new year, new goals :: 2012 by month

How were your holiday weekends? I hope they were lovely! I’m so thrilled to get back to blogging this week- last week was an awesome time of resting, playing, traveling, and just enjoying having less work to do! I feel energized and ready to start again, don’t you? :)

I have so much to share with you guys over the next few days! But I figured since it’s a new year, I would start with posting my monthly goals to 1. make me set them, 2. keep myself accountable to others, and 3. because I just love a brand new year- it feels like a chance to try again, don’t you think?
                    

 

Here are my categories for personal goals in 2012:

do:
These are special tasks I want to accomplish. These might have to be rearranged through the year- but this column gives me an idea of what I would like to get done in 2012. I’ll keep you guys posted on what gets done every month!

read:
I love to read, but ever since I had my 3rd child I’ve been terrible about reading books regularly. I’m hoping setting goals in this area will help me focus on it intentionally. Finishing one book a month will be exciting for me!

learn:
I have to frequently memorize fitness choreography now, but I really want to memorize more of the Bible this year.

I went to Christian schools as a child and was required to memorize lots of Bible verses. Though it was work at the time, I’m ridiculously thankful now that I had to do it. I can still quote chapters of the Bible that I learned in the 3rd grade! I’m going for it again at 29 {much older and much more tired!}, and my goal is to memorize all of 1 Peter this year. I wanted to do more, but I think 12 verses a month or so is probably a much more reasonable number for me at this stage.

be:
These are character traits I would like to work on this year, outlined with specific actions aimed to help me think and learn about them. I believe the Holy Spirit is the only way to becoming like Christ and heart change is from Him alone, so I’m praying He will help me to become more like Him through this project and help me to see my shortcomings and sinfulness- the ones I can see {on the list and so many more!} and those I don’t.

2012 goals by month:

	Do:	Read:	Learn:	Be:
Jan.	organize sewing room list 8 items on eBay prepare 16 freezer meals	The Money Saving Mom’s Budget by Crystal Paine	Memorize 1 Peter 1:1-12 new fitness choreography	gentle: taking the gentleness challenge to react sweetly to my family
Feb.	prepare 20 meals for freezer crochet a scarf	How to Have a HEART for Your Kids by Rachael Carman	Memorize 1 Peter 1:13-25	quiet: make a conscious effort this month to keep my mouth from complaining
March	remodel kitchen- paint/refinish cabinets and walls plant early garden veggies	Forgotten God: Reversing Our Tragic Neglect of the Holy Spirit by Francis Chan	Memorize 1 Peter 2:1-12	sweet: surprise the kids with an unexpected trip to the park
April	reorganize pantry freezer cooking if kitchen is completed	Knowing God by J.I. Packer	Memorize 1 Peter 2:13-25 new fitness choreography	merciful: show mercy to each child when they don’t deserve it as possible
May	paint and finish the girls’ room	EntreLeadership: by Dave Ramsey	Memorize 1 Peter 3:1-11	a helper:  ease the burden of someone else
June	paint and finish the boys’ room make Ava and Isabella a doll	Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis	Memorize 1 Peter 3:12-21	affectionate: hug and kiss each family member every morning before breakfast
July	sew fun pillows for girl’s room order homeschool curriculum	The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson	Memorize 1 Peter 4:1-11 new fitness choreography	patient: smile and say a prayer when I feel I can’t wait on the kids
Aug.	throw 5th birthday party for Isabella organize homeschooling	Not a Fan: Becoming a Completely Committed Follower of Jesus by Kyle Idleman	Memorize 1 Peter 4:12-19	generous: give away something I love to someone who needs it
Sept.	remodel hallway and stairs/floors	One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp	Memorize 1 Peter 5	kind: make an effort to encourage my husband with my words
Oct.	make Elijah a DIY fort for his birthday	Christian Mission in the Modern World by John Stott	Memorize 2 Peter 1:1-11 new fitness choreography	thankful: write thank you notes to loving people in my life
Nov.	make 4 superhero capes for Christmas presents market prep	Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus by Elyse Fitzpatrick	Memorize 2 Peter 1:12-21	caring: take a hot meal to a friend or neighbor
Dec.	So Vintage Market host Christmas events	The Pursuit of God by A.W. Tozer	Memorize 2 Peter 2:1-11	loving: take cookies to immigrant workers waiting for work in the cold

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We’ll see how it goes! I’m excited to see what happens!

 

What are your big goals this year? I’d love to hear!