November Goals

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 A brand new month, and time to set some hopeful new goals!   Here's what I'm praying  to accomplish in November:

* Read through the November portion of the One-Year Devotional Bible.
* Finish questions for You Are Loved summer Bible study  -- I've already finished the daily Bible study, just need to finish answering the questions
*  Read 4 chapters in The Power of a Godly Grandparent
* Continue to implement some of the ideas from the above book
* Finish re-reading Say Goodbye to Survival Mode
* Begin to implement some of the ideas and strategies from the above book
* Memorize at least 4 Bible verses and review some older ones.
* Add 4 pages to my "What Do I Know About My God?" Scripture notebook
* Keep up with my Sunday School study -- The Heart of a Woman Who Prays
* Exercise or walk at least 20 times.
* Get to bed by 9:45 pm each night.
* Limit sugar.
* Drink enough water each day.
* Keep up with Kelly's missions in homemaking zones of the week.
* Participate in our church's missions conference
* Post in both of my blogs as often as possible
* Reduce grocery bill by $5 per week consistently
* Spend several hours updating my A-store.
* Do research for setting up an Etsy shop (I've already joined Etsy)
* Finish 9 handcrafted Christmas gifts
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family.
* Clean church and set up for potluck meal
* Make gift tags from last year's Christmas cards.
* Plan and begin my Christmas baking
* Plan for and carry out plans for Thanksgiving dinner
*  Continue trying to help and encourage my elderly dad
* Sort out and declutter my dad's attic
* Do some baking for my expectant daughter's freezer
* Transfer important items to new computer
* Type some family history for my mother-in-law

NOVEMBER'S HEALTHY HABITS:  Walking/nurture creativity

WORD FOR 2014: BALANCE

And here's how October went:
* Read through the October portion of the One-Year Devotional Bible -- DONE!
* Finish questions for You Are Loved summer Bible study  -- I've already finished the daily Bible study, just need to finish answering the questions -- not finished, although I am picking away at it
*  Read 4 chapters in The Power of a Godly Grandparent -- not done
* Continue to implement some of the ideas from the above book -- not done
* Finish re-reading Say Goodbye to Survival Mode -- not done
* Begin to implement some of the ideas and strategies from the above book -- not done
* Memorize at least 4 Bible verses and review some older ones -- DONE!
* Add 4 pages to my "What Do I Know About My God?" Scripture notebook -- DONE!
* Keep up with my Sunday School study -- The Heart of a Woman Who Prays -- DONE!
* Exercise or walk at least 20 times -- managed about 14 times
* Get to bed by 9:45 pm each night -- not done
* Limit sugar -- did okay with this
* Drink enough water each day  -- could have done better, but not bad
* Keep up with Kelly's missions in homemaking zones of the week -- did okay with this
* Attend a couples' retreat with my hubby -- DONE!
* Post in both of my blogs as often as possible -- DONE! (albeit not as much as I would have liked)
* Reduce grocery bill by $5 per week consistently -- not done
* Spend several hours updating my A-store -- not done
* Do research for setting up an Etsy shop (I've already joined Etsy) -- not done
* Make 6 handcrafted Christmas gifts -- I managed 2, plus have a good start on 2 more
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family -- DONE!
* Clean church and set up for potluck meal -- DONE!
* Make gift tags from last year's Christmas cards -- not done
* Finish ordering materials for grandkids' homemade Christmas gifts -- DONE!
* Complete handcrafted gifts for a November birthday -- DONE!
* Finish a baby gift -- DONE!
* Make 2 photo books -- DONE!
* Take a long weekend up north with my hubby -- DONE!
*  Continue trying to help and encourage my elderly dad -- DONE!
* Sort out and declutter my dad's basement -- not done, although I did some work down there
* Have some needed dental work done -- DONE!
* Attend a ladies' luncheon at church -- DONE!
* Do some baking for the freezer -- DONE!

OCTOBER'S HEALTHY HABITS:  Walking/nurture creativity -- did quite well with these

WORD FOR 2014: BALANCE  -- still working on it!

Hoping for a productive November!