path that I have prayed for. Now don't get me wrong, I did not pray for God to do exactly this. My prayer was more along the lines of show me Your way and I will follow.
So here I am, not at a place I really ever expected to be. I am scared. I am taking a huge leap of faith, but I know in my heart, that this, this here, the path that I am on is the correct path. This is His path, the path that He wants for me right now at this time.
Pastor Todd on Sunday spoke about Shamgar in the Book of Judges. Chapter 3 verse 31. An entire sermon on one verse.
So here I am, not at a place I really ever expected to be. I am scared. I am taking a huge leap of faith, but I know in my heart, that this, this here, the path that I am on is the correct path. This is His path, the path that He wants for me right now at this time.
Pastor Todd on Sunday spoke about Shamgar in the Book of Judges. Chapter 3 verse 31. An entire sermon on one verse.
Be Ready, Be Willing, Be Able
Am I ready? When God calls, I have to be ready to respond. I have to be prepared. I correlate this to Emergency Preparedness. We live in Texas. More than once this spring, we had to crowd into our tornado closet and wait out the storm that was blowing through. The very first time, we were not ready. The closet was stuffed with so much junk that we had no room for ourselves. The tornado sirens are going off and I was frantically pulling items out so that we could safely get in. During the midst of the storm is not the time to get ready. One must prep and prepare ahead of time. Just accepting Christ as your Lord and Savior is a huge step in preparing for God's work. Staying in his word on a daily basis is also very important. Practicing your Christian faith moment by moment also prepares us and helps us to be ready. Recognizing your weaknesses and working to make those areas stronger. Getting ready is an ongoing process. My son's high school football team has a slogan. . . "We stay ready, so we don't have to get ready.". This concept is very applicable here.
Am I willing? Do I have the courage I need to overcome my fears in order to serve the Lord? This is my greatest struggle right now. I am so afraid. I am also a perfectionist. I want everything to be just right, just perfect before I commit. Pastor Todd encourages us to "Grow where you are planted.". In every season, in every mess, in everything - we can serve the Lord. It is actually in our messiness and our brokenness that God can use us the best. We should also use the tools that we have available to us at the moment. Some of the best life lessons that I have learned and have taught, happened on a whim. They were spur of the moment without fancy tools or well thought out speeches. God can and will use me where I am and with what I have. I only have to be willing to say "yes" when He calls upon me.
Am I able? I am able because God makes me able. God makes all things possible. As long as I am Ready and as long as I am Willing, God will make me Able.
So, now it is time. Time for me to step out in faith and be willing to let God use me. I am Ready, I am Willing and God will make me Able.
Sunday, May 31, 2015
Judges
In church we are going through the book of Judges. This has been an interesting study so far. I find myself struggling with my life and wondering how in the world will I ever make it to Heaven and then I realize, that if I depend upon the world, I never will make it. Thus the point of the book of Judges.
It is the world, worldly things that keep us separated from God. It is our tolerance of things from this world that keep us separated from God. I was reviewing my notes from the last two Sundays. The words rip at me and cause great distress.
Pastor Todd spoke again today about the sin cycle: Disobedience, Discipline, Dependence, Deliverance. The idea of Dependence is really where I am hung up. Pastor Todd says that there is a difference between Dependence and Repentance. In Judges, the Israelites cried out to God and depended upon him once again and he delivered them from their oppressors. However, they did not actually repent of their sin and it was their lack of repentance that continued them down the path to repeat the cycle of disobedience and discipline.
I do not want to be caught in that cycle. I do not want to be stuck in dependence mode but want full repentance. I want to turn my back to the world and to lean upon Him for my grace and salvation. I really have a long way to go and time is short.
It is the world, worldly things that keep us separated from God. It is our tolerance of things from this world that keep us separated from God. I was reviewing my notes from the last two Sundays. The words rip at me and cause great distress.
- God's loving hatred towards sin.
- Should love God above all else
- Those distractions are sins (TV, phone apps) - Anything that takes the place of God and time I would spend with God.
- What distracts us? - Social media, sports, TV, our job
- There are 168 hours from Sunday to Sunday.
- Worship is not a Sunday morning thing. This is a lifestyle!
- All of it can be worship.
- Discipline is a form of love
- There is a chasm of difference between regret & repentance.
- Be forgettable so that God memorable through you.
- God is in the business of using messed up people
- National sin - sin starts inside of ourselves. We sit in silence, stand with lack of action. Sinning in silence.
Pastor Todd spoke again today about the sin cycle: Disobedience, Discipline, Dependence, Deliverance. The idea of Dependence is really where I am hung up. Pastor Todd says that there is a difference between Dependence and Repentance. In Judges, the Israelites cried out to God and depended upon him once again and he delivered them from their oppressors. However, they did not actually repent of their sin and it was their lack of repentance that continued them down the path to repeat the cycle of disobedience and discipline.
I do not want to be caught in that cycle. I do not want to be stuck in dependence mode but want full repentance. I want to turn my back to the world and to lean upon Him for my grace and salvation. I really have a long way to go and time is short.
Sunday, May 24, 2015
Set in Motion
Well, things have definitely been set in motion. Last Sunday, I asked my Sunday School group to pray for me as I struggled to make the decision to leave my current job.
Then on Tuesday, I finally made the decision. I told my boss. I gave my 30 days notice. On Thursday, I told my assistant directors and my teams that I was leaving and that my last day would be June 18th.
And then. . .
Came the peace. I know for me, at this point in time, it is the right decision. I'm scared. I am the primary wage earner in this family. I provide our health insurance. I provide the security for us to live the way we live.
Now, I know that I can find another job. I'm not going to say that it will be a great job and I don't know that I can find full-time, but there is quite a few places I can go to work to earn the income we need so that I can continue to provide for my family in a monetary fashion.
However, the purpose in me leaving was so that I can BE there for my family, in the moment, alive and experiencing life with them, not just a body in the house, in the next room, present, but doing work things. I'm looking for a change.
I discovered a blog about a minimalist lifestyle. That caught my attention. I've been reading more about what that means, to be a minimalist. I also decided this morning that I think that I am going to go back and read Jen Haymaker's "7" book again and look at the principles in the book and try to apply them to my life.
Anyway, that's what's going on right now. Things are moving forward.
Then on Tuesday, I finally made the decision. I told my boss. I gave my 30 days notice. On Thursday, I told my assistant directors and my teams that I was leaving and that my last day would be June 18th.
And then. . .
Came the peace. I know for me, at this point in time, it is the right decision. I'm scared. I am the primary wage earner in this family. I provide our health insurance. I provide the security for us to live the way we live.
Now, I know that I can find another job. I'm not going to say that it will be a great job and I don't know that I can find full-time, but there is quite a few places I can go to work to earn the income we need so that I can continue to provide for my family in a monetary fashion.
However, the purpose in me leaving was so that I can BE there for my family, in the moment, alive and experiencing life with them, not just a body in the house, in the next room, present, but doing work things. I'm looking for a change.
I discovered a blog about a minimalist lifestyle. That caught my attention. I've been reading more about what that means, to be a minimalist. I also decided this morning that I think that I am going to go back and read Jen Haymaker's "7" book again and look at the principles in the book and try to apply them to my life.
Anyway, that's what's going on right now. Things are moving forward.
Sunday, April 12, 2015
A Citizen of Heaven
Today Pastor Todd preached about citizenship. I LOVE his passion! He is absolutely amazing and once he starts His message, I cannot help but find myself caught up in the message.
We have been taking a journey through the book of Philippians. The message has been centered on Choosing Joy. Today most specifically Pastor Todd discussed Philippians 3:20-21
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform out lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
I am a Citizen of Heaven. Right now at this very moment, I am a Citizen of Heaven. Not, I will be a Citizen of Heaven after I die, I am a Citizen of Heaven right now at this very moment. If I wait till I die to become a Citizen of Heaven, it will be too late. I will have missed out on my opportunity. I must now, live my life as a Citizen of Heaven, if I am to live eternally with my Father in Heaven.
This is a tough concept. There are so many earthly things (distractions) that keep me from living as a Citizen of Heaven. I spend my time more focused on earthly treasures and I forget that things of this earth will keep me from my Heavenly Father.
I am slowly remodeling and remolding myself into this new citizen. It is so hard to stay focused on God and all that he has to offer. I am trying to simplify my life. I am trying to remove the distractions, all of this in hopes that one day, I will be a full-fledged Citizen of Heaven, living eternally with my Father.
We have been taking a journey through the book of Philippians. The message has been centered on Choosing Joy. Today most specifically Pastor Todd discussed Philippians 3:20-21
But our citizenship is in heaven. And we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, who, by the power that enables him to bring everything under his control, will transform out lowly bodies so that they will be like his glorious body.
I am a Citizen of Heaven. Right now at this very moment, I am a Citizen of Heaven. Not, I will be a Citizen of Heaven after I die, I am a Citizen of Heaven right now at this very moment. If I wait till I die to become a Citizen of Heaven, it will be too late. I will have missed out on my opportunity. I must now, live my life as a Citizen of Heaven, if I am to live eternally with my Father in Heaven.
This is a tough concept. There are so many earthly things (distractions) that keep me from living as a Citizen of Heaven. I spend my time more focused on earthly treasures and I forget that things of this earth will keep me from my Heavenly Father.
I am slowly remodeling and remolding myself into this new citizen. It is so hard to stay focused on God and all that he has to offer. I am trying to simplify my life. I am trying to remove the distractions, all of this in hopes that one day, I will be a full-fledged Citizen of Heaven, living eternally with my Father.
Sunday, March 29, 2015
Commitment: Like Ham and Eggs for Breakfast
I've been struggling with commitment lately. Probably not really the commitment part as much as the priority part. I, as many people, have a million commitments going at any given time. Problem is that the priority I assign to those commitments is all out of whack. I've have slowly come to this realization since the end of January. Then in Church last Sunday, Pastor Todd preached about this very thing. Of course, I don't think this was the intent of his sermon, but this is what I walked away with. I knew immediately that I wanted to write a post about this and yet, due to a messed up system of commitments and priorities, it has taken me all week and another Sunday sermon to finally sit down and get this out.
The sermon series right now is about Finding Joy. Pastor Todd is taking us through the Book of Philippians. I have always struggled with the concept of Joy. It has really only been the last 3 or 4 years of my life that I have really known Joy. I still have a lot to learn about staying grounded in this Joy and knowing where my Joy truly comes from.
Things have been very hard for me since January. Honestly, I should probably back up to January of 2014, because that is really when this all started, but I will spare you the horrid details and just jump to this January. There was an incident at work that led to a news story on TV. This incident led me down a path where I felt I needed to give more to my company. This happened on my watch. This is my fault. I failed and I owe them more. I will say, that I never doubted God and I had Faith that the truth would come out. Being a follower of Christ does not mean that my life will be easier. I know and understand that and I feel that I used my Faith and Trust in Christ as my Lord and Savior to guide me in all the choices that I made in relation to this investigation.
Yet, at the same time, I have found myself giving every moment of my time to my job, except the few hours on Sunday when I came to Church to worship. My family was suffering and I was finding so was my Joy. My priorities and my commitments were, as I said earlier, OUT of WHACK!
So . . . back to the analogy of Ham and Eggs for Breakfast. Pastor Todd used this analogy in his sermon and it really hit home for me.
How committed are you? Are you the chicken who lays the eggs but does not have to suffer immensely or give up much to provide the eggs? Maybe you give an hour here or a dollar there but it does not take much of your time or your effort and your life goes relatively unchanged by what you give. OR Are you the pig who must lay down your life so that we can have ham? In order for us to have ham or bacon (which is really my preference) that pig has to be ALL IN. That pig has to be fully COMMITTED. In order for us to partake, he has to lay down his life and give his all for us. That is the type of commitment that I am looking for from myself. The type of commitment where I give everything to Christ. That is how committed I want to be. Right now I am a chicken. I lay an egg here and I lay an egg there, but I never give so much that it hurts. I have been ALL IN for my job but playing the role of the chicken for Christ.
I am looking for a change. I am looking for a priority shift. I am looking to pursue the one and only true thing in my life and thus in the pursuit, realign my priorities and commitments so that true Joy is found once again.
So. . .I ask you. . . Ham or Eggs?
The sermon series right now is about Finding Joy. Pastor Todd is taking us through the Book of Philippians. I have always struggled with the concept of Joy. It has really only been the last 3 or 4 years of my life that I have really known Joy. I still have a lot to learn about staying grounded in this Joy and knowing where my Joy truly comes from.
Things have been very hard for me since January. Honestly, I should probably back up to January of 2014, because that is really when this all started, but I will spare you the horrid details and just jump to this January. There was an incident at work that led to a news story on TV. This incident led me down a path where I felt I needed to give more to my company. This happened on my watch. This is my fault. I failed and I owe them more. I will say, that I never doubted God and I had Faith that the truth would come out. Being a follower of Christ does not mean that my life will be easier. I know and understand that and I feel that I used my Faith and Trust in Christ as my Lord and Savior to guide me in all the choices that I made in relation to this investigation.
Yet, at the same time, I have found myself giving every moment of my time to my job, except the few hours on Sunday when I came to Church to worship. My family was suffering and I was finding so was my Joy. My priorities and my commitments were, as I said earlier, OUT of WHACK!
So . . . back to the analogy of Ham and Eggs for Breakfast. Pastor Todd used this analogy in his sermon and it really hit home for me.
How committed are you? Are you the chicken who lays the eggs but does not have to suffer immensely or give up much to provide the eggs? Maybe you give an hour here or a dollar there but it does not take much of your time or your effort and your life goes relatively unchanged by what you give. OR Are you the pig who must lay down your life so that we can have ham? In order for us to have ham or bacon (which is really my preference) that pig has to be ALL IN. That pig has to be fully COMMITTED. In order for us to partake, he has to lay down his life and give his all for us. That is the type of commitment that I am looking for from myself. The type of commitment where I give everything to Christ. That is how committed I want to be. Right now I am a chicken. I lay an egg here and I lay an egg there, but I never give so much that it hurts. I have been ALL IN for my job but playing the role of the chicken for Christ.
I am looking for a change. I am looking for a priority shift. I am looking to pursue the one and only true thing in my life and thus in the pursuit, realign my priorities and commitments so that true Joy is found once again.
So. . .I ask you. . . Ham or Eggs?
Monday, January 5, 2015
Back to it!
Today we were back at it. The kids went back to school and I was back to my regular work routine.
My two challenges for this week are to drink 1/2 my body weight in ozs of water and to eat two vegetables or fruits with breakfast, lunch and dinner. I've managed to get 86 ozs down today. I feel like I have lived in the bathroom today. My hands are super dry from washing them. I had my vegetables with breakfast, because I had prepped my breakfast for the week and I also had my vegetables for lunch because I prepped by lunches for the week also. I did get one vegetable with my dinner. I could have added a fruit but after all the water I just could not ingest anything else today.
Till next time!
Michelle
My two challenges for this week are to drink 1/2 my body weight in ozs of water and to eat two vegetables or fruits with breakfast, lunch and dinner. I've managed to get 86 ozs down today. I feel like I have lived in the bathroom today. My hands are super dry from washing them. I had my vegetables with breakfast, because I had prepped my breakfast for the week and I also had my vegetables for lunch because I prepped by lunches for the week also. I did get one vegetable with my dinner. I could have added a fruit but after all the water I just could not ingest anything else today.
Till next time!
Michelle
Sunday, January 4, 2015
Sunday!
I have a love/hate relationship with Sundays. I love going to Church and worshipping the Lord. We recently changed Churches and this experience has been much more enjoyable for me since we made the change.
Please don't get me wrong, I believe that no matter the music or the sermon, that Worship is about me and the Lord and not about those other things. I was determined to stay and work through those things and I had stayed a year past when Jason was ready to leave. However, I believe that the Church should be an example to how we should live our lives, ministering to the community that we live in. When the decision was made by our Church to not participate in a city wide event that ministers to our community, I was done. The very next Sunday, we were in a new Church. I love our new Church and the message today was specifically designed by God, just for me.
I said a few days earlier that this year my focus was on my Husband, serving Christ by ministering to my Hubby. Today's sermon was based on Obedience. Matthew 21: 23-32. The message today was about commitment and passion to our commitments, about saying "yes" and continuing to follow through with the "yes" even when we are done and really want to just do nothing. I jotted down some notes during the sermon today: True repentance means obedience. In Matthew 7:21 it says that not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom of God. We have to follow up with action. Commitment is better than Pasion. Does my Passion drive my commitments? Showing Jason that I love him is more important than just saying that I love him. I must live in obedience. Being (change) is better than just saying (change). I just need to do it. I don't need to announce that I'm going to do it. Once I start, people will see and know because of my actions. (Reminds me of that song - "and they will know we are Christians by our love, by our love, yes they will know we are Christians by our love.")
I know this is a lot of rambling and what's the point? The point is that this was the reminder that I needed to stay focused to my task for 2015. It's still very early in this new year. We are only on day 4. I still have plenty of time to decide that I no longer want to work towards my mission. Today was just a little reminder and affirmation that obedience to God means that we follow through with our commitments even when we don't want to. My goal is to remember this always.
In other news. . .I did get quite a few things done today. . . I:
Till the next time!
Michelle
Please don't get me wrong, I believe that no matter the music or the sermon, that Worship is about me and the Lord and not about those other things. I was determined to stay and work through those things and I had stayed a year past when Jason was ready to leave. However, I believe that the Church should be an example to how we should live our lives, ministering to the community that we live in. When the decision was made by our Church to not participate in a city wide event that ministers to our community, I was done. The very next Sunday, we were in a new Church. I love our new Church and the message today was specifically designed by God, just for me.
I said a few days earlier that this year my focus was on my Husband, serving Christ by ministering to my Hubby. Today's sermon was based on Obedience. Matthew 21: 23-32. The message today was about commitment and passion to our commitments, about saying "yes" and continuing to follow through with the "yes" even when we are done and really want to just do nothing. I jotted down some notes during the sermon today: True repentance means obedience. In Matthew 7:21 it says that not everyone who says Lord, Lord will enter the Kingdom of God. We have to follow up with action. Commitment is better than Pasion. Does my Passion drive my commitments? Showing Jason that I love him is more important than just saying that I love him. I must live in obedience. Being (change) is better than just saying (change). I just need to do it. I don't need to announce that I'm going to do it. Once I start, people will see and know because of my actions. (Reminds me of that song - "and they will know we are Christians by our love, by our love, yes they will know we are Christians by our love.")
I know this is a lot of rambling and what's the point? The point is that this was the reminder that I needed to stay focused to my task for 2015. It's still very early in this new year. We are only on day 4. I still have plenty of time to decide that I no longer want to work towards my mission. Today was just a little reminder and affirmation that obedience to God means that we follow through with our commitments even when we don't want to. My goal is to remember this always.
In other news. . .I did get quite a few things done today. . . I:
- Made my bed
- Went to Church (I did skip out on Sunday school)
- Cooked dinner for today
- Cooked breakfast for the whole week for myself (with two vegetables)
- Made my lunches for the whole week (with two vegetables)
- Cleaned up the dinner dishes and started the dishwasher
- Cleaned off the surfaces in the kitchen of all the paper clutter (there are still a few outstanding items but they are charging cords and other items that have always been in the kitchen that I need to find a better place for)
Till the next time!
Michelle
Saturday, January 3, 2015
Saturday
Today is Saturday. I generally enjoy Saturdays. It is typically the one day of the week when I do NOT have to get up at any predetermined time. I can stay up as late as I want on Friday, and still get my 8 hours of sleep, because I do not have to do anything in particular on Saturday. Today was one of those Saturdays and it was wonderful.
I was able to sleep in and take my time with getting things done today. I feel like I accomplished quite a bit today. I:
He said that RJ "kinda" shot this turkey today. I'm not exactly sure what "kinda" shot means, but I know that RJ is completely stoked about this.
It also means that we will have turkey for dinner for sure coming up. Hopefully it will be ground turkey, I feel we will eat that the best.
Today has been another evening of just Makenna and myself at home. Hayden popped in briefly and then was gone again. He is staying the night with a friend tonight. He did say that he would meet me in the morning for Church. He really is a good kid. It is so very hard for me to believe that he is a Senior and that in 5 months he will be graduating from high school.
I have been trying really hard to not be overly restrictive with his activities with his friends. Every fiber in my body wants to just say "no" and make him stay at home with me but I know that I have to let him go, so I resist the urge to say "no" and I let him go out and hang out with his friends and stay the night with them even if it is two nights in a row.
Tomorrow will be a crazy busy day, especially as the day winds down. We have to get back into the school routine. The kids have been off for two weeks for Christmas break but now it is time to get back to reality.
Till next time!
Michelle
I was able to sleep in and take my time with getting things done today. I feel like I accomplished quite a bit today. I:
- Washed the sheets on my bed and then put them all back on
- Washed all of our towels and other "whites" and put everything up
- Vacuumed my bedroom
- Bought groceries
- Helped Makenna wash two of her loads of laundry and dry them
- Cooked 5 lbs of ground beef and put it away in the freezer to use for meals later
- Made a re-usable checklist for daily tasks that I need to complete
It also means that we will have turkey for dinner for sure coming up. Hopefully it will be ground turkey, I feel we will eat that the best.
Today has been another evening of just Makenna and myself at home. Hayden popped in briefly and then was gone again. He is staying the night with a friend tonight. He did say that he would meet me in the morning for Church. He really is a good kid. It is so very hard for me to believe that he is a Senior and that in 5 months he will be graduating from high school.
I have been trying really hard to not be overly restrictive with his activities with his friends. Every fiber in my body wants to just say "no" and make him stay at home with me but I know that I have to let him go, so I resist the urge to say "no" and I let him go out and hang out with his friends and stay the night with them even if it is two nights in a row.
Tomorrow will be a crazy busy day, especially as the day winds down. We have to get back into the school routine. The kids have been off for two weeks for Christmas break but now it is time to get back to reality.
Till next time!
Michelle
Friday, January 2, 2015
2015 - page 2
I promise that I will not number each post page by page, it's just that I am tired and not feeling very imaginative today.
The Hubby and the middle child are gone. They left yesterday for the deer lease. These leaves me at home with the oldest and the youngest children. The oldest, of course, being the self-sufficient individual that he is, has left the youngest and myself to fend for ourselves.
I worked today. It was wet and cold today and I did not want to go to work. Once I got there though, it was not that bad. If it was not for the fact that it was Payroll Friday, I probably would not have even gone into work. However, payroll needed to be done and two of my three Team Leaders were on vacation so I went in.
Once I actually got to work, it was not really that bad. I got quite a bit accomplished. Not as much as I had wanted to get accomplished, but I did make some headway.
Overall, today was good. I
Till the next time!
Michelle
The Hubby and the middle child are gone. They left yesterday for the deer lease. These leaves me at home with the oldest and the youngest children. The oldest, of course, being the self-sufficient individual that he is, has left the youngest and myself to fend for ourselves.
I worked today. It was wet and cold today and I did not want to go to work. Once I got there though, it was not that bad. If it was not for the fact that it was Payroll Friday, I probably would not have even gone into work. However, payroll needed to be done and two of my three Team Leaders were on vacation so I went in.
Once I actually got to work, it was not really that bad. I got quite a bit accomplished. Not as much as I had wanted to get accomplished, but I did make some headway.
Overall, today was good. I
- Made my bed
- Ate breakfast at home with two different fruits (my goal for next week is two different fruits or vegetables for each breakfast, lunch and dinner)
- Fixed my lunch (no fruits or vegetables, gotta go to the store)
- Ate my lunch (granted it was almost 2 pm, but I did finally stop for a minute and eat)
- Cooked dinner at home (again, no fruits and veggies)
- Washed the dishes
- Read my Bible plan
- Created my Household Binder (it will eventually hold my cleaning lists and other household information)
Till the next time!
Michelle
Thursday, January 1, 2015
Chapter 2015 - page 1
Well, here we are again, January 1st. It is crazy to me how time flies. How in 1 second I can be in the moment of January 1, 2014 and in the next second I am here in 2015. So much happened in 2014. It was a HARD year, but at the same time it was one of the most AMAZING years of my life.
My Mom took us on a family cruise, the Ennis Lions won a State Championship in Football, I was promoted at work into a Divisional Director Position, We found a new Church Family, I started back with CrossFit (and then quit because of my foot), I started some cleaning and organization for my home (it looks better than it ever has, but still has a long way to go).
These are the things that just immediately pop into my head. I'm looking forward to 2015! I am expecting big things this year from myself. I have declared this year to be the
My Mom took us on a family cruise, the Ennis Lions won a State Championship in Football, I was promoted at work into a Divisional Director Position, We found a new Church Family, I started back with CrossFit (and then quit because of my foot), I started some cleaning and organization for my home (it looks better than it ever has, but still has a long way to go).
These are the things that just immediately pop into my head. I'm looking forward to 2015! I am expecting big things this year from myself. I have declared this year to be the
YEAR OF THE HUSBAND
I've decided to focus my efforts on our relationship and making it stronger. One of the great things about this is that by focusing on him, I will be taking care of myself also and meeting many of the other goals that I would like to accomplish. While focusing on Jason, I will be improving my Spiritual Life as I learn to pray for Jason and the needs of our family; I will be improving my health as I learn to eat healthier and be more active; and I will be improving our home as I work on decreasing the clutter.
My birthday was yesterday. Jason and the kids gave me a new FitBit. I am really excited about this. This will be my third one. My previous two have died. I had decided after the last one went kaput, that I was just going to do without but I'm excited about having a new one. I charged it last night and put it one this morning. I've got it all set up and I'm ready to start tracking again. It's been a few months since I last tracked any data. I'm a techie kind of person. I LOVE gadgets and things that help me collect data.
It's been a really good day. I've read quite a bit. One of my favorite new blogs is A Slob Comes Clean. I see so much of myself in her posts. They are funny and many times I have caught myself laughing out loud at her posts. She is very open and honest about her home and the process that she is going through to get her home in order. It's why I like the blog. Dana has been writing this blog since 2009. I have gone back to the very beginning and have been reading her posts from the beginning.
I have also designated a box in the "game room" of our house that is to collect items that need to be given away/decluttered. The "game room" is just a fancy name for a room in our home that should be a guest bedroom but since I don't have an extra bed, it is an eclectic room that has my desk (office), craft supplies, gift wrap and gift bags, storage for all unwanted/unloved items, x-box, TV and several chairs for people to sit on as they "game".
Other things I accomplished today include tracking all the food I have eaten today (I went over my allotted calories by 1200+). I also set out my breakfast for tomorrow and packed my lunch.
I have to work tomorrow, it's Payroll Friday! Payroll has to be done, the fortunate thing is that I have chosen to work in Waxahachie tomorrow, so I will be close to home. My focus is getting payroll done and cleaning out my inbox so that come Monday, I can call IT and hopefully get my email fixed. I think I will also spend some time tomorrow setting some goals for work and getting some decluttering and organizing going on over there also.
Till the next time!
It's been a really good day. I've read quite a bit. One of my favorite new blogs is A Slob Comes Clean. I see so much of myself in her posts. They are funny and many times I have caught myself laughing out loud at her posts. She is very open and honest about her home and the process that she is going through to get her home in order. It's why I like the blog. Dana has been writing this blog since 2009. I have gone back to the very beginning and have been reading her posts from the beginning.
I have also designated a box in the "game room" of our house that is to collect items that need to be given away/decluttered. The "game room" is just a fancy name for a room in our home that should be a guest bedroom but since I don't have an extra bed, it is an eclectic room that has my desk (office), craft supplies, gift wrap and gift bags, storage for all unwanted/unloved items, x-box, TV and several chairs for people to sit on as they "game".
Other things I accomplished today include tracking all the food I have eaten today (I went over my allotted calories by 1200+). I also set out my breakfast for tomorrow and packed my lunch.
I have to work tomorrow, it's Payroll Friday! Payroll has to be done, the fortunate thing is that I have chosen to work in Waxahachie tomorrow, so I will be close to home. My focus is getting payroll done and cleaning out my inbox so that come Monday, I can call IT and hopefully get my email fixed. I think I will also spend some time tomorrow setting some goals for work and getting some decluttering and organizing going on over there also.
Till the next time!
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