Well, this week was somewhat of a distracting week. Our family was in a tough spot since we had to put our dog down, and we made the decision to move forward to finding a new puppy. I realize some may reject the idea of getting a new puppy right away, especially with all the training a new puppy will need to have, and whilst having to research 'dog kennel cost' in order to find the most cost effective and suitable one for them and for us, as well as all of the other products we have to purchase! But…

Thanks to all of the snow that came last weekend, I did fairly well on my goals for this past week.  The kids were home Monday through Wednesday and had two-hour delays on Thursday and Friday, which cut out my gym time.  So even though I accomplished absolutely NONE of my physical goals, I did fairly well with everything else.  Here how things looked for this past week: Spiritual: Devotions (5/7) Designated prayer time (1/7) Mental: Journal (1/7) Finish reading Make It Happen by Lara Casey Finish reading Where Is God When It Hurts? by Philip Yancey Finish 2 cross stitch colors (I…

Well now that 2016 is in full swing, I guess it's time for me to get back into the swing of my goal setting.  I have been setting goals the last few weeks; I just haven't posted them.  I do value accountability though, and even though I don't get much response from these posts, I find sharing my goals keeps me more accountable (because who wants to tell the whole world you failed?!?!?).  So without further ado, here are my goals for this week: Spiritual: Devotions (5/7) Designated prayer time (1/7) Mental: Journal (1/7) Finish reading Make It Happen by Lara Casey…