Applying God's Will to My Life...How to do this, to be exact was my thought provoking question between me and God.
I often pray that I would know and follow His Will, but this phrasing seems to fit the bill more accurately. I wondered how a "self-help" book might instruct someone if this was the title of the book.
I imagine that understanding priorities from a godly perspective would be a good place to start. For me, I've known my priorities, but I don't always follow them and I often struggle with fitting in time for me to be my own person...so my current prayer is that God would help me find a better balance in this area.
Another area would be goals. What are your goals for each priority? What ways are you working towards those goals and how do those goals effect how you look at your priorities? These questions I'm not dealing with yet, but I have them in the back of my mind for later.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Sunday, October 8, 2017
De-cluttering & Baby Proofing
Our little man is changing so much as he enters into this first year of toddlerhood! He is understanding so much more than he used to, able to get into more, and busy, busy, BUSY!
It was quite the display of perseverance and determination, but once he learned it was possible, there was no stopping him! He learned how to use the corner where our two couches meet to climb onto the couch and as a result, onto the end tables and over the strategically placed barriers I had put into place. My once baby-proof living room became a toddler's heaven/mom's nightmare!
It took a good full day of work to totally re-work our living room and another full day to finish the job. My girls and I used our life-application aspect of homeschooling to purchase and install L-brackets so our toddler couldn't pull the bookshelves down. We emptied the bookshelves of our precious books and removed all our board games. Now my beautiful bookshelves are mostly empty as our little guy can reach all except the top shelf! The living room is now his domain with his toys on those shelves. We used math, critical thinking skills, large and small motor skills, the science of balancing stacks (they made a fort out of our board games and book piles), and more!
The end result is nice to look at and it was a lot of mental work to figure out how and what to change! We also had to re-do our homeschool storage by moving our open shelving to another room and exchanging it for a secretary desk that has closed doors we can toddler proof!
He continues to discover new heights...literally! He has figured out how to climb up onto our window seat and just sits there so proud of himself. He has shelves of toys to play with and most of the time prefers to see what he can get into rather than play with his toys. Gotta love him!
It was quite the display of perseverance and determination, but once he learned it was possible, there was no stopping him! He learned how to use the corner where our two couches meet to climb onto the couch and as a result, onto the end tables and over the strategically placed barriers I had put into place. My once baby-proof living room became a toddler's heaven/mom's nightmare!
It took a good full day of work to totally re-work our living room and another full day to finish the job. My girls and I used our life-application aspect of homeschooling to purchase and install L-brackets so our toddler couldn't pull the bookshelves down. We emptied the bookshelves of our precious books and removed all our board games. Now my beautiful bookshelves are mostly empty as our little guy can reach all except the top shelf! The living room is now his domain with his toys on those shelves. We used math, critical thinking skills, large and small motor skills, the science of balancing stacks (they made a fort out of our board games and book piles), and more!
The end result is nice to look at and it was a lot of mental work to figure out how and what to change! We also had to re-do our homeschool storage by moving our open shelving to another room and exchanging it for a secretary desk that has closed doors we can toddler proof!
He continues to discover new heights...literally! He has figured out how to climb up onto our window seat and just sits there so proud of himself. He has shelves of toys to play with and most of the time prefers to see what he can get into rather than play with his toys. Gotta love him!
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