Our First Month of Living Intentionally
As we near the end of January, the first month of 2016, I have to say I'm pretty excited about how well we've done at being intentional . When I read Jenni's blog , stating that she tries to read a book every week of the year, it not only got me excited about reading a book a week, but it also made me ask, "What else do I want to be intentional about every week?" I came up with a list of 6 things: read a book, write a blog, have a date night, participate in a church/spiritual activity, go for a hike (somewhere different every week!), and serve others. Serve was my word last year, but I admittedly wasn't very good at it. But this year, I am already doing better at serving than I did last year simply by being intentional about it. And it is amazing how it has shaped my conversation with Randy. Now, when we get together after our work days, instead of asking, "How was your day?" we start with, "What did you do for someon...