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Our three kids are going to Camp in the City this week at our church. It's run by Pine Cove Camps - an organization our family absolutely loves. They are having a BLAST! And they are surprising us, too, because they've gotten up really early both mornings so far this week, gotten ready to go, packed their backpacks, and made their lunches - all with very little help from us! As one child in particular usually really struggles to function at all before 8:30 am, this is a pretty big deal at our house! Here's to hoping it continues the rest of this week! By the way, how on earth do we have three kids that are all old enough to go to camp? They look so grown up in this picture that it almost took my breath away… So grateful for these three and the opportunity to be their mom. Jesse and I are not quite sure what to do with ourselves all week long! It's very, very rare that we leave our kids together, so it's incredibly weird to think they'll be gone all day during the day every day this week. We looked at each other and said, "I guess we better start getting used to this since in 12 to 15 more years, this will be our life!" It's good to have these reminders that our time to invest in our kids is fleeting and that we want to make the most of every day. Last week's goals:
Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals 1. Finish one read aloud book with the kids
2. Write a love note to Jesse.
3. Go through and declutter at least two rooms in our house. Personal Goals 4. Exercise at least 3 times.
5. Finish reading at least one book.
Local Ministry/Hospitality/Friendship Goals 6. Help the kids write notes to Grandma for her birthday. {Of course, they got these written and then I promptly forgot to send them before my trip to VA. :(}
7. Write notes to our Compassion-sponsored kids.
Business Goals 8. Prep for speaking at the Virginia Homeschool Conference this weekend.
9. Finish writing a chapter I'm contributing to an ebook compilation project.
10. Read through the entire manuscript of my new book (psst! You can see the cover and read more about it here.)
This week's goals:
Marriage/Mothering/Homemaking Goals 1. Have a Family Movie Night with the kids.
2. Have an at-home movie date with Jesse. 3. Go out to breakfast with Jesse. Personal Goals 4. Exercise at least 3 times. 5. Finish reading at least one book.
Local Ministry/Hospitality/Friendship Goals 6. Meet with our church's Ministry Coordinator about plans for our church's coffee bar. 7. Write a note of encouragement to a friend going through a difficult time. Business Goals 8. Prep for speaking at the Acworth, GA Say Goodbye to Survival Mode event this Saturday. (Are you coming? Let me know if you are in the comments! I can't wait to meet you all!) 9. Launch the Make Over Your Mornings weekly email newsletter (Psst! If you've purchased the course, look for this fun, encouraging, and newsy email from me to land in your inbox later this week!) 10. Work on marketing copy and endorsement requests for my new book (You can see the cover and read more about it here.) 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.
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