Spirituality
1. Stay on track with New Testament reading. This is going to require reading 85 verses a day, which is a heavier load than I was reading before. I can’t miss days, because it will take too much time to catch up.
2. Start a prayer journal
3. Attend temple 2 times this month
This month I am starting the New Testament. I just want to stay on track with reading and writing my journal. I am starting a prayer journal where I take time each day to list things I want to pray for. I hope to be more deliberate and thoughtful in my prayers with this exercise. Brent and I want to alternate temple attendance by attending on Thursdays.
Home
1. Make budget for the month of April
Include in my budget money for temple trips. Remember to save!
Health
1. exercise 3 times this week
2. wear sunscreen moisturizer daily
3. eat fruit daily
4. Go to bed at 9:30
I need to sleep more and go to bed earlier. We are going outside more and so I need to get in the habit of wearing sunscreen daily. I found a good moisturizer with 30 spf. With my lupus, it is essential that I wear sunscreen. I need to eat more fruit, which I tend to save for my kids.
Create
1. make cards for MIL and Mother
2. Make little album for mother
3. Finish 2009 album
4. edit 111 pictures and upload to snapfish
5. 10 pages of 2010 album
6. 10 pages of Israel album
In order to accomplish my create goals for this month, I need to step up my scrapbook work. But since I’m more organized, I think I can accomplish this.
Family
1. Do four letters per week for alphabet book with Brooke
2. Josef read 12 books.
3. 8 faith in god goals with Walter
4. 8 scout goals with Trent
5. One act of service or affirmation for Brent
In order for my kids to earn their awards, I have to instigate the work. If I set a goal, we are more likely to set aside time to work on their projects. Brooke and I are going to create an alphabet book. I’ve got tons of scrapbook supplies and I think it would be a fun and meaningful project for us to do. I also want to start taking the kids to the park when the weather gets warmer.
My last goal is an important one. I think it is very important to continually nourish one’s relationship with one’s spouse. Several months ago I read The Five Love Languages by Gary Chapman. According to Chapman, people feel and receive love in different ways. In order to love one another better, you need to learn what love language your spouse responds to and speak to that language. That has made a lot of sense to me. My husband’s love language is predominantly acts of service with words of affirmation following closely. Acts of service isn’t my love language, so it doesn’t come naturally to me. I want to make sure I do one extra act per day that shows my love for my husband in the way that is meaningful to him.
Personality
1. Argue less
2. Stop and listen to kids
I have a terrible weakness of being very argumentative–with my spouse, kids, online forums, etc. I am working to stop and listen more and try to understand with empathy instead of ways to deconstruct other people’s arguments.
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