Month by Month Goals!

2012 goals by month:

	Do:	Read:	Learn:	Be:
Jan.	Finish the boys dresser list 2 items on eBay/Craigslist prepare 8 freezer meals	Sheet Music: Uncovering the Secrets of Sexual Intimacy in Marriage Dr Kevin Leman	Memorize James  1:1-12	quiet: make a conscious effort this month to keep my mouth from complaining
Feb.	prepare 12 meals for freezer refinish/paint TV stand sew curtains for the garage window	The Power of a Praying® Parent Deluxe Edition by Stormie Omartain	Memorize James  1:13-25	gentleness: taking the gentleness challenge to react sweetly to my family
March	prepare 12 freezer meal Have a garage sale Plant early garden veggies	The Money Saving Mom’s Budget by Crystal Paine	Memorize James  1:26-2:10	sweet: sit on the floor with the boy for as long as they want and just play
April	Organize and finish painting the desk  Organize the garage  prepare 8 freezer meals	The Ministry of Motherhood by Sally Clarkson	Memorize James  2:11-22	merciful: show mercy to each child when they don’t deserve it as possible
May	Spend as much time as possible outside with my boys	Give Them Grace: Dazzling Your Kids with the Love of Jesus byElyse Fitzpatrick	Memorize James  2:23-3:8	a helper: ease the burden of someone else
June	Plan a stay-cation with my husband	The Mission of Motherhood: Touching Your Child's Hear for Eternity Sally Clarkson	Memorize James  3:9-4:2	affectionate: hug and kiss my husband when he walks in each day, no matter my mood.
July	Explore museums in the summer heat as a family	One Thousand Gifts by Ann Voskamp	Memorize James  4:3-14	Loving: have bottled water in my care for homeless in the heat
Aug.	Prepare 8 freezer meals	How to Have a HEART for Your Kids by Rachael Carman	Memorize James  4:15-5:9	Patient: Be thankful for slow moments as a gift to pray and be thankful
Sept.	Prepare 12 freezer meals		Memorize James  5:10-19	kind: make an effort to encourage my husband with my words (his love language)
Oct.	Make the ornament for the Jessie Tree Go to Canton with girlfriends		Memorize 1Peter  1:1-12	thankful: write thank you notes to loving people in my life
Nov.	Fill 2 Operation Christmas Child boxes Start Jessie Tree		Memorize  1Peter  1:13-22	caring: take a hot meal to a friend or neighbor who can't return the gift
Dec.	Host a Christmas Party for friends		Memorize  1Peter  1:23-2:9	generous: give away something I love to someone who needs it

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This table has been adapted from one of my favorite blogs Biblical Homemaking, many of the books are repeats I do make a small portion if you use my links that take you to Amazon. 

I am still looking for some books to add to the last 4 months of the year so if you have some recommendations I am all ears.

What are your goals for the year. I am sure I will be tweaking this and reviewing at the end of the month so I can better prepare for the future.