Saturday, I had my usual early morning coffee accountability coffee date with my friend, Allison. Then, I shopped for supplies for our church’s cafe, did some blog work, and Silas had a baseball game.
That afternoon, it was “Operation Find Tam an Outfit to Wear at Her Upcoming Speaking Events”. 5 things you should know about this picture:
1) Angie (the gorgeous gal in the passenger seat) was the one who introduced Tam to me just a few days after we moved.
2) We will forever be grateful because Tam and her family (including Kass – the adorable girl next to me in the back seat) have become like family to us — some of the greatest gifts since our move to TN.
3) We quickly discovered while shopping that pretty much everything looks good on Tam. However, despite how crazy cute she is in everything, I will still be her friend… Because you just can’t not love her!
4) Dressing rooms were not made for 4 grown women to stand in and try to give input on someone’s clothes. But we improvised and made it work — while having a blast doing so!
5) The best line of the afternoon from Tam after trying on a shirt that was rather unique and drape-y: “you need Google maps to figure out how to put that thing on!”
On Sunday, we got up early to go to church and help out at our church’s cafe for both services. We met a new family this weekend who moved here recently and also started coming to our church, so we invited them to come over for dinner on Sunday evening.
So Jesse headed to take our girls to a birthday party and then he and Silas went Jesse’s softball game, while I came home and got food and the house ready for hosting our Community Group and having the family over for dinner afterward. It ended up being such a great afternoon and evening full of fellowship, great conversation, and new friendship.
Here’s an update on my goals from this past week:
Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals
1. Take the kids on a field trip to the Nashville Zoo.
We had a lot of fun on our outing with friends to the zoo! It was a beautiful day and I was very impressed with the Nashville zoo.
2. Write a love note to Jesse.
3. Continue working on developing the habit of obedience in our home (I attended the Laying Down the Rails workshop at the recent homeschool conference and it's really motivated and inspired us in our parenting. We're choosing the habit of obedience to implement in our home for the next 6-8 weeks. Just a week of working on this and it's already made a big difference. Watch this video here for a snippet of the workshop.)
6. Listen to at least two inspiring audios/podcasts while working/driving. (I've recently been challenged to do a better job of using those little cracks of time throughout the day to fill my mind up with good things and things that make me think and analyze life.)
Swoon. Got to hang out with adorable Ezra and the amazing Jessica Turner for a lunch date last week. I was so in love that I didn’t even know Jessica took the top picture. Be still my heart. He kept smiling and cooing at me… And I’m smitten. Also, I think his mama is just downright incredible. So fun to talk books, blogging, business, babies, and balancing with her over a yummy lunch.
Local Ministry/Hospitality/Friendship Goals
7. Have a lunch date with a friend.
8. Have friends from out of town over for dinner.
9. Finish reading a friend's manuscript & writing an endorsement for it.
Business Goals
10. Outline/write 3 substantive blog posts for next week.
I did a little freezer cooking session last week: two pans of bacon, two loaves of Banana Bread, and some Trim Healthy Mama Pancakes. I’m so happy to be back into the swing of Freezer Cooking again… I have missed it and I’ve been reminded as to what a difference doing a little cooking ahead can make in our lives.
{More details and pictures and recipe links from my freezer cooking session coming tomorrow.}
This week’s goals:
Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals
1. Finish buying all of our homeschool curriculum for next year.
2. Write a love note to Jesse.
3. Have a date night with Jesse.
4. Continue working on developing the habit of obedience in our home (I attended the Laying Down the Rails workshop at the recent homeschool conference and it's really motivated and inspired us in our parenting. We're choosing the habit of obedience to implement in our home for the next 6-8 weeks. Just a week of working on this and it's already made a big difference. Watch this video here for a snippet of the workshop.)
7. Listen to at least two inspiring audios/podcasts while working/driving. (I've recently been challenged to do a better job of using those little cracks of time throughout the day to fill my mind up with good things and things that make me think and analyze life.)
Local Ministry/Hospitality/Friendship Goals
8. Plan out summer drinks for our church’s cafe.
9. Finish reading a friend's manuscript & writing an endorsement for it.
Business Goals
10.Finish the final edits for the course handbook for our new online course.
How did you do on last week's goals? What are your goals for this week? I'd love to have you share your progress on last week's goals and your goals for this coming week in the comments. Of, if you've blogged about it, leave your direct link below. Let's cheer each other on to live purposeful and productive lives! You can download a free customizable weekly goal-planning sheet here.
Good morning! I hope your day is off to a great start!
It was a very full but good weekend. I slept in this morning and we had a slow start to our day, but after some quiet, Bible, and blogging, I’m ready to hit the ground running!
My cleaning project for today is not only to get the house back in order after hosting multiple gatherings/guests at our home this weekend, but also to go through the kids’ clothes and change out their wardrobes for the warmer weather.
Here's my plan for this morning:
Bible reading/journaling
Blogging/Business work
Breakfast
Get kids started on chores/independent work/Daily Lists
Ready to go — lunch made — head to work at our office space
This evening (hopefully!), I'll share a post about how our day went and give you an update (with pictures) on my progress on our house and the kid’s clothes.
