As we start this first week of July {and the second half of 2015-whatttt}, I’m getting ready to go on a mini-adventure with Gary and some friends!

Here are my July goals!

• clean out guest bedroom and closet
• clean out under master and guest beds
• host a nephew and niece weekend
• host a going away party for a friend
• celebrate 4th of July, our 2 year anni, my parent’s 42nd wedding anni, my oldest brother’s 40th, friend’s 1 year old party, and a wedding {deeeeeeeep breathhhhs}
• catch up on overdue blog posts
• memorize five verses
• finish June book and start/finish July book
• continue Romans study
• photobooks – 2013 and 2014 “family yearbooks” and wedding album

And here’s how June’s goals held up

• begin Romans study {still along way to go!}
• begin writing thank you notes and recap letter to send to supporters
• assemble and organize bookshelves {still along way to go!}
• use new budget tracker{we upgraded to a paid subscription, making the experience alot more user friendly, update coming soon!}
• schedule dentist appointments {finally get to cross this one off! scheduled for August!}
• schedule a massage {I may REALLY need it after this month}
• start T-25 {it’s as hard as I expected and we’re finished with the first month/round as of this morning!}
• complete walking and running goals for first 6 months of 2015!{all done!}
• eat well {I could have done alot better, so no cross off for me}
• research two items {learning and researching still}
• plan for our 2 year anni next month!{we’ll be heading out of town this weekend with some friend’s and then will celebrate in Augusta on our anni}

What do you have planned for July?

Happy June from Augusta, Georgia!  We are settling back in to life at home after returning from our trip from Madagascar!  The trip home gave me plentttty of time (32+ hours) to think and plan for this month and I’m excited about what it’s in store (this last month of the first half of 2015… ahhhh!!!).

Here are my goals for this month!

• begin Romans study
• begin writing thank you notes and recap letter to send to supporters
• assemble and organize bookshelves
• use new budget tracker
• schedule dentist appointments
• schedule a massage
• start T-25
• complete walking and running goals for first 6 months of 2015!
• eat well
• research two items
• plan for our 2 year anni next month!

And here’s how May went…

• finish memorizing stories before trip – once we arrived in Madagascar, I felt much more confident in sharing the stories… thanks for all those who prayed!
• begin malaria pills – still going too
• work on prayer list for trip – hopefully you got a few of the prayer requests here!
• rest, rise early, and exercise – I felt very well rested and ready when we left… which proved to be very helpful for our time away!
• finish the 24 day challenge and write a review post – finished and posted!
• serve at the final fundraiser for our trip – it was a GREAT success!
• pick up 2 books for trip – hello long flights! – got them and loving them!
• go to a Braves game – we are definitely bad luck to the Braves.
• welcome the Tanners when they visit Augusta – welcomed with love!
• start thinking about 2 year anniversary gift and celebration – moving this one to this month!
• and this one got added – publish the long overdue coffee table post – check!

What are you working on during the month of June?

As we wrote out our Christmas letter this past December, I remember thinking that May was going to be forever away.  But I guess because of full schedules, these past six months have gone by much quicker than I anticipated.

And here we are – preparing to leave for Madagascar in a couple of weeks!  It’s hard to believe and my mind has already been busy making to do list for the trip!

I want to be well prepared for the trip – spiritually, mentally, and physically, so most of my May goals will center around preparation – it takes up a good portion of May anyways!

• finish memorizing stories before trip
• begin malaria pills
• work on prayer list for trip
• rest, rise early, and exercise
• finish the 24 day challenge and write a review post
• serve at the final fundraiser for our trip
• pick up 2 books for trip – hello long flights!
• go to a Braves game
• welcome the Tanners when they visit Augusta
• start thinking about 2 year anniversary gift and celebration

And here were my goals for April…

• celebrate Easter – it was an incredible day celebrating our Savior!
• finish April’s monthly book and continue with yearly reading plan
• continue to memorize Creation to Christ stories – still learning!  If you think of our team, pray for us as we prepare to share these stories!
• prepare and begin the 24 day challenge – We finish our challenge Wednesday and will celebrate with pizza on Thursday 😉
• complete walking and running goals as well as weight training –
• buy and hang living room curtains – love them!
• schedule dentist appointment – one day we’ll go to the dentist!
• get a massage – this and the dentist will wait until June
• begin vaccination pills for Madagascar – we took our typhoid meds, and this month we’ll begin malaria!

What are your goals for May?