Posted in goals on January 21, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m still thinking about planning and goals: specifically, how can I differentiate between God’s promises to me and my day-to-day goal-setting?
When I read stories, especially from the Old Testament, it’s pretty clear that much of the time, it wasn’t the person picking a plan but God giving them a promise or a vision which either [...]
Posted in fun on January 17, 2008 | No Comments »
Last week, I joined roughly 65 other people in the library of Toronto’s castle, Casa Loma, for an evening of readings and questions with two very successful Canadian mystery authors, Giles Blunt and Louise Penny. It was a very interesting and informative evening.
But what really struck me was how settings influence us. Both authors talked [...]
Posted in goals, spiritual growth on January 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Because I love coming up with ideas and starting things, and I’m not nearly as good at managing or finishing things (no one can do everything well! :), I tend not to really think through everything that’s involved in a project before I dive in.
Plus, when I believe God is telling me to do something, [...]
Posted in getting fit, goals, tagged goal-setting, goals, new year, resolutions, stress on January 11, 2008 | No Comments »
At the start of each new year, many of us find ourselves thinking about goals. Okay, you might call them resolutions, but I try to have goals, which I think are a step up.
A resolution is an “I should.” As in “I should” lose weight, stop smoking, save some money, etc. A goal [...]
Posted in creativity, goals, homeschooling on January 7, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For the past six and a half years, I’ve been busy 24/7 starting an association for writers and editors and then trying to keep ahead of the landslide I created. It’s all been great. Well, maybe not “all.” But most of it. And I’m very glad I did what I did. But there has been [...]
