January goals

This beautiful collage was put together by Abby at Little Birdie Blessings

Time to set some January goals:
* Follow Bible reading plan each day.
* Finish questions for You Are Loved summer Bible study  -- I've already finished the daily Bible study, just need to finish answering the questions
* 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
* Start new study for Sunday School
* Re-read Say Goodbye to Survival Mode; begin to implement what I learn
* 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.
* Take down Christmas decor and decorate for winter
* 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.
* Plan a January getaway with my hubby
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family
* Help and encourage my local daughter as I'm able
* Clean church and set up for potluck meal
*  Continue trying to help and encourage my elderly dad
* Sort out and declutter my dad's attic
* Transfer important items to new computer
* Finish typing some family history for my mother-in-law

JANUARY'S HEALTHY HABIT:  Nurture creativity

WORD FOR 2015: RENEWAL

And here is how December went:
* Read through the December 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, though I did work on them
* Complete an Advent study: The Road to Christmas  -- 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 -- not done
* Get to bed by 9:45 pm each night -- not done
* Limit sugar -- not done
* Drink enough water each day -- not done consistently
* Keep up with Kelly's missions in homemaking zones of the week -- not done consistently
* Attend Christmas events at church -- DONE!
* Do some special Christmas activities with grandchildren -- DONE!
* Take down fall decor and decorate for Christmas -- DONE!
* Attend a Christmas party for Mr. T's work -- DONE!
* Post in both of my blogs every day if possible -- DONE!
* Reduce grocery bill by $5 per week consistently -- not done
* Spend several hours updating my A-store -- not done
* Finish 2 handcrafted Christmas gifts -- DONE!
* Purchase remaining gifts -- DONE!
* Plan a getaway with my hubby -- DONE!
* Wrap Christmas gifts -- DONE!
* Mail Christmas gifts to faraway friends and family -- DONE!
* Send Christmas cards -- DONE!
* Write at least 4 encouraging notes to friends and family -- DONE!
* Clean church and set up for potluck meal -- DONE!
* Plan and begin my Christmas baking -- DONE!
* Plan for and carry out plans for Christmas Eve and Christmas dinner -- DONE!
*  Continue trying to help and encourage my elderly dad -- DONE!
* Sort out and declutter my dad's attic -- not done
* Transfer important items to new computer -- not done
* Finish typing some family history for my mother-in-law -- partially done

DECEMBER'S HEALTHY HABITS:  Walking/nurture creativity -- Did some of this; not as much walking as I'd have liked, though

WORD FOR 2014: BALANCE  -- in general I did okay with this through the year and especially in December, but it still needs work!