It’s finally here. The day we have all been waiting for.
The first day of summer!!
This is going to be an exciting summer for us. We have a lot of things planned for the next couple of months and I am really excited. We are celebrating my 31st birthday, taking a road trip back home to Florida, and there’s there’s talk of skydiving in our near future. We’re also planning on taking a couple of days and checking into a hotel without the babies… something we haven’t done in a long time.
I was looking back at last year’s Summer goals and I can’t help to think about this past season in our life. It was a season of change, of unpredictability, of trust in Christ and a lot of solitude. We have come far friends. A year ago I was pregnant with Emory and just focused on having a good delivery and a smooth transition for all of us at home. Little did I know that a few months later we would be packing up our bags and everything we owned to move across the country. So many changes!!
This year I thought I’d share a few summer goals and when next summer rolls around, I can count the fruit and see how far God has taken us.
- Finish reading Present over Perfect: Leaving Behind Frantic for a Simpler, More Soulful Way of Livingby Shauna Niequist with my sister-in-love and go through two more books before the fall (any recommendations?)
- Get outdoors with the kids once a day- phone-free and engage them. Love on them by giving of myself. By running with them, chasing them and making memories
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Continue on our clean eating plan- and share more #whole30 approved meals on the blog
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Open my home and embrace community- Let down my insecurities and give of myself through relationships. Trust more.
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Stick to a three day content calendar. Solve problems through my posts. Serve my readers. Point them to Christ.
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Celebrate turning 31. Thank God for his blessings and embrace this body that He has gifted me with
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Spend time taking better care of myself through exercise, healthy eating and taking breaks. Let go of the guilt of thinking that it’s never about me and remember that I can’t give if I’m not refueling
