Welcome to my weekly post where we take a break from money-related posts and I share about what I'm loving right now and give you a little peek into our life from the past week.
My friend, Bekah, made this for me as a reminder of my word of the year. Oh and I just have to say, that I am loving this word choice. It is already impacting me in big ways!
We rang in the new year with a bang… or more like, we stayed home and watched the ball drop on TV and made S’mores. Yes, we really know how to party! 😉
Quill has been becoming more and more accustomed to us and seems to enjoy interacting with us more and more. It’s been fun for him to start acting like he enjoys being held! (Hedgehogs typically take a long time to warm up to people.)
Kathrynne started at her new school on Wednesday. She was really nervous about starting over again, not really knowing anyone, and not knowing what it was going to be like. But she faced her fears and it’s turned out to already seem like it’s going to be a great change for her. We’re so grateful!
What I Read This Past Week
Since I’ll be sharing 15 Books I Want to Read Aloud to my kids as my book post tomorrow, I wanted to share what books I’ve been reading recently in today’s post (I’ll usually share what I’ve been reading in Monday’s posts in 2018).
I’m finishing up reading The Story of the World and we’re also reading The Journey Back (note: this one has some language that I’m editing out as I read it aloud). We’ve been reading for just 10 minutes or so at dinner and that’s been a fun touchpoint in our day together.
I read Destination Simple and The Lucky Few this week. Destination Simple was a very quick read and a good reminder of ways to slow down and simplify. It was perfect for my Year of Slow.
The Lucky Few was a book that the publisher sent to me back in March when it was released. It sat on my shelf untouched since then and I almost got rid of it since I didn’t know anything about the authors.
I’m SO glad that I decided to add it to my list of 44 Books I Plan to Read This Year because it was such a heart-warming read. If you’ve ever considered adoption, if you’ve struggled with infertility, or if you’ve been called to a road that you would have never planned or really thought you wanted, I think this book’s story will encourage you.
What I Watched This Past Week
We didn’t watch any movies or TV shows this past week, but we did watch the Facebook live of the live implosion of the Lifeway building in downtown Nashville. It was kind of crazy to see — especially since I’ve been in that building multiple times!
We also watched a LOT of ice skating because the U.S. Figure Skating Championships were being held and they were choosing the 2018 Olympic figure skaters to represent the U.S. after the championships. We got to go to the Figure Skating Championships last year, so that made it even more fun to watch this year. I cannot WAIT for the Olympics!!!
2018 Goals Update
Personal Goals
1. Read 100 non-self-help books that will build me up/encourage me/inspire me/recharge me. (Fiction/story-driven/biographies/inspirational living books/devotionals.) See the list of 44 books I plan to read this year.
**Progress: 2 books read so far
2. Read through the entire Bible.
**Progress: I’m using the Robert Murray M’Cheyne plan and am on Day 7 — yay!
3. Write one handwritten note to someone every week.
**Progress: 2 notes written this past week
4. Run 500 miles.
**Progress: 10.5 miles run so far
Marriage Goal
5. Go on an overnight trip with Jesse without the kids.
Family Goals
6. Read 10 books aloud with the kids.
7. Take the kids to South Africa.
8. Go on a family road trip.
Financial Goals
9. Save up to pay cash to finish off an office for me and workout room for Jesse and me in the basement in our new house.
10. Replenish our Emergency Fund (we dipped into it to replace my car when it got totaled because of the carpet beetle infestation.)
Business Goals
11. Increase our gross income from the business by 8%.
12. Launch 5 new courses.
**Progress: 4 Weeks to a More Productive Life launched this past week!
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