Getting Ready to Maximize my Mornings

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I guess its the cycle of life, but I feel like I always end up in this vicious cycle. I’m going to be a better mom, I’m going to be a better housekeeper, I’m going to simplify my life, I’m going to coupon. There is any number of things that I have in the past said that I was “going” to do. However, usually I start and then somewhere along the way I fall off the wagon.

Sure, I fell off the wagon on couponing, okay, alright more than once.  I fell off the wagon on becoming a better housekeeper, yes, again, more than once. YES – - – BUT I’m going to do better. I’m going to take action. And while I’m at it, I’m GOING to get up earlier and take advantage of my mornings

The first step in this is actually getting up according to Kat at Inspired to Action.com wow I like her site because it talks about taking action and I am a “taking action” kind of gal. I don’t like twiddling my thumbs, I don’t like being bored, I always like having something to do.

The good news is since my kids started school almost 3 weeks ago (yes you read that right) I have already began getting up 6:15 ish. So I’m ahead of my game here.

But more than that I want to MAXIMIZE my time and get in the routine of exercising, prayer and Bible study (which I do but later now than I hope to) and just taking some ME time. Michelle over at So, I Married a Mennonite is blogging about her journey and though I’m a few weeks behind her I’m going to do the same.

So, if you want to read about my progress, check back.  I’m excited!

My Desire

I desire to connect with other Christian women.

I desire to minister in some way even if  it is a small one.

I desire to take care of my family.

I desire to raise my children in a Christ-filled home.

I desire to be a woman after God’s own heart.

I desire to make my husband proud to be my husband.

I desire to leave a legacy.

I desire to love my neighbor as myself, even when that’s difficult.

These are just a few of the things that I desire today.  What about you my friend, what about you?

Another Opening

Over the past few months, I’ve been back and forth on this thing, this calling in my life.  I’ve stepped away from things I thought I was suppose to be doing.  I’ve struggled with doing other things, just to make an income for myself and my family.  I wonder over and over, do you do something because you can or do you do something because you should.  How do you determine what it is that you’re suppose to be doing?

God has always been my guide, I have always wanted to follow his call on my life, but sometimes this life gets in the way and I get confused.  Do you? Is it just me?

I need to make an income from my family.  There are skills that I have that I feel that God has given me that I use daily to make an income for my family.  In a way this satisfies a need.  In another way, it leaves an opening.  I feel called to ministry and at this time, the only ministry I feel that I have is to my own family.  Is this bad, certainly not.  Does it fulfill my calling, well it can, but I still feel an opening.

I guess I can’t explain it, I feel like there is so much being left undone.  I want to finish seminary I have seven classes left.  I have been working on this degree since 2003. I have felt called to seminary since age 14.  There leaves another opening.

How do I fill the openings and still satisfy my responsibilities in life to myself, my family and my God?

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