Intentional Living

Happy September!

I've been thinking about writing this post for awhile, but the time hasn't felt right.

Until today.

A new month.

Yesterday, I linked up with Leslie, as she encouraged us to post what we were thankful for from the past month.  

It was the last day of the month.

A time to reflect.

A time to be thankful.

Today is the start of a new month.

For me, that means looking forward and preparing for what's to come.

I want to live intentionally.

What's that mean?

To me, it means to live my life on purpose.

My purpose?

Love God.  Love others.  (Luke 10:27)

I want others to see Christ in me.

I want others to be able to see that I work hard because God gave me the ability.

I want others to know they are loved by God by showing them that I love and care about them.

I want to become more like Christ on a daily basis.

For me to live intentionally, I have to start by writing some goals.

I've written goals in the past on a weekly basis and shared with you,

but this time I'm going to give you my September goals.

Crystal over at Money Saving Mom writes her goals on a regular basis,

and I decided that I really liked that she categorized them.

So I decided to categorize mine as I was writing them out.

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Relationship Goals:

• Write 4 different people cards or letters.
• Get together with Kelsey and her husband, Steven! (This one has been on our list since Tyler and I moved to St. Louis!)
• Write Tyler a note.

Homemaking Goals:

• Meal plan on the weekends (every weekend).
• Clean the house every weekend.
• Have  a 15 minute pick-up session every night.

Personal Goals:

• As I've been sharing (here and here), find a theme for each week.
• Write a blog plan (I have a rough idea sketched out, but I really want to get in the habit of blogging...as I've stuck with it for over a year now).
• Read my Bible daily.

Craft Goals:  (yes, I have craft goals!  It's a hobby, and I have several projects to complete)

• Make some new items for my shop.
• Finish our wedding card book (yep, still have to do that...a year later.  That's what happens when you live in 3 cities the first year of marriage.)
• Finish my fall napkins and start a new project (TBD).
  
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Goals should be attainable.

They should help better you as a person.

They should help you strive to accomplish what you want to accomplish.

You should be intentional about them.

I love being able to scratch things off the list.

It's a good feeling.

It's an even better feeling when you know you've accomplished something that was difficult.

I hope to draw nearer to Christ this month.

I hope to sharpen my P31 skills.

I hope to shine for Christ.

What do you hope to accomplish this month?

How will you live intentionally?

You have 30 days to do it! :]