Month One: Goals Review

Sunday will mark officially my one month in France.  One month.  It feels like I have been here for months but yet it has flown by all at the same time!  My sense of time has disappeared. Now because I actually want to accomplish my goals this year I am going to do a monthly 2013 Goals Review. 

One month in... January accomplishments:

1) I have on track with my Bible in a Year reading plan and I am loving it!!!

2) Not 100% but I would say 90% of my days begin with prayer and reading the Word. And oh boy can I tell a difference between the days I do and the days I don't.  It's not a little difference... it's a HUGE difference! 

3) Health... this has been a tough one this month. Between getting sick and being really stressed most of the time I have not done the best in this category. However, I feel I have done ok! Room for improvement but better than I have ever done in the past.

4) I was awesome at taking pictures the first 2 weeks then it dwindled. This goal will take time as it is almost more about remembering then that I choose not to do it. I'm not one who naturally grabs a camera when something is happening or catches my eye.

5) Blog 3 times a week... NOPE :(  I partially contribute this to being sick but also because forming sentences right now that are coherent and remotely positive is challenging for me. This will get better and I do feel it is a good and doable goal to strive for this year.

6) I am always reading Kisses from Katie. It's just one of those books that I keep close by.  I have not found one I want to read yet looked for one yet. Any suggestions??? Pass them along!

7) This is a loaded one. Most days I feel like a failure. French is hard. I'm struggling to get it. Trying to extend grace to myself and remember I have only had 3 weeks of classes. I'm a toddler learning to talk. 

8) Embrace! Yep, this one took a nose dive after day 4. This is a goal that has a lot to do with my heart. It will take time. This goal is a life long goal... This goal is going to take a lot of training and retraining. BUT I'm definitely in a great place to work on it. Every moment here is an opportunity to embrace...