When God Closes Some Big Doors & Weekly Goals with Grace {Goals for the week of November 22-28th}

Recently I had been hinting at a project I was working on here. It was a pretty big one too, one that I was pretty excited about. I had an idea, a vision and felt it was something that would be beneficial to you. But for some reason I just couldn’t bring myself to actually start the project and when I finally did, it felt more like a duty than a joy.

Fear, doubt, uncertainty, lack of motivation, and ultimately a lack of peace about it filled me.

I was conflicted because I thought it was a good idea and was something I was passionate about. But the little voice inside my head kept chiming in doubt. At first I thought it only Satan trying to steal my thunder and doubt my dream. More and more though I couldn’t shake that something just wasn’t right.

I kept plugging away though with the thought that surly I would reach that magic point in my writing, the time when everything finally clicks and works together. Many writers work through the same dilemma, I chalked it up to writer’s block until I finally reached my ah-ha moment.

About a month ago I was in the middle of writing and suddenly I just couldn’t keep writing anymore. I was bored out of my mind, I knew what I was working on just wasn’t good and I finally stopped and started to pray about it.

“Lord, what’s the matter with me? Why does this feel like so much work? Why and I struggling with this particular project?”

And then it came. The gentle voice that I had been ignoring for weeks:

This isn’t the message I want you to share.

While I stopped writing, I struggled with that decision even pleading with God, “Are you sure Lord?” I didn’t want to admit that all of the work I had done up until then had been wasted but I knew that I wasn’t in the place I needed to be.

So I stopped writing, saved the files and closed my laptop. And you know what? Instead of feeling conflicted, I finally felt at peace about it.

Sometimes God closes doors on dreams, goals, projects or tasks we want to complete. At times it might mean not right now, and other times it might mean not ever. I have no idea if that big exciting project will ever come to fruition but I’m OK with that.

God has also been gently nudging me to simplify my online presence too. Not to stop blogging but to step back and reevaluate some things so for the remainder of the year that’s just what I’m going to do. I have some commitments and posts that I need to finish and wrap up but when a new idea enters in my head, instead of rushing to type it on the computer, I’m going to file it away.

It’s going to take a little bit of discipline too because I love the community and fellowship but my tired and weary soul just needs a little bit of breathing room. So what does that mean for Creative Home Keeper?

1. A handful of posts until the New Year – I have some posts and commitments already scheduled but I’m not going to be adding anything new. I will still check in weekly with these Goals with Grace posts but instead of focusing on writing new content, I’m going to be in a praying, thinking and planning mode.
2. Grace Notes will continue to be sent out every Friday, so if you want to continue hearing my voice make sure you are subscribed to receive them.
3. My social media presence will be severely limited for the remainder of the year – Again I will have my previous commitments and posts scheduled out, along with a few posts to keep engagement up but I’m going to be seriously praying about my how to better balance social media in the new year.
4. A big project I had planned on releasing in December just isn’t going to happen… at least not for now. This is what I felt God told me to surrender. I’ll continue to pray about the future life of this project but for now it’s tabled.

It’s my prayer that for the remainder of the year I am able to be fully focused and present with my family as we celebrate the holiday season and to just sit back, breath and pray as I work through and make plans for the New Year.

With all that being said, let’s move on to the weekly goals (which are actually goals from two weeks ago because I didn’t post any new goals last week!) 

Last Week’s Goals:

Family Goals {Motherhood & Marriage}

• Take the children to the library 
• Sit down with my husband to create our Christmas gift list for the children

Homemaking

• Daily complete 75% of the Motivated Mom’s Checklist including scrubbing the dining room floor
• Plan Thanksgiving dinner
• Make Christmas gift list

Personal Health and Wellness

• Exercise at least three times
• Begin reading or finish reading Bittersweet, Three Wishes, Speak, Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter & Me, and Simply Tuesday (more library holds came up this week so once again books are being pushed back but after this I don’t have any more books on hold and I’m not going to place anymore for a while either!) 

Spiritual

• Work through Ephesians devotional from The Naptime Diaries Shop (I’m anxiously awaiting the Advent devotional from She Reads Truth to start at the end of the month!)

Blogging

• Write everyday
• Finish working on two big new projects launching in December and January

8 Goals for This Week’s Goals:

Family Goals {Motherhood & Marriage}

• Celebrate Thanksgiving together as a family

Homemaking

• Daily complete 75% of the Motivated Mom’s Checklist
• Deep clean house
• Decorate for Christmas

Personal Health and Wellness

• Exercise at least three times
• Finish reading  Anne of Green Gables, My Daughter & Me, and Treasuring Christ When Your Hands are Full. Pick up 2 more books from library whose holds just came up and begin reading those.

Spiritual

• Continue with the Gratitude through the Psalms She Reads Truth Study

Blogging

• Finish up the remainder of my commitments for the year

What are your goals with grace for this week?

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