We are already 1 week into this new year. I still haven’t had to write 2013 yet, and I am sure that once I go back to teaching I will make the mistake of writing the wrong date over and over. I am excited about embracing 2013. Unlike last year it should be a year of settling in and not changing. I am excited to settle in this year. One of the things I am doing to help me settle in is to pick a theme for the year. I have chosen a word in the past to focus on for the year (abundant and meekness). But I have found little success with following through with my word. This year I decided to choose two words (because I couldn’t narrow it down) and the words are more concrete, they are both verbs. Which means they are something I can actually do, and since I am a doer I am excited about these words and hopefully following through with them the whole year. I chose both of these words because I want them to become a part of my life and hopefully after a year of intentionally working on these two things they will be woven into my being.
I chose the words Listen and Simplify
Listen
Listen to God
Listen to the hubs
Listen to my daughter
Listen to my students
Listen to my heart
Simplify
I am about to head back to work in just 2 short weeks and then my life as a working outside the home mom begins. I am very nervous about this transition and I know that I will need to keep my life simple in order to make this successful. In order to do this I will have to identify what is most important to me in several areas and start to prioritize those things. I am also going to try to simplify our home this year, by getting rid of ‘stuff’ that we don’t need and being more purposeful with what I bring into our home. Part of this word will also be incorporated into this blog space, I am still praying on what that will look like though. I am really going to have to learn to prioritize and simplify if I am going to survive this new season in my life as a working mom. And if I want to work towards being a stay-at-home mom in the future, as a family we need to simplify and cut down on our expenses.
LOVE these two words…Definitely ones that I need to work on myself
xoxo
Lanaya
http://www.raising-reagan.com
I love your words. We had to cut out a lot of expenses in order for me to stay home but every sacrifice has been worth it for us. If you ever need any advice, let me know.
We had to cut out a lot of things in order for me to be able to stay home, but I have never regretted any of it. It was the best decision we ever made. And I still get my teacher fix by teaching a night or two a week at a community college
great words. great for any stage of life!!! and i know that what ever the Lord calls you to He will provide. He will provide the money if you need to stay at home OR He will provide the extra energy, love, and wisdom if you need to stay with all your kids!
Thanks Beth, you are right, God will provide and only He knows how.