tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post2817145012305083618..comments2024-01-07T03:29:03.439-05:00Comments on Like a warm cup of coffee: Day 1 - PrioritiesSarah Maehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15079648125245754566noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-37942102265316863162009-07-27T16:25:54.868-04:002009-07-27T16:25:54.868-04:00Thanks for putting together this series! I'm v...Thanks for putting together this series! I'm very excited to read through it and have posted about it on my blog. <br /><br />Thanks again!Cassandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09319901329438691914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-75778112437793189742009-06-12T20:21:29.322-04:002009-06-12T20:21:29.322-04:00Finally subscribed to your blog! Saw this on the s...Finally subscribed to your blog! Saw this on the sidebar and am already convicted/encouraged! Can't wait to read the rest of the 31 days!ohAmandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11007616022449312125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-7558282716502292462009-03-20T19:16:00.000-04:002009-03-20T19:16:00.000-04:00I subscribed to you last week and saw this today -...I subscribed to you last week and saw this today - love it! I'll be following along!Lift Up Your Heartshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06208947659460506120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-80195010429195173192009-03-11T13:11:00.000-04:002009-03-11T13:11:00.000-04:00My priorites are:1. God - Get up early and have ti...My priorites are:<BR/><BR/>1. God - Get up early and have time with Him first thing - Matthew 6:33, Genesis 19:27<BR/><BR/>2. Michael - Continually show love, honor, and respect through out my day - Ephesians 5:22, Titus 2:3-5 <BR/><BR/>3. Home - Keep home in order and fight laziness - Titus 2:3-5, Proverbs 31:27<BR/><BR/>4. Outside Ministries - Serve God with my gifts in various ways - 1 Peter 4:10<BR/><BR/>I love 31 Days to Clean!!!<BR/><BR/>-AshleyAshley Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629450412099437870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-67018312665870879032009-01-04T15:57:00.000-05:002009-01-04T15:57:00.000-05:00I just found your blog...and since it's the new ye...I just found your blog...and since it's the new year, it's perfect timing to get my priorities straight before God. Thank you!Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988771199911839349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-68280017133209547622008-09-21T16:48:00.000-04:002008-09-21T16:48:00.000-04:00Sarah: You have NO idea how perfect your timing w...Sarah: You have NO idea how perfect your timing was! My husband and I had a very long talk about our priorities last night and I have been soooo convicted, as you, to get them in the correct order. I agree...it's sooo much easier said then done! I will be praying that we all will be successful with this new commitment! Thanks for the challenge...I'M IN!!!<BR/><BR/>Love your lazy friend,<BR/>JanellJanellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05101861532253643336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-88132630196835050562008-07-17T01:17:00.000-04:002008-07-17T01:17:00.000-04:00I think your list of priorities is excellent. I am...I think your list of priorities is excellent. I am going to print myself a list and maybe put this list in a couple of places around the house on sticky notes. I am joining the 31 days a few days late. I saw a link to you on Technique Junkie and have had the post saved on my Google reader until I really had some time to sit and look at your blog. So, I am going to jump in with you!Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09484708654395906280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-79833340411713826732008-07-11T17:01:00.000-04:002008-07-11T17:01:00.000-04:00SpiritualityI’m a deeply spiritual person, and yet...Spirituality<BR/>I’m a deeply spiritual person, and yet I find myself ignoring my spirituality to get through the busyness of the day, once I stop observing and directly interacting with the divine everything else goes by the wayside and I loose myself.<BR/><BR/>Health<BR/>My health is fickle, and frequently compromised by one thing or another, and being constantly sick but supposedly health is a fast way to depression. I know that when I live a proactive Healthy life style (My husband would say Granola) that my health really does improve, but being that proactive can be daunting at times. A healthy life style isn’t just doing yoga, but eating healthy, and keeping an organized house that’s cleaned without using harsh chemicals. <BR/><BR/>Marriage (you may think I should have put this first, but when I’m not acting on my Spiritual nature and stop being proactive about my health I lose myself, and if I can’t find myself my husband certainly can’t!) <BR/>Paul and I are different in more ways that we are alike, and at times that can make it hard to interact with each other. I want to my husband to know that I’m interested in his life, and for him to think of me as a safe haven when the world if cruel. <BR/><BR/>Family<BR/>All of my life I have wanted to be a wife and mother. Paul and I currently aren’t in a good place to start a family, but I need to keep this goal in mine as we move into the future. How will our current goal and actions effect having a family? How will our life style affect our children?<BR/><BR/>Obligations <BR/>Over the last few years I have been meeting fewer and fewer of my obligations, saying I’ll be somewhere and then backing out. Stuff happens and sometimes you just can’t stand up to your word, but I feel that backing out of an obligation without a genuine reason is a sin, and upon that reflection I feel deeply ashamed.<BR/><BR/>Eco Friendly Living<BR/>My carbon output will never be zero, and I don’t actually believe in global warming; I do however believe in limited resources, being kind and giving back to the planet, being self sufficient and resourceful. I can’t comprehend long term living with out a recycle bin, a compost pile and a reusable grocery bag (which I was doing long before it became popular, thank you very much – Hey ma, I still have the Safeway bag from the 90’s that fold into a little pouch), but it’s more than that. I believe in using handkerchiefs on a daily bases and tissue only when ill, I believe in cleaning products that could be pored down the drain without consequences beyond wastefulness, in cutting up old socks with holes in them to be use as stuffing in decorative pillows. <BR/><BR/>Creative Outlet<BR/> I’m one of those people who have a craft project in every section of the house, one in the car and one in the office. If I’m not being artistic and creating something I go stir-crazy. It’s recently come to my attention that I need to be doing something more with this creativity, something that at least relates to my career if not becomes my career.<BR/><BR/>Knowledge<BR/>I didn’t go to Secondary School, I’m currently not attending College but I have my GED and I am intelligent person if not filled with typical facts (I think of myself of average intelligence, and am always shocked when proven to be on the higher side of the scale). Refining skills, learning new facts, and questioning information given are all things I think critically important to getting along in the world and being happy with life, but I don’t think going to school is the only way to broaden ones intellectual horizon. (Speaking of, if you see something misspelled or a grammar error on this blog please notes so in the comments so I can fix it. – Thank you)<BR/><BR/>Physical Appearance (I’m not being shallow here)<BR/>I think it’s important to look “your best” on regular bases, but I also think it’s important to clearly define “your best” in healthy terms. Your best has to do with keeping yourself well kept: exfoliating, moisturizing, cleaning your teeth, brushing your hair; and acknowledging your shape and looking at what suites you as you are. I think looking “your best” can greatly improve your self confidence, and that a good self confidence is a key part of happiness. Having expensive hair cuts and designer cloths can be fun and uplifting, but only as a top coat not as a foundation. <BR/><BR/>Finances <BR/>I really do think it’s important to be in control of your financial well being. To understand how your bills and paycheck interact with each other, and to acknowledge your financial limitations. It’s surprising how much effort it takes to think of the bills you are going to need to meet between this paycheck and the next one, and what it is that you really want to buy with the money left. But to spend your money wisely, you really do have to pay detailed attention to your checkbook. (I’ve been really bad about this, but I’m working on it).<BR/><BR/><BR/>Blessed Be<BR/>KatieKatharynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01811433177274197441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-8624831237761396072008-06-11T16:26:00.000-04:002008-06-11T16:26:00.000-04:00this is such a great idea! thanks for including us...this is such a great idea! thanks for including us! my priorities are also pretty similar to yours, except for number three (since we don't have kids, yet) i put "family/friends/others" i find myself struggling with laziness and wanting to put my "fun stuff" ahead of what i know pleases God and makes my husband and my family feel loved and respected. i'm looking forward to the next 29 days :)katylinvwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09248951104776233083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-64874510358991526492008-06-10T17:11:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:11:00.000-04:00I just found your blog. I love it, and I love coff...I just found your blog. I love it, and I love coffee, so it's a win win!<BR/><BR/>Thank you for posting this. I, too, fall short, way short. I keep saying I'm going to do better, but I never put in the work, then I feel bad because I'm never any closer to God. You list is simple, yet profound. Sometimes, I need to see the simple laid out for me so that I can see that it's really not that hard. I make it more difficult than it needs to be. <BR/><BR/>I've enjoyed my time here and I'll be back. Thank you for your words.<BR/><BR/>-- BrandiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5845574752812091685.post-38824477531032154312008-06-10T16:30:00.000-04:002008-06-10T16:30:00.000-04:00Sarah, this is great! Right after I read this, I ...Sarah, this is great! Right after I read this, I left my computer, prayed, read a devotion, read the Bible, and made a list of priorities with some ideas of how to accomplish each. Thank you!!<BR/><BR/>My priorities are the same as yours - not trying to copy; I just think you have got the right idea.<BR/><BR/>Maybe a verse for the last one?<BR/>Philippians 4:8<BR/>Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy - meditate on these things.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06958936771590770427noreply@blogger.com