What are you doing...here?

What are you doing...here?  This was asked of me a while ago and I'm still pondering the question.  What am I doing and what am I doing here?  I don't know and that scares me.  What am I supposed to be doing?  I'm a wife.  I'm a mom.  I do wife things and I do mom things.  I make breakfast, I make my husband's lunch, I clean the house, I work part time, I school the children, but does this have any eternal value?  Am I doing these things out of rote motion, or am I doing these things for His glory?  How do I make every minute of my day , every action, every thought, every word spoken an offering unto the Lord?  How do I not get so caught up in the routine of everyday life that I forget what I was created for.  I was created to worship the Lord, which means begin my day, live in the day, and end the day with my Maker. This brings me to an older post of mine where I listed goals for that year.  I don't think we quite did them, so we are on Mission Statement, part 2:

1. Asking ourselves who we are as a family; what is our reason for existence; and what do we wish to accomplish.
2. Looking back at our family history and seeing how has our family been used by God, and what unique resources, gifts or talents does our family have.
3. Asking what do we believe. What are our family's core values beliefs. What is important to our family, and what behaviours do we want to encourage and discourage.
4. Who are we in terms of a family unit? Why do we exist as a family, and what should we accomplish as a family? WRITE MISSION STATEMENT based on these questions.
5. Looking at where we want to be in 3-5 years. What do we think we will be doing at that time, and as a family, what direction do we feel called to take by God to achieve our mission?
6. List short-term objectives
7. List Major Hindrances that will affect our family in reaching the mission/vision that we have developed. What stands in our way?
8. Determine strategic actions to overcome each barrier.
9. Write this all down in notebook.
10. Believe in our mission/vision statements and LIVE BY THEM!

It's time to stop talking and time to start doing!  Life is not waiting for us...

Blessings!

This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life, so that you and your children may live  and that you may love the LORD your God, listen to his voice, and hold fast to him. For the LORD is your life, and he will give you many years in the land he swore to give to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.  Deuteronomy 30:19-20

Veganuary Challenge 2015

Well, I did it. I've gone back and forth on the whole vegetarian, not a vegetarian issue for a while now.  When I heard about the Veguanuary challenge, I jumped in.  As of January 1, I have eaten a vegan diet.  I really thought that giving up cheese would be impossible, but I haven't really missed it. Daiya makes a pretty close cheese substitute, and comes in handy when needing a pizza fix. Going vegan has actually been pretty darn easy.  There are apps out there that you can use in the grocery store: Is it vegan is one of them.  The Happy Cow app will show you all the vegan friendly restaurants nearby, and of course there is Facebook: your one stop shop for everything...

I feel healthier than I have in a long time, and I haven't suffered any energy loss.  I even think I've lost a few pounds and a few inches too.  The challenge is supposed to be for the month of January, but I'm going to keep at it.  I'm also going to start posting my recipes as well.