Do you, too, feel like Prancer, Dancer, and Comet, former procrastinators? Counting my actual work days prior to Christmas lit a fire under me. I counted 12 days prior to the day I need to be ready. So I’m on it. Did it help you pick up the pace by eliminating some things and getting…
December came fast, former procrastinators! The calendar propels us to our now traditional “Christmas Calculations” that help us set priorities and pace ourselves so we and those we love can better enjoy the season. I can go through the motions of celebration without a heart or mind that enters into the festivities. I can check…
Here’s the recipe, former procrastinators. Perfect Every Time Turkey is below this week’s post. I goofed on the link to wwwhoneybrookfarms.com. This can-do-overnight recipe is great. Rejoice! God our Maker, Redeemer, Provider is also our Transformer. He is moving us out of procrastination into diligence. We enjoy abundance we did not know until we…
When we gather at our table, former procrastinators, we find it thought provoking and humbling to read something that reminds us that our blessings come from God. He is the One we thank in prayer. We’ve used different selections over the years. It helps to print out or mark in the Bible whatever you choose…
This year I’m determined, former procrastinators, to pace myself wisely through the holidays so I can enjoy things more. That means other people will enjoy things more too. It doesn’t help others when I’m frazzled. Gratitude takes some thought. It’s easier to feel grateful when we’re not pressed for time. Since I want to be…
October, former procrastinators, is glorious – colorful trees, clear skies and brisk air. These, we know, give way to bare branches and gray skies of November. But I like November. Home is cozy and Thanksgiving Day brings people together in a way that’s usually simpler than Christmas. This year I want to be mindful early…
Happy Day After Father’s Day, former procrastinators. I hope you have wonderful fathers, husbands, sons, and other influential men in your lives that you gratefully honor. Reviewing Darren Hardy’s The Compound Effect has prompted me to recall ways my own dad compounded his influence as my father. His consistent “deposits” of instruction, counsel, fun, and…
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:6-8
. . . you have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man who is renewed in knowledge according to the image of Him who created him.
Colossians 3:9-10