Books to Read
- The Container Kitchen Garden
- Faithful Women and Their Extraordinary God
- Grace Walk
- God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God’s Love as the Gift of Himself
- The Harvard Medical School Guide to Healthy Eating During Pregnancy
- Heaven at Home: Establishing and Enjoying a Peaceful Home
- Instruments in the Redeemer’s Hands
- Melissa’s Great Book of Produce: Everything You Need to Know about Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
- Nourishing Traditions
- The One Year Chronological Bible NIV (One Year Bible: Niv)
- Low-Sew Boutique: 25 Quick & Clever Projects Using Ready-Mades
- Sewing Projects in an Afternoon
- Shepherding a Child’s Heart
- When Sinners Say “I Do”: Discovering the Power of the Gospel for Marriage
Family Goals
- Family Bible time 5 nights a week
- Family game night once a week
- Exercise more as a family
- Family read alouds
Financial Goals
- Purchase 15 passenger van (cash) by April 2009
- Fund IRA
- Braces for child #3 half-way funded by end of the year
- Cut grocery budget by $50 a month
- Live on half our income/ save or invest other half
- Save for short term goals: vacations, homeschool materials, gifts
- Start commission system for the kids
- All extra money goes into house fund
Homeschool Goals
- Restructure Bible time
- More read alouds/ less silent reading
- Research curriculum changes for 2009/2010 school year
- Homeschool – Preschool with 4 yo three days a week
- Once a month library trips w/ kids
- Create system for organizing past and future books
Homemaking Goals
- Follow Motivated Moms Planner
- 30 meals in the freezer by April 15th
- Create bi-monthly meal plans and shopping trips
- Organize Clothing Bins
- Paint/ refinish pantry cabinet
- Involve the kids in meal planning/ prep
- Incorporate more whole foods/ purchase less prepackaged foods in meals
- Plant container garden
- Enter all addresses into the computer
- Try two new recipes a month
- Room by room de-clutter and clean-out (one room a month should take me to 2010)
Personal Goals
- Return to pre-baby weight by August 2009
- Learn to knit
- Make most of 4 yos summer clothing
- Make cloth diapers
- Make baby sling
- Finish 3 aprons
- Go to bed 1/2 hour earlier and get up 1/2 hour earlier
- Take vitamins every day
- Have all Christmas shopping finished before Thanksgiving
Places to Visit
- Florida
- Williamsburg
- Blissdom
- HEAV Convention
- West Virginia
- Outer Banks
Spiritual Goals
- Read through One Year Bible
- Increase time in prayer
- Faithfully keep a journal
- Make attendance a priority at church functions
- Reach out to those who are different from me at church
These are my goals for 2009. They will probably change over the next several months, as life is always changing around here! Feel free to link up with your goals for 2009. We can all encourage each other in accomplishing our goals this year!
The fine print. Make sure you link to your goal post, not your home page so everyone can find your goals easily. If you don’t have a blog leave your goals in the comment section.