I’m a visionary. Give me a lofty goal to shoot for and I’ll put everything I have into it. Put blinders on me and ask me to just take things one step at a time with no goal and I flounder.
“Without vision, the people perish”Proverbs 28:19
My mommy brain suffers from this on those REALLY bad days. Ever have one? You know, the kind of day where you just want to crawl out of your skin and run away. Ok, ok, that maybe a bit melodramatic, but you get my point, right?
So I remind myself of who God has called me to be – both as a person and as a mother to these boys. Reminding myself of the big picture brings me back into balance!
I wrote my first mission statement two years ago and it has been interesting to go back and read my thoughts. I’ve made some tweaks and added a new goal to the bunch, so here you go!
I desire to live holistically, authentically – meaning that I want my core values to play a critical role in every decision that I make. I want to live what I believe instead of merely having a piecemeal/compartmentalized approach to life. This undergirds my goals as a parent and really as a human being.
I have three primary interrelated goals:
- That my children would have a deep and abiding relationship with Jesus Christ,
- That they would have a genuine love for other people,
- That they would be joyful, life-long learners.
I’ll write more about each of these aspects later and give a more detailed explanation on how I hope to build these goals into my everyday life and not just have it be a random thing that I mark off a ‘to-do’ list.
Michelle - Mom of 3 Munchkins says
Writing a mission statement is a great idea! I have a general one in my head, but writing it down and posting it someplace really visible would help me to keep focused on it, even on those difficult days. Thanks for the idea and thanks for stopping by my blog!
Heather says
Aren’t goals so helpful? I love working on those. It really helps me focus! I usually do semester goals, but monthly goals almost make more sense since so much can change so quickly… 🙂
Heather says
Very cool. I was just writing down goals today for September. What a good way to start! Thanks!
Kelly Ann says
Heather, I loved this! What a brilliant idea 🙂