My four year old Emma is very artistic and creative. Her imagination is endless and as a result she spends most of her life in a fantasy world full of baby dolls, princesses and fairies. She can build an entire script in her mind and act it out without ever coming out of character. She can turn seemingly mundane tasks into a game or adventure. For example cleaning her room can turn into Cinderella cleaning the castle or while we shop at Walmart for groceries- she is buying supplies for Emily and Pig (her favorite doll and sleep toy). While I am thrilled that she is so creative I spend a lot of time telling her to focus. Emma, please focus on what your supposed to be doing... I ask myself where does she get her lack of focus from? Unfortunately I have to say probably from me- her mother, who also seems to lack focus. I often start projects and then lose focus and move on to something else. I spend a lot of time saying I am going to "catch up" on things but not a lot of time actually doing it.
God has blessed my family in 2008 with health for myself and my family, my husband continuing to have a job, a church family that loves and continues to grow, a home to live in and food on our table, while a lot of the world goes hungry, and the list could go on and on; however I feel God telling me to focus in 2009. Since I don't make resolutions, because I never focus long enough to keep them, I do want to make a list of things that I need to "focus" on in 2009:
-God's will for me. I say I want to do God's will, but I don't spend enough time really searching for what that is. In 2009 I want to seek to know what God's will for my life is and I want to begin to live it.
-Others. I always see opportunities to help and serve others but a lot of times I find reasons why I can't do them. In 2009 I am going to focus on voluteering and serving others more. As my pastor says- "we look most like Christ when we serve."
-Family. I want to spend more quality time with family- not TV, not the computer, not work. Children grow up so fast and I don't want to miss anything.
-Finishing what I start. I am going to set a goal to finish projects that I have started and lost focus on-Bible studies, craft projects, home improvement, etc. I have a lot of unfinished projects that need to get done!
God, please help me to focus!!! ( even if I have to wear a tiara while doing it:D)
"Let us lay aside every encumbrance and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, fixing our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfector of faith." Hebrews 12 : 1b-2a
My four year old Emma is very artistic and creative. Her imagination is endless and as a result she spends most of her life in a fantasy world full of baby dolls, princesses and fairies. She can build an entire script in her mind and act it out without ever coming out of character. She can turn seemingly mundane tasks into a game or adventure. For example cleaning her room can turn into Cinderella cleaning the castle or while we shop at Walmart for groceries- she is buying supplies for Emily and Pig (her favorite doll and sleep toy). While I am thrilled that she is so creative I spend a lot of time telling her to focus. Emma, please focus on what your supposed to be doing... I ask myself where does she get her lack of focus from? Unfortunately I have to say probably from me- her mother, who also seems to lack focus. I often start projects and then lose focus and move on to something else. I spend a lot of time saying I am going to "catch up" on things but not a lot of time actually doing it. 
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