Checking in on those 2013 intentions

In 2013, I want to:

-Wake up at 6 am for 30 minutes of prayer and Bible reading each day

pretty good--I've gotten up at 6:05 on school days and it might be a little shorter than 30 minutes, but it has been a blessing, and earlier wake up time has become a habit!

-Spend focused 1-on-1 time with each child at least once a month

this one is a little harder to evaluate, I need to be more intentional about planning these times, but also taking advantage of impromptu opportunities when they are in the mood to be with mom!

-Get back to household cleaning routines and menu planning

for the most part, much better!  see this post.

-Exercise daily

not great--maybe 3X per week?

-Cut back more on the carbs and sugar we eat

again, hard to evaluate this one.  not very much change.

-Have a plan for after-school snacks before I pick up the kids

about half the time, this is better.  :)

-Memorize another passage of Scripture

10 verses down!  I've been much more diligent here!

-Incorporate devotional reading with the kids at breakfast

um, no.  not sure if this will work at all with our morning schedule rush or morning personalities.

-DEclutter

I've done 1 thing I can think of: cleaned out the bathroom cabinet

-Watch more closely where the money goes and spend less of it

hmm.  not so much, except that I have been trying not to spend on wants during Lent.

-Speak words of life to my husband and children

again, hard to evaluate.  I have been trying to stop when I find myself nagging or coming down too hard on them.  Praising and giving compliments does not come easy for me.  I did start journals with the older two, where we can write back and forth to each other with what's on our mind, and I have used that to give praise and love to them.

-Blog more consistently

very good!

-Streamline my memory-keeping

I made a plan!  (see here.)  Following through on the plan is a tougher task.  :)

Overall, this is more encouraging than discouraging to me--and a good reminder of some areas I need to focus more attention on!