Four Goals for 2012

Four goals I have for 2012:

1. Read through the Bible - I have done this several times but it has been a few years and decided this would be a good year to do this again.

2. Listen to through the Bible with my children - I plan to play audio of the Bible for my kids while we are playing/working around the house. I plan to get through the entire Bible at least once and then will likely repeat several books. It is a passive way to surround my children with Scripture.

3. Read 2,012 pages of great Christian biographies & classic literature aloud to my children - I started reading reading biographies to our children this year each day before nap time. I didn't keep very good track which book or how many pages (we read 3 or 4 biographies). This year I plan to expand it to include some classic literature and do a better job recording what we read with the goal of 2,012 pages in 2012.

4. Declutter 2,012 items from our house - This past year I have been convicted by how much time the "stuff" in our lives takes away from time I could be using to be a better wife and mother. I purged & donated over 30 garbage bags of stuff this year. This year I plan to keep track with the goal of purging 2,012 items in 2012 (about 38 items per week). I am super excited about this goal to help move us toward a less cluttered life.

There are a few other goals that are floating around in my mind but I haven't taken the time to sit down and flesh them out into manageable steps. I've also found it is much more successful for me to set a few goals at a time and once they have become habits then add more. If I try to bite off to many changes at once I am tempted to just give up on all of the goals. I am excited to see what God has in store for our family over the next year!

Happy New Year!