The Nitty Gritty

According to dictionary.com this is the definition of intentional:

in·ten·tion·al
   [in-ten-shuh-nl]

adjective
1. done with intention or on purpose; intended: an intentional insult.

2. of or pertaining to intention or purpose.


I am on a journey to live everyday as intentional as possible. I realized a couple of weeks ago (about the time B started first grade, actually) that time is flying past us, and things that we keep meaning to do never actually get done. For example, J and I keep saying that we are going to start eating healthier-tomorrow. Then we have lunch out of a window. The next thing you know, tomorrow was last week and we are having another lunch out of the window...

Some of these things have been set in motion a while back, but I am just now getting around to putting a name to it. Because I am very type A and love to make lists, here is a list version of some of the ways I am choosing to live everyday with intention.

A) TODAY I WILL GET UP IN ENOUGH TIME TO HAVE A DEVOTIONAL AND EXERCISE.
This one may sound easy enough. But B gets up around 5:30 every morning. If I do not intentionally set my alarm to get up before he does, then our whole day gets off to a rocky start.

B) TODAY I WILL PRAY OVER MY CHILDREN BEFORE WE GO OUR SEPERATE WAYS
I used to ride to school everyday with a family that has become a second family to me. Every morning, no matter how late we were running, the dad would pray with his kids before school. I am intentionally doing the same with B.

C) TODAY I WILL PREPARE HEALTHY FOOD FOR MY FAMILY
This is one of those that we set in motion a few months ago by joining a CSA. Don't know what a CSA is? I will post about it soon! Now we have fresh & "clean" meats, vegetables, & eggs on hand in the house.

D) TODAY I WILL TAKE SOME QUIET TIME DURING NAPS TO COLLECT MY THOUGHTS AND BREATHE
The day is half over, but the hard part is just starting! Time to regroup.

E) TODAY I WILL BE THE BEST WIFE THAT I CAN BE
He deserves my respect, admiration, and love. Which he has. But, I do not always show him that he has them. I am trying harder to be intentional with this.

F) TODAY I WILL (try) NOT TO LOSE MY PATIENCE WITH THE LITTLE BALLS OF ENERGY GOD HAS BLESSED ME WITH

G) TODAY I WILL GO TO BED AT A DECENT TIME
so that tomorrow I can start all over again!

I will try and elaborate on this more in the future, as well as let you know how it's going! Not all days are going to be perfect. But you've just got to keep on trucking!



Oh Yeah! I told J about all of this last night & his very loving response? "I have noticed you were in a better mood lately." Thanks sweetie. Love you too!

~M