Goal Setting: Week of November 22, 2015

Well, this week certainly didn't do what I thought it would.  On Tuesday I found out my mom was coming in to town, so we adjusted our schedules appropriately.  It didn't really throw much of a wrench into things, especially because she has been very helpful around the house.  So despite washing an extra set of sheets this week, I accomplished most of what was on my to-do list and still am managing to attend a holiday festival and have a party today.  So, I'd say I fared rather well this week. How did you do with your goals this week?…

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More for Girls Only Devotions: A Book Review

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a percentage of each sale when you make a purchase using these links; however, I fully support and recommend each of these products.  You can view my full disclosure policy here. For those of you who have tween girls, I want to tell you that I know what it's like to struggle with finding devotionals that will keep your daughter's attention.  She's at the age where everything's too "babyish" for her or too advanced.  So where's the happy medium?  I happened to run across a fantastic option recently, and I'm so happy to…

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The Most Beautiful Thing

I saw the most beautiful thing yesterday. It started at a "Celebration of Life" service. For those of you unfamiliar with the term, it's another term for a funeral--except I would say that we celebrate the life of the deceased at this kind of service instead of mourning the loss of their presence. The lady who passed away was a friend of ours, the Sunday School teacher of all of our children, and a loving friend and mentor to many others. Proof: the church was packed. (Our church was more full for her service than it is on Christmas Eve!)…

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Goal Setting: Week of November 15, 2015

Ah, how nice it feels to have a slow week.  Slow but good.  I accomplished a good bit of things since I've finished my book.  Let's hope I can keep this up! Devotions (5/7) Designated prayer time (2/7) Mental: Journal (3/7) Finish reading Rest Assured by Vicki Courtney Physical: Drink soda only 2 days 4 c. of water daily (4/7) Exercise (3/7) Family: Devotions with Prince Charming (1/7) Devotions with Babies (3/7) 1 hour with Prince Charming Spend time with Princess Anna Spend time with Rapunzel Career: Blog 3 days (MTM) Work on scripture cards Work on book revisions Should Do: Ironing Cut coupons Here…

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Happiness: A Book Review

Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links, which means I receive a percentage of each sale when you make a purchase using these links; however, I fully support and recommend each of these products.  You can view my full disclosure policy here. As someone who has struggled with depression for many years, I was excited to read the book Happiness by Randy Alcorn, hoping for some insight on how to gain and keep happiness.  What I was looking for, I suppose, was mostly strategic advice from someone who had been there done that who could share their experience in order that I could, too, transform…

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