GOALS . . . that word!!! I have them . . . in my head . . . like, my goal for tonight is to NOT get awakened by the dog or a daughter!! I have goals . . . like, I think I’ll cook dinner this week . . . I mean . . . I’m pretty sure I can get that done! My daily goal is to get the girls to school on time!! hahaha! Too often my “goals” look more like a “to-do” list . . . market, target, pick-up dry cleaning, and so on . . . those aren’t goals!
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I’ve been trying to nail my goal for 2013 down to one or two words . . . THAT IS NOT MY STRENGTH . . . if you ask for a one word answer from me it will be followed by a slightly longer paragraph! I just don’t know how to be concise! It is not my strength at all . . . maybe that can be my word for 2014! hee hee! I knocked around a few words . . . organize, efficiency, effectiveness, and while those are all goals that I have I kept coming back to this one simple word . . . PURPOSE!!! Let me be clear . . . I am not trying to find my purpose in life or anything that philosophical . . . I do understand (to a point, of course) why my Lord has me on this earth . . . rather I am looking at this word as a WAY TO LIVE!!! I keep coming back to I Corinthians 10:31 “So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, DO ALL TO THE GLORY OF GOD.” (emphasis added) That is my lifelong goal . . . and one that I will not attain while here on this earth, but I can certainly try! My desire is to do all that I do with a PURPOSE!!! Whether it be kickin’ back with the family, disciplining the girls (yes, every now and then my angels need to be disciplined 
), on a date with my husband, meeting with a client, shooting a family, working my business, even eating or drinking . . . I want there to be a PURPOSE! I want to live a life of PURPOSE!!! I want my children to live a life of PURPOSE!!! I want my husband to live a life of PURPOSE!!! I want to have a very clear PURPOSE for my business!!! God has blessed me with a wonderful family, a business I could’ve only dreamed of, and the FREE gift of Salvation . . . my life already has a PURPOSE, but am I living it? Initially, I was trying to think of a word that would describe 2013 for my business . . . it became abundantly clear that this needed to be something for all parts of me . . . personally, spiritually, and professionally . . . because, really I can’t separate myself . . . the complete me is all of those components together! Wow! I think I’ve gotten really deep here! I still want to be organized . . . oh goodness, will that EVER actually happen??? I want my work to be efficient and effective, but really if I am PURPOSEFUL in what I do, then I can attain those periphery goals . . . right??? So, here I am bearing my soul and heart . . . 2013 is a YEAR OF PURPOSE!
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I’d LOVE to hear your goal for 2013!!
My PURPOSE for sharing this is multi-faceted, but for now, I’d like to hear your goal . . . click “comment” at the bottom and share your goal for this fabulous year!!! It will be interesting to look back at 2013 and see if we attained our goals!!!
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