I do know this about myself--if I make a resolution, I have to start making a plan of attack for today! If I put it off till the 1st, or to a Monday morning, or whenever--I'll never do it.
I have to make a list and review and recommit to it EVERYDAY
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His banner over me is LOVE.... My soul followeth hard after thee....Love one another with a pure heart fervently. Jesus saith unto her, Said I not unto thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest see the glory of God?
To be a servant of God, it will cost us our total commitment to God, and God alone. His burden must be our burden... Sis Alvear
So far...(Well, I'm already working on them--not waiting till Jan!), mine are:
*Get adequate rest. (8 hours a night would be GREAT)
*Take my vitamins
*Drink more water
*Organize my kitchen
*Organize my schedule, eliminate excessive commitments
*Lose 30 lbs. next year. (I want to be a size 10 again!!!!)
*Have my first checkup since 2002. (That's TERRIBLE!!!)
I've taken a break from the music department (at least the director's side of it) for the year (2009) (That was a HARD decision!) or until I'm ready to pick it back up, removed myself from the church Building (Program) Committee, and Jeff and I are working on a family schedule that we'll hopefully have in place by next week that will make all of our lives easier.
Right now I go to bed with too many things undone--because my day runs out before my To Do List does, so I'm trying to pare everything down to the bare minimum.
I guess my overall goals are:
*Focus on my health.
*Organize my schedule.
what will your church do for music now that you are stepping down?
Do they have someone to fill in or take your place?
I used to do all my resolutions (quit smoking, dedicate more time to God, get in shape )and after failing miserably , I found out you can't do them all at once. So I am taking them one year at a time. The year before last I dedicated more time to God, which led to me putting down ciggerettes in November of that year which led to last years resolution ; STAY off of ciggarettes. Done that , now this year its gonna be get in shape. I am pathetically out of shape.
I've never understood the lonigng for a ciggertte but everyone has their own battle. It doesn't smell so good, it's pricey, and it's hazardous to your lungs.
what do you need to do to get into shape? lose weight, workout or both?
I've never understood the lonigng for a ciggertte but everyone has their own battle. It doesn't smell so good, it's pricey, and it's hazardous to your lungs.
what do you need to do to get into shape? lose weight, workout or both?
Both, I weighed 225 out of the service but that was toned. It dropped to 190 once I was out and on my own, then I got married (and she is an awesome cook) and it has risen to 245. I know this aint too bad being 6'5" but it is border line over weight So I need to loose some and then gain some and get back into shape.
__________________ You can't reach the world with your talents. People are sick and tired of religious talents. People need a Holy Ghost annointed church with real fruits to reach out and touch their lives. ~ Pastor Burrell Crabtree
In fact I think that the insinuation of "hateful" Pentecostals is coming mostly from the fertile imaginations of bitter, backslidden ex Apostolics who are constantly trying to find a way to justify their actions. ~ strait shooter
I am going to continue a health lifestyle- lose 15 more lbs.
Get back on my walking program- I have not been able to walk since my mom has been in the hospital
Clean each room in my house from ceiling to floor-
Reorganize my closets
Clean out some of the junk and not bring more junk in-
Trim our budget down more
Clean out some of the junk and not bring more junk in-
If you succeed in this I need you to pass the secret to your success to my wife and daughter.
__________________ You can't reach the world with your talents. People are sick and tired of religious talents. People need a Holy Ghost annointed church with real fruits to reach out and touch their lives. ~ Pastor Burrell Crabtree
In fact I think that the insinuation of "hateful" Pentecostals is coming mostly from the fertile imaginations of bitter, backslidden ex Apostolics who are constantly trying to find a way to justify their actions. ~ strait shooter
Both, I weighed 225 out of the service but that was toned. It dropped to 190 once I was out and on my own, then I got married (and she is an awesome cook) and it has risen to 245. I know this aint too bad being 6'5" but it is border line over weight So I need to loose some and then gain some and get back into shape.
I am going to continue a health lifestyle- lose 15 more lbs.
Get back on my walking program- I have not been able to walk since my mom has been in the hospital
Clean each room in my house from ceiling to floor-
Reorganize my closets
Clean out some of the junk and not bring more junk in-
Trim our budget down more
Walk the halls, go out for some fresh air and go for a walk while your mother is resting. I remember having to do that
From reading that thread about saving money, I doubt you need to trim your budget anymore
what will your church do for music now that you are stepping down?
Do they have someone to fill in or take your place?
I only handle choir/ensemble/special music, so we still have someone over praise and worship. The praise and worship portion of the service will simply be extended for awhile.
No, there's no one who can take my place at this time--that's what made it a hard decision. I'm still available to sing/play on Sunday mornings. Just not for scheduling/teaching new music/Thursday night practices for awhile.
If I get my schedule to a reasonable place in say, 6 months or so, I'll pick it back up. For now the plan is to step away for a year.
Jeff sat down with me a few weeks ago and basically said, "Okay, you've got too many commitments. Pick one and take a break from everything else." LOL!!! My pastor is alright with it--he knows I'm really frazzled to the max at the moment. Well, I don't know that he's "alright" with it--but he's aware that I've been quickly approaching total burnout this past year. I didn't even take a break from the music dept. after Jeffrey was born, except for the first month after he came home.
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"God, send me anywhere, only go with me. Lay any burden on me, only sustain me. And sever any tie in my heart except the tie that binds my heart to Yours."
--David Livingstone
"To see no being, not God’s or any, but you also go thither,
To see no possession but you may possess it—enjoying all without labor or purchase—
abstracting the feast, yet not abstracting one particle of it;…."
--Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass, Song of the Open Road
My soul followeth hard after thee....Love one another with a pure heart fervently. 
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