Update on Goals...

So I have decided that I needed to make updates weekly to keep accountability up to par.

So here you go:
Spiritual: - I recently purchased a book (actually I bought it before the Holidays - and with Christmas gift money that I received from my Mother in Law) called A BUSY WOMAN'S GUIDE TO PRAYER by CHERI FULLER.

The reason this book caught my eye is that (it's PINK!!!) <--NO NO.. the reason is because I consider myself a busy gal and because I will always tell someone, oh let me pray for you. Or the ever classic, you are in my prayers, etc. And for the most part, those special people are in my thoughts, but NOT in my prayers - because I am 'too busy'. I know why I tell people that I will pray for them - to encourage them, to let them know that I really do care! So in my Spiritual Goal, I really wanted to step up the commitment factor in my words when I tell someone that I am praying for them. This book uses the BLESS system for praying over someone - So the BLESS formula; which is how to pray for people, B=Body, L=Labor , E=Emotional, S=Social, and S=Spiritual - Recently I was able to pray for someone that was having surgery and changing their life forever. I asked her if it was ok to pray for her and at the appointed hour, I DID! - PRAISE HIM!!! - I know that she will forever be grateful for my having covered her in prayer and that the GREAT Lord watched over her and gave her surgeon wisdom to complete the task at hand! WooHOOOOOOO!

Physical: AHEM... I lost 2 lbs!!!!! wooohooo!!!!!! I had started last year with the goal to get thinner by Christmas and to my surprise (and without much effort) I lost 30 lbs.... In your eyes that may be a lot, but honey, I got a lot more were that came from - so onward!!!! (and TAKE THAT you evil scale!)


Financial: THIS is probably gonna be the more cumbersome and tedious task at hand. This one is gonna rock our very patience to the core! UGH... BUT I am happy to report that we are TITHING and giving OFFERINGS every Friday/Sunday - so we will not leave church without either Tithing for that week or giving offering. So good So far. We are not anywhere near where we should be in the debt reduction program as we have had to stop (ALREADY???) because as new homeowners and being the beginning of the year, we have had to dip into our 'emergency' fund to pay our HomeOwners Association fee - and to succeed with the debt reduction plan, we HAVE TO have atleast $1,000 in emergency fundage. We will build it back up very soon and pick up where we left off. No worries! We will get back on track! The main thing (and I know some will agree) is that we are doing our first dutie (Tithing) and will continue with the other very shortly!


So there you have it.. The weekly Goal Update!
Looks good so far huh??

Hasta!
Adri