Today I slept in until almost noon.  It’s Saturday.  I sleep in on Saturdays.  My room stays dark like night so unless I look at the clock I have no idea how late it is.  That’s okay because on Saturday I have permission to sleep in….permission from myself.

I started cleaning the shelves in the laundry room when my friend from college called me.  We haven’t talked in a very long time.  But she is the kind of friend where we pick up where we left off.  We talked for almost 2 hours when I had to get going but we still have some catch up to do so I think another call is needed.

Tonight Dan and Isaiah and I went to see River City Improv in Grand Rapids.  It’s been a long time since we’ve done anything of that nature.  It was nice to get out during the evening and actually do something.  MidNight did well with the folks and settled down nicely after her evening snack of pop corn and time spent chewing her bone.

Mom is planning on going to church with me and Isaiah in the morning.  She will be glad that she did because she really likes to go…it’s just the getting up and getting out that’s hard.

I think if there is a word I need to explore and think about for the next few weeks it would be “intentional”.  The past couple days I have just gone along with the rhythm of the day. I didn’t really set out to accomplish much. I didn’t really make time to be active. I didn’t track what I was eating.  I think part of what I need to learn to do is be more intentional about my day. When will I do “X” and what will I eat.  How will I spend my time?  Where will I compromise and go with the flow and where will I be structured and determined to follow an intentional guideline?

My goal for tomorrow:  Be intentional about taking a walk with Isaiah and MidNight.  Be intentional about tracking what I eat.

My goal for the week:  Go to planet fitness one to two times for 1/2 hour each time.

This week

• I have decided to be intentional on how I spend my day and to resist letting it slip by .I have decided to take better care of myself. 
• I have decided that I need to pay attention to how I treat others when I feel devalued.
• I have decided to count my blessings on very normal, ordinary days and recognize each day is a gift.
• I have decided: to ask God to help me more often and to recognize when I need the help.
• I have decided that: it just isn’t worth getting all upset about stuff…God is good…and He’s got this.

Kathy