| just a little about myself….I am a 37 yr. old (eeks!), Christian, stay-at-home mom, (mom to 1 son)(1 dog & 1 hamster). God has blessed me immensly with my incredible husband, kevin. I have had a passion for paper for as long as I can remember…creating with paper–cards, scrapbooking–i love it all!! Just as I create with the scraps of paper and supplies, Jesus uses the scraps of my life, fitting them together, to create me in His image & for His glory. I’m unsure what I hope to accomplish with this blog. I often have big dreams, high expectations and not enough self-confidence to pursue it. Here’s to new beginnings…………….. |
wow. well, i’ve been blogging now for about 8 months….hugely addicted to it. i just turned 38. in fact, this picture was taken of me on my birthday, in the car with my hubby, drinking my non-fat caramel macchiato {current favorite}. I’ve decided to set some goals for this year, (we’ll see what happens):
- Thoroughly clean the house, down-sizing the amount of “stuff” that I hold on to. { still need to work on this}
- Find a lot to build a new house on, or find a new house that meets our needs, (with God as our guide). { haven’t found one and still unsure if now is the time}
- Continue to follow this new low-calorie, 6 day a week work-out routine, hoping to lose another 6 lbs., totally 15. { totally sticking to this! have now lost around 25 lbs., still counting calories, exercising daily, and now have even started taking a beginner’s spinning class at the Y–a huge step for me–exercising in public!!!}
- Find a daily devotion routine that works for me, that I can stick to. { have started a new prayer journal, which i love…still looking for a good devotional…attending weekly Bible Study at church…am concentrating on “refocus & renew” for 2009.
- Clean my house more often. ugh. { will never be my strong point, but am trying!}
- Blog daily. { i try }
- Find ways to be an encouragement to others, more often. { i am aware of people that God seems to place on my heart, just need to make sure to follow through with encouraging them & praying for them.}
- Scrap, at least, once a week. { continues to be my goal. am working on a big new step for SiB}
- Continually work to keep my etsy store filled, hoping to find something that sells well. { * see #8 }
- Spend more time one-on-one with my hubby, work at being a better wife. { i try!!}
- Work at being a better friend, mother, daughter, sister, wife, woman of God. { my main goal…always needs working on}
- Be better at spur-of-the-moment hospitality. { i am aware of this and occasionally am better, but always struggle….guess if my house was clean all of the time, that would help…lol}
- Save money, less impulse buying. { tiny bit improved }
- Allow God to work through me, helping to make my son & husband, all that God intends them to be. { realizing that we are crossing into phase 2 of parenting. high school decisions that affect the life ahead of Nick, new struggles, teenage issues, driving ahead. no more are the days of fun & games of elementary. }
- Less napping. {yawn} { i love morning naps. i am not a morning person, nor will i ever be. i am trying! }
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