Goals....

I always make goals for the new year. This year I have put more thought into them. I have really considered what is important in life, and in my life..
This past year has changed me forever. I have had more trials than I have ever went through in my whole life.
I have had things happen to me that if I did not have God I would have given up.

These are my goals for 2008

1. To be a woman after God's own heart.

2. To read the Bible everyday and to pray for people.

3. To go to church faithfully, and to tithe faithfully.

4. To be a better Mother, Wife, and Friend.
To look for ways that I can help my family to be the best they can be.

5. To publish a book of inspirational writings,
and to publish my children's books I have written.
And to publish a collection of my short stories.

6. To go to Italy, France, Germany, and England

7. To open a craft shack where artists can come and teach their craft, and to sell their work. I would keep a percentage, but not a huge percentage. They would be able to make a good profit off their work.
I want to teach cooking classes and gardening classes.
I also want half of my shop to be an antique shop. I want to travel all over the world, and bring back beautiful but reasonable antiques to sell in it. Lovely linens, furniture, soaps.

8. To lose weight and be a size 10 by this time next year

9. To exercise every single day

10. To eat healthy food and cut out the junk food.

11. To pay back every debt I have

12. To owe no man nothing except for the debt of love

13. I want to raise money for our local homeless shelter. That way people who are down on their luck will have blankets and clothes and food.

14. To start a program to help families who have lost their jobs due to lay offs to get trained for new work. To help them get money for education. To also help them be able to find adequate lodging, and money to help them make it at least for 6 months. And then if they need more help give an extension of another 6 months.
Find grants to do this. And people to help me accomplish this.

15. To help our local library raise money for renovation. And to help them raise money for new books, magazines and for programs for the handicapped.

16. To see an invention of mine used. I came up with an invention after I lost sight in my left eye to help people who go blind after they become adults. But I have not been able to find someone to help me.

17. To forgive those who have hurt me, and to forgive myself for the mistakes I made raising my children.

18. To give more than I take

19. To recycle

20. To completely clean my house out of all clutter.

21. To live with less

22. To save money

23. To laugh every single day, and to sing loudly in the shower, and maybe in public places occasionally. LoL

24. To give more of myself...

25. Learn to make soap

26. Learn to make ceramics

27. Learn to make willow furniture

28. To have a secret garden

29. To have a solar powered house

30. My last goal is to have wisdom. To search for her as a precious Jewell. To seek wisdom for every area of my life.

These are my goals. Tell one of yours if you want. I would love to hear one. ~Nita~