Though the month of October is almost coming to an end I’d like to share my goals with you. It has been very helpful to me to also write these goals in my journal and on my fridge. Writing down my goals for the month helps me in planning. I’m also that crazy person who has lists all over the place. Whenever I switch my pocket books I dump at least four or five out. Hello my name is Nykiah and I’m addicted to a plan. 🙂

Fall is one of my favorite times of the year. It makes me want to cuddle with an apple or pumpkin dessert of some kind! Yum! I also love that the leaves are finally starting to change color and the weather is getting colder. Time to snuggle! And don’t let me forget that I love boots and sweaters. Ding!

Here we go:

We have many traditions that we like to do around fall. How about you?

Linking Up With:  Playdates with God,  Titus Tuesdays, Living Proverbs 31, Joy Dare

Don’t miss anything! Follow me on Pinterest and Facebook.

I realized upon writing this post that I never posted some of my goals for the summer. It’s been a very busy summer. My bucket list has sort of grown and taken over on it’s own but I’m very happy that we got to spend time with each other and slow down.

We left off last at May. I posted a scripture that was the common vehicle for my life’s goals.

Commit your actions to the Lord and your plans will succeed. Proverbs 16:3

I’ve been working a lot on being consistent with my kiddos and with my work that I have. And so far I am very pleased with where I currently am in my life. Life is slow, life is edifying, life is beautiful; certainly full of its ups and down but Jesus is my hub. I realize that working from my hub spills all over my life, my heart, my family. I’m loving that.

When you get married it is not very easy to accept your role and the expectations the other person has of or for you. And sometimes your expectations of another are unachievable. This is especially true for wives. I think every woman has had that thought, even if they don’t have children, when your hubby comes home and your up to your head in things to do and he goes to sit down. Many of us have had that time where it was like waaahhh?? Children make it worst.

But in my studying and reflecting on my role as mom and babe I recognize that my mouthstyle needs to match my lifestyle. I preach this to my children. That everything they do must be for the lord, about the Lord and because you love the Lord. Not for people.

I have a large plate. I am my family’s hub. They come to me for advice, for tears to be wiped, for love to be stirred up, for God to be shown. It is important that everything I do be for the Lord, about the Lord and because I love the Lord. This is the best thing-er gift I can gift to them. It is what I must remind my self when I feel myself. It gets overwhelming at times but I must learn to trust and depend on the Lord and not myself. I find that I am most exhausted when I’ve been counting on my own strength. I’m grateful that my hubby leads me well and preaches the truth into my life when life takes its toll on me.

My prayer is that I learn to accept my role with grace and love. My hubby works long hours, he works hard even after he gets home. He needs grace, my children need grace. I need God…and grace.

I am proud to say that I have met my goals for the month of May. I try to be real with myself and not set unattainable goals. I am more at ease with under achieving in this area for my sanity. Trying to be the mom who does it all has its limits.

We have started our first week of second grade and preschool has taken off. My biggest goal for September is consistency since we are back to our school year routine. This will help us all get back on track.

• I’d like to implement a weekly devotional time that is intentional. Where we share an object lesson and talk about some real life issues as a family.
• Develop a more etched quiet time- for myself in the morning. This is hard for me because my quiet time is usually at 5:30 in the morning but I find that when I have it, my day is more focused and my heart is more manageable.
• Bed early- In order for me to be able to get up, I need to actual get rest. 9:30 for now is my goal time.
• Plan well- I am so bad with time but I’m a super planner. If I take the time to plan well and organize my time I think I can survive. I’m so siked that I actually finished planning our preschool year out and have up to December in lesson plans done. This has given me so much freedom and much less stress.
• Back to family time- We kind of took a break from our family nights this summer and I’d like to get back to them. I’m wanting to use ziploc bags to plan them and organize so I know what I want to do.
• Take the boys to a sibling class
• Start on LoveGodGreatly Esther Study
• Freeze apple sauce
• Can Peaches
• Freeze Corn
• Meal plan with more natural healthy options
• Start a scrapbook journal for Slow
• Start family goals for the month
• Fall Decor-I love change and decorating my home during different seasons. It helps me get excited about making my home home.
• Write love notes to my hubby in his Lunch- I never do this because I am mostly verbal. There is nothing wrong with that but I want to encourage my hubby more and let him know how much I love and appreciate him-indifferent ways.

Now that school has started and work has gone nowhere, what are you wanting to work on most?

Linking Up With:  Playdates with God,  Titus Tuesdays, Living Proverbs 31, Joy Dare

You Might Also Like: April’s Goals, May’s Goals

Don’t miss anything! Follow me on Pinterest and Facebook.

I thought I’d share this here today. I am working on being a better servant and housewife. In my quest to mimic a slow life that is sustainable and simplistic I find that order helps that. Here are a few things I have been working on and want to work on more.

Family time: More activities that invite us to grow together, fun themed family nights

Bible open on the counter: So when there are moments to spare, I can renew my spirit

Crockpot: Use at least twice a week, especially Sundays to free up more time

Meal Plan: For the month regularly and use what I have

Read: More

Manage: Organize a daily blessing of my home “cleaning”

Plan: The days, So I won’t get overwhelmed with last-minute do it all. Daily schedule.

Quiet time: Crucial to a sane Mama

Finish: Our 2013 Photo book and some scrapbook pages for the boys

Linking up with:  playdates with God, livingproverbs31, Titus2sday

You Might Also Like: Surrender, Young Mother Redeemed, I don’t like the taste of salt, I Confess. I’m an Imperfect Mother.

For the longest I have struggled with being a ministry leader to my children. I wanted to orchestrate times for them to ask questions and have time to grow in Christ together as a family but because they are so small I wanted to cater to their need to fiddle, make noises and get well… bored….short attention span. we have this thing at the hospital that allows nurses to pay more attention to detail, give feedback and really just hone in on the little aspects that could be missed in patient care and I thought about in terms of my children. I know they learn through play. They really like noise and sounds and they love to talk and find things out even in their three’s and five’s.

Today’s fabulous find is one that I’ve found at home. It’s simply the task to train my child in the way that they should go. Ephesians 6 has encouraged me so much this past week to submit the Lordship of Jesus and allow God to be a mighty force in the way I go about everything.

-6 Children, obey your parents in the Lord [as His representatives], for this is just and right.² Honor (esteem and value as precious) your father and your mother—this is the first commandment with a promise—³ That all may be well with you and that you may live long on the earth.⁴ Fathers, do not irritate and provoke your children to anger [do not exasperate them to resentment], but rear them [tenderly] in the training and discipline and the counsel and admonition of the Lord.⁵ Servants (slaves), be obedient to those who are your physical masters, having respect for them and eager concern to please them, in singleness of motive and with all your heart, as [service] to Christ [Himself]—⁶ Not in the way of eye-service [as if they were watching you] and only to please men, but as servants (slaves) of Christ, doing the will of God heartily and with your whole soul;⁷ Rendering service readily with goodwill, as to the Lord and not to men,⁸ Knowing that for whatever good anyone does, he will receive his reward from the Lord, whether he is slave or free.⁹ You masters, act on the same [principle] toward them and give up threatening and using violent and abusive words, knowing that He Who is both their Master and yours is in heaven, and that there is no respect of persons (no partiality) with Him.¹⁰ In conclusion, be strong in the Lord [be empowered through your union with Him]; draw your strength from Him [that strength which His boundless might provide].¹¹ Put on God’s whole armor [the armor of a heavy-armed soldier which God supplies], that you may be able successfully to stand up against [all] the strategies and the deceits of the devil.¹² For we are not wrestling with flesh and blood [contending only with physical opponents], but against the despotisms, against the powers, against [the master spirits who are] the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spirit forces of wickedness in the heavenly (supernatural) sphere.¹³ Therefore put on God’s complete armor, that you may be able to resist and stand your ground on the evil day [of danger], and, having done all [the crisis demands], to stand [firmly in your place].¹⁴ Stand therefore [hold your ground], having tightened the belt of truth around your loins and having put on the breastplate of integrity and of moral rectitude and right standing with God,¹⁵ And having shod your feet in preparation [to face the enemy with the firm-footed stability, the promptness, and the readiness produced by the good news] of the Gospel of peace.¹⁶ Lift up over all the [covering] shield of saving faith, upon which you can quench all the flaming missiles of the wicked [one].¹⁷ And take the helmet of salvation and the sword that the Spirit wields, which is the Word of God.¹⁸ Pray at all times (on every occasion, in every season) in the Spirit, with all [manner of] prayer and entreaty. To that end keep alert and watch with strong purpose and perseverance, interceding in behalf of all the saints (God’s consecrated people).¹⁹ And [pray] also for me, that [freedom of] utterance may be given me, that I may open my mouth to proclaim boldly the mystery of the good news (the Gospel),²⁰ For which I am an ambassador in a coupling chain [in prison. Pray] that I may declare it boldly and courageously, as I ought to do.²¹ Now that you may know how I am and what I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord [and His service], will tell you everything.²² I have sent him to you for this very purpose, that you may know how we are and that he may console and cheer and encourage and strengthen your hearts.²³ Peace be to the brethren, and love joined with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).²⁴ Grace (God’s undeserved favor) be with all who love our Lord Jesus Christ with undying and incorruptible [love].Amen (so let it be).

amplified

I found a fabulous resource called ministry-to-children.com that gives clear and simple bible lessons for children and toddlers and even caters to the truth and focus of the word of God. They also cater to the heart issues that so many young children have. My favorite one is toddlers knowing God. I hope this Tuesdays fabulous find helps and encourages the momma that so desperately wants the Lord to be a rock that her children’s feet stand even til they are older.

Until next time, hold your baby close and choose love!

Everyone loves a fabulous find. I don’t think I tried to find this but it just came up. My sister mentioned it to me a few weeks back but I don’t think my nostalgia for sleep would let me understand her words. Ha! Anyway, This week she showed me how to work this fabulous find and I found it’s kind of great. So what is it? Recycle Bank.Sign up for free, earn points for free and get rewards like free magazine subscriptions, restaurant perks, coupons and more for FREE! I know it sounds like all those other “get this free” websites but it really is amazing. My sister has received magazines, coupons and other great perks just for reading articles, recycling in her neighborhood and clicking a button. I love to play the games to earn points and found out new ways to help my family live better. Go try it! And I’ll see you back here in a few weeks for next Tuesday’s Fabulous Find.