Bekah's Bits: Updates on Dreams and Goals from April

Wednesday, April 30, 2025

Updates on Dreams and Goals from April

Hello, last day of April! It’s a surprise to see you here already, yet here you are! It has been a full, full month here in Shafferland, and it’s time for me to look back over the goals I made thirty days ago to see how many have been accomplished! Want to look with me?

Celebrate Ryan’s birthday.

While I don’t think this year’s celebration can go down in history as my best planning ever, he said he had a fun and enjoyable day, and that’s what matters. I was able to have lunch with him at work, we enjoyed dinner out at the Chinese buffet, and he liked his presents! We’ll call it a win!

Prepare for Holy Week.

I shared several posts about our Holy Week worship services and adventures, and I am so thankful for the time I put into preparing and for the time we spend participating in those services. All of it was well spent.

Prepare for speaking.

I loved the evening I had with Loving Shepherd Ministries this month – and the morning I shared at our own church. I’m still in prep mode, as I have four events in May, so this is ongoing, but I feel I did well with my prep time, especially considering how many other things happened in April!

Find my new Easter dress.

Well, I just about gave up on it, but at the last minute, Ryan remembered Maurice’s, and they came through for me! I had shopped at three different thrift stores and looked at several options online, but nothing felt perfect to me. One week before Easter, after a failed thrift store attempt, I found three dresses at Maurice’s, and one became my Easter dress!

Take the next licensing step.

Or two! 😊 I spent a lot of time on this whole ministry licensing process this month, and I am so, so thankful for each part of the journey. I had a wonderful time writing answers to the licensing interview questions, I enjoyed the interview itself, and then I went on to complete the whole process. (More on this coming soon.)