Lately I have been struggling to decide what I wanted to write about, what could I write that would interest, and capture my reading audience (which isn’t very big, yet). Then I realized, maybe I am writing for the wrong reasons, maybe instead of writing for my audience, I write for myself…who knows it might actually end up capturing my readers in the process. Today, as I was discussing things with one of my dearest and oldest friends, she suggested, “What if you challenged yourself to do something and you blogged about it during the process. I don’t know what – but maybe something you’ve always wanted to do?!”. So I began tossing this idea around my head, even went to another friend and asked her thoughts about ideas. I know I like writing about parenting, and doing things from a natural stand point, I like writing about my relationship with Christ and what he is doing in my life… I thought about writing about fitness, doing my own little daily devotional by Micah, setting out to complete more items on my “bucket list”, writing reviews about books I am reading, or have read….but none of that seemed to truly peek my writing interest…

Then I thought, well, I am a Christian, mother, wife, daughter, sister…Where am I lacking in my life? What is taking away my Joy? I often feel stressed and down trodden lately, I haven’t seemed to be able to find the “time” to do anything, especially when Ryan is on duty and I am managing the home, our daughter, the dog, the ferret, rooster, and 6 chickens…where does the “extra” time in the day go? Ryan recently asked me, “what chores do you do that keep you so busy during naptime that you don’t have time for you?” WOW! Then I began to realize that my “chores” I can do while she is awake, when she is sleeping I am on social media and finding garbage to watch on Netflix most days. I typically have 2.5-3 hours mid-day while Novella sleeps to do whatever I want… and this is how I am filling my time? …..

So as I began to ponder all of these things, and considered the bible study I have recently been doing on YouVersion called “The Lies of Busyness: Devotions From Time of Grace”, I have been sorely convicted. I do have time to take a shower every day, write on my blog, sew, do crafts, read my bible more deeply, and feel abundantly less stressed. I just need to change what my priorities are during the day, and be more present. I have a feeling that in doing this, and changing how I spend my time when I am “alone” I will also have more patience for my family, especially when it comes to parenting and my time with my husband when he is home. I feel there will be less frustration, more grace, less attitude, more humbleness, less selfishness, more unselfish acts of kindness. I have a feeling that there will be many changes in our home that will come as part of it.

And you get to join me for the ride, that is if you want to! I plan to blog about how I am utilizing my time more wisely, what God is teaching me, how it is affecting the nature of our home, and anything else that might come up, along the way. So welcome to Micah’s new time budgeting blog, at least for a little while, until I have things a little better figured out. Don’t worry, I am not going completely handsfree, I will still be on social media some, and ,maybe Ryan and I will find time to watch a movie after the babe is down for the night. Let me know your thoughts!

Note: After I finished writing this, I went back and read a previous blog that I had written called “Starting the End of My Idleness”, apparently I really need this Challenge. To overcome something that has been hurting me for longer than I had even realize! You can find that blog HERE if you want to make note of what I am talking about! 🙂