Graciously Tenacious

I am kind of a forgetful person. I think that's why I always write to-do list and put events into my phone's calendar. If I didn't write things down, I would always be running around trying to figure out what I forgot. Whenever I go back home for the weekend, I pack a small weekend bag. As I am packing I go over my mental checklist, "underwear, check, deodorant, check, toothbrush, check, etc..." And yet every time I go back home I always forget something important...every time!!! (I have come to accept that I will forget something when going home to visit my family.) Today I was reading Joshua 3 & 4. In Joshua 3, Joshua leads the Israelites through the Jordan River, to get to the land that God has promised the people of Israel. God tells Joshua that when the priests bearing the ark of the covenant walk into the river, the water will stop flowing so that everyone can cross safely. When the priests holding the ark leave the river, the water will start flowing ...

Now that summer is in full swing, I have seen how easy it is to be an unproductive, Grey's Anatomy binge watching, chocolate overdosing sloth couch monster. Can I get an Amen? I am not going to lie to you and say that I have found the perfect way to avoid the couch this summer. But I have decided that I will make a summer to-do list, that I will actually finish by the end of summer. Christina how do you plan on making sure you do all of the things on your list? I am so glad you asked :p I love making list. The satisfaction I get from crossing one thing off my list usually gets me motivated to do the other things on that list. Knowing how my brain works I very strategically create my list. I always put 2-3 fun or easy things on my list. For example, dance is always on the list. While I am looking at my to-do list and deciding what to do first, I see dance on there and do that one first. I throw on a song I like and dance it out. Then I get the satisfaction of crossing that item ...