Updates on Dreams and Goals for February

 

Happy Leap Day, everyone! Whether or not your day involves actual leaping, I hope you have a fun day! 😊

            I wanted to update you on how my dreams and goals went for this month!

ONE. Start leading a Bible study. I did accomplish this, and what joy it brought to my soul. My friend Julie and I are co-leading it. She knows more of the people involved, so she’s organizing it from a hospitality end, and I’m doing the bulk of the teaching. I have led studies in recent years, but not to a women’s group, and it is so encouraging to be back in this role. I am making new friends and loving the opportunity to share in a way that allows me to use my gifts! We’ve had two meetings so far, and I enjoyed both so much. (And I’m learning more about leading. SO MUCH to learn.)

TWO. Figure out our birthday trip. We don’t have dates nailed down (yet) but we do have an itinerary. It is different from what I thought it was going to be going into the month, because we had a surprise gift to us that ended up changing our route. It’s going to be so fun, though, and I’m excited about it.

THREE. Plan our Valentine’s Day adventure. Well, you read about Valentine’s Day! What a FUN day it was. We participated in the Not-So-Newlywed game at Ryan’s work, and then we had a sweet, romantic dinner at home, that we prepared together. We exchanged gifts and watched a movie – and it was just a great night. I was grateful for it.

FOUR. Work on crafting retreat/conference messages. I am excited to say that I have finished laying out two of the three messages I’m sharing in March, and the third one is not far behind. I had to rethink my topic after a date change, and I think I know what I want to share…I just need to pull it together. I also scheduled a vacation day for next month to hunker down and write hard for the retreat I’m speaking at in April. I feel good about where things stand for now!

FIVE. Keep working on my living room re-vision. I made the least amount of progress on this. All progress happened in my head, only. I have several ideas…I just need to figure out how to pull it all together. Perhaps I will reassign this to April. March is kind of busy.

I did accomplish a few other things that weren’t on the dream list. They included:

·         We hosted fondue night for our small group, and that ended up being a lot of fun to put together. I wrote about it already, but it was an unplanned adventure that turned out to be a win!

·         I spoke twice this month and enjoyed the chance to serve in both settings. I also had the opportunity to visit a women’s Bible study that is studying my Be Still book. It’s always a treat to get to meet groups studying my writing!

·         We hung out with our friends for the Super Bowl and had a good time spending an evening with them.

·         We met up with Mark and Lynnette when they were in town, and it was so good to see them! It’s been a really long time, it felt like, since all four of us were together. We had a great time.

·         Ryan and I were able to have a few dates and enjoy some quality time at home together this month, which I both needed and appreciated. Loved it.

I am grateful for a good month with a lot of strong memories preserved. Looking forward to March!