There are all sorts of quotes about making plans.
“The best laid plans of mice and men oft go awry.” – Robert Burns
“If you want to make God laugh, tell him about your plans.†– Woody Allen
“Where there is no vision (plan), the people perish,” – Proverbs 29:18
Now that I think about it, I am quite good at making plans. It’s the following through on the action that seems to cause difficulty. However, the plan I’ve created with this spreadsheet really does seem to work for me. I’m not sure if it is because the work is broken down into manageable parts, or if it’s just the simple act of seeing it in writing – whatever it is – this is working for me. 
Bible Study/Devotions:
I’ve been reading a great devotional called Patterns based on the fruit of the Spirit. I have been reading a chapter a day, but I’m finding I need to study it more thoroughly. I guess after I make it all the way through I’ll go back and linger on the chapters that require deeper study or more thought. I might even try to get the whole family involved in this study – it’s really that good.
Must Do:
I’ve picked up a project that I dropped last year – scanning old family photos. It has been fun to look through the pictures again. I’m hoping I can get through a good portion of them this week. I’ll send some to my Aunt, and I guess I’ll be looking for archival photo storage solutions for the remainder.
If you’re interested in looking at some of the scanned photos, feel free to look here. The first 200 or so photos were scanned last year. The last 150 or so were added over the past couple of days.
Zone:
This is working so well. We had guests for dinner last week, and I loved that I didn’t have to rush around trying to clean the house for six hours before they arrived.
Train Them Up:
Another thing that is working well. Putting the lesson plans on the weekly spreadsheet is helping us to stay on target. LOVE THIS! We’re getting so much done and we feel so productive at the end of the day! Yay!
I have a giant tub of big books that my mother gave me a couple of years ago. I’ve had them stored in the closet because they are sort of awkward to hold and there is no way the boys could manage them without causing damage to the books. I’m really wanting to get some closet space back so my goal is to read through all of them at least once before we return the books to my mother the next time we see her. (Don’t worry, Dad. They won’t be cluttering up the house. She told me she’s giving them to a friend.)
Meal Planning:
You may notice some menu items repeated from last week. Last week we ended up having tons of leftovers, which is not a bad thing. It’s just that leftovers always seem to throw me for a loop – either I plan for them and we end up not having them, or I don’t plan for them and we end up with a refrigerator full of them.
That sums up the plan for this week. While we may not complete everything on the plan at least it gives us a direction to steer toward. It also offers a sense of accomplishment when we can tell that some things were completed. And I’m all for accomplishment!
