Dreams and Goals for April

 

And just like that…it’s a new month, and that’s no joke. Speaking of jokes, though, I hear that Ryan’s coworkers fooled him big time for an April Fools related video, and I cannot WAIT to see it today. I have heard it was a good one, but I know nothing about the context, nor have I seen even a hint of a teaser. Ryan’s hard to “get,” so this should be fun.

                Today I want to share my accountability list of dreams and goals for this month. Thanks for reading along in this space each month while I offer (in print) the things I would love to accomplish in the days to come.

Celebrate Ryan’s birthday! This won’t happen until later in the month, but it’s a top priority for me! I love celebrating Ryan – any chance I get, really – and his birthday is the perfect time to do so. Both of us have weekday birthdays this year, so we’ll have to be a little creative with our celebrations, but I’m excited for it anyway!

Prepare for Holy Week. Now that I am on the church staff, my responsibilities for Easter have changed a bit! I am teaching a couple of “101” classes at church, I’m helping the deacons with one of our Holy Week events, I’m helping out with a couple of Good Friday services, and then, of course, all of Easter’s happenings. I am really looking forward to being part of all these things, but I also want to prepare my heart for them so they’re not just events to check off – but deeply meaningful for my heart.

Prepare for speaking. As I mentioned yesterday, I’m speaking twice in April and four times in May, so I have some additional preparation to do for all these events. Several are for women’s conferences/brunches, and even when I’m pulling from material I’ve shared before, I want to make sure it is fresh in my heart!

Find my Easter dress. I do plan to get something “new” – at least new to me – to wear to church this year, so I need to step up that search. I’ve kept an eye out at the thrift stores I’ve been to lately, but so far I’ve not found a winner.

Take the next licensing step. After working hard in March to complete what was asked of me for licensing in ministry, I’m now waiting on the next step, which takes place this month.

                I feel like I shouldn’t commit to more than this…not that I won’t have time to achieve more this month, but with so much preparation at stake, I don’t want to ask more of myself than I might reasonably be able to accomplish.

                Those are my goals…do you have one for April?