Mission of the Month: February 2012 {and Jan Accomplishments}

Welcome to Mama’s Mission of the Month! My hope is that this will help me {and you} follow through on some of the goals that we have set for the month! So, if you are a mama and you want to join in, check out the intro post! (If you have already read the rules, you can easily grab the buttons from the Buttons Tab on the top of the sidebar.)

January Mission Update: My mission for January was to complete and implement our new chore/job system and to start up our family game night again. Well, as a family, we enjoyed playing UNO, Hungry Hippo, and Charades for Kids numerous times. Family game night is definitely a keeper!!

 

 

As for the chore/job chart, it is not done. But, I have good reason for it not being complete. I have started reading Organized Simplicity by Tsh Oxenreider and Eat That Frog! by Brian Tracy. Both books convicted me on the whole chore/job chart system that I have been trying to implement for the last few months…yes months!

 

One of the very worst uses of time is to do something very well that need not be done at all. (Tracy, p.10)

 

Do I really need to be spending all this time trying to create some elaborate chore/job system? Yes, we need some sort way to keep the kids accountable for their chores, but why waste time re-inventing the wheel, right?!? Just keep it simple! Then, I read the below statement in Organized Simplicity and I don’t think the message could have been any clearer!

 

Don’t create some complicated chore system that neither you nor your children can understand-simply give them assignments and privileges for accomplishing them. (Oxenreider, p.10)

 

So, no, the new chore/job system did not get done…and I currently don’t have plans on trying to pull my elaborate idea together. So, we will stick with something simple. What matters is that the kids are learning discipline to do what needs to be done…when it needs to be done…and to do it well…and that can be accomplished without a fancy system.

My Mission for February 2012: God has really been dealing with my on the issue of goal setting and I have been attentively listening and heeding! In fact, my husband and I took a few nights to hash out our goals for 2012! Thanks to the advice of Money Saving Mom, we even categorized our goals into the following groups or focus areas: Personal, Marriage, Parenting, Homeschooling, Homemaking (for me), Ministry/Friendships/Extended Family, Financial, Work (for hubby), and Blogging/Online Activity (for me). With that said, most of my mission for this month will be drawn from my list of goals for the year! So, here is my mission list for the month of February:

Personal:

1. Commit to daily quiet time (Bible reading & prayer) each morning.

2. Finish reading Eat That Frog!

3. Finish reading Organized Simplicity.

4. Complete 10 scrapbook pages.

Marriage:

5. Find and begin a couples devotional. Any recommendations???

6. Flirt with my hubby everyday. (Gotta keep the flame burning!)  ;-)

Parenting:

7. Decide on and begin a weekly family devotional. Any suggestions???

8. Gather scriptures so that I can discipline consistently with The Word.

9. Find a feasible way to have one-on-one time with each child daily.

Homeschooling:

10. Read The Toothpaste Millionaire aloud to the kids.

11. Read/watch Hans Brinker and take the kids ice skating.

12. Find and begin a new daily devotional with the kids.

Homemaking:

13. Finish completely re-organizing the furniture to suit our needs.

14. Finish purging each room in the house.

15. Start up SHE Method again.

Ministry/Friendships/Extended Family:

16. Write 2 letters.

17. Start sending birthday cards to extended family & friends again.

Financial:

18. Gather documents for tax preparation.

Blogging/Online Activity:

19. Begin writing and scheduling blog posts @ least 1 week in advance.

20. Stick with my new schedule for online activity.

So, I know my mission list for February is quite lofty, but as I said, I feel that the Lord has been speaking to me about setting goals and following through with them. So, I am excited to be working on goals that I have not only discussed with my husband, but have been prayed over by both myself and my husband! Can’t wait to check back in at the end of the month!

What is your February mission of the month?

If you participated last month, how did you do?

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