At the beginning of each month, I share my goals for the month ahead and track my progress on the previous month’s goals.
My goals for October were:
- Stay on track with the Good Morning Girls Colossians Bible Study. — Done
- Stay on track with the Hello Mornings I Peter Bible Study. — Done
- Finish reading Romans and read through the book of I Corinthians. — Done
- Read the first 10 chapters of The Excellent Wife. — Done
- Start reading Everything. — Done
- Read True Christian Motherhood. — Done
- Teach the kids to memorize Psalm 121:3-4. — Done
- Read at least 10 new Kindle books to the kids. — Incomplete {We read a few books, but I don’t think we read enough. I have to prioritize this goal and make it a habit this month.}
- Complete the Couch to 5K training plan. — Incomplete {Almost there, I just have to run 30 minutes once, to complete it.}
- Memorize I Corinthians 13. — Done
My goals for the month of November are:
- Complete the Good Morning Girls Colossians Bible Study and begin the Advent study.
- Complete the Hello Mornings I Peter Bible Study.
- Read through the book of II Corinthians.
- Read 8 chapters of The Excellent Wife.
- Finish reading Everything.
- Teach the kids to memorize Psalm 121:5-6.
- Read at least 12 books to the kids.
- Run for 30 minutes, at least 5 times this month.
- Get the house organized with the help of this series by Money Saving Mom.
- Memorize Psalm 139:1-8.
“O Lord, you have searched me and you know me.
You know when I sit and when I rise;
you perceive my thoughts from afar.
You discern my going out and my lying down;
you are familiar with all my ways.
Before a word is on my tongue you know it completely, O Lord.
You hem me in—behind and before; you have laid your hand upon me.
Such knowledge is too wonderful for me, too lofty for me to attain.”
Are you in the habit of setting weekly/monthly goals? If you do, how did you do last month? If you don’t, how do you keep track of things you need to get done?
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Yeh …. I am the first to like this. Sheena, love the way you discipline yourself – you have no idea how much this level of bible study is going to help you in the future, in your personal life, family life and ministry.
You’re inspiring Sheena ! Every time I see the ‘goal post’ I am reminded of my To-Do lists. Wanted to check with you though, what kind of books you read to the kids ? I have been on the look out for some good titles for their age( Jo is turning 5 in dec )
Thank you 🙂 ! I’ve found I get more done when I have these monthly goals and break it down into weekly goals that fit into my To-Do lists.. Our boys turn 5 in December too. We read their children’s Bible, a few Bible story booklets and lots of Kindle books (using Kindle app for PC). Freehomeschooldeals.com posts free Kindle books everyday, and I download the ebooks I think the kids may enjoy. They are usually related to numbers, alphabets, animals, vehicles, sight words and simple stories.