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The Smith family goes over our progress applying intentional planning to life.

Don’t Drip!  Don’t Complain/ Nag Are you a complainer? What is nagging? Complaining? We get so used to it that we don’t notice it! Is nagging ever good? Our words have tremendous power for good or evil. Complaining or nagging will not get the result you hope for in your marriage! Why do we complain or

Quote of the Day: If you know the Why, you can live any How – Friedrich Nietzsche As a Christian, we have the best Ultimate Why! But we have to remind ourselves regularly why we make the choices we do. Know your purpose, look for God at work in your daily life and be thankful.

We are in the USA on furlough. Not news, I know but what exactly does that mean? For us it means we live primarily out of a suitcase for 7 months and spend hours and hours in the car. There are lots of little hassles, not enough clothes for the season, none of the materials

You focus on something in life. What areas are you focusing on? Where do you spend your time and energy? There are at least five areas you should be focusing on.>Spiritual Life >Relationships >Education >Health >CareerWhat are your Responsibilities ? Roles?Separate Personal + Professional and list your areas of focus. These are arenas where you

Commitment in Marriage Commit to God – The foundation for a healthy marriage and relationship. We stand or fall here first.* God is at work in your life; He’s working in your spouse’s.— takes conviction of own identity in Christ Commit to the Marriage –  The concept, key principles of love and submission to one

As we go through our Life 101 planning on the podcast, I am reminded that life is a journey. It often seems long and difficult. Sometimes even meaningless. But that is never true. God is working in each one of us to prepare us for eternity. Life itself is the tool that He uses. Every

Goals move you toward your Mission and help you accomplish your Purpose. Quote of the Day: “The greater danger for most of us isn’t that our aim is too high and miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.”– Michelangelo God’s goal for you is Christ-likeness. Don’t aim for less! A

Setting your Goals and Objectives ============ REVIEW:Purpose – definition  The Why1:the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.  “the purpose of the meeting is to appoint a trustee” To be a mature disciple of Jesus who makes disciples and gives freely to encourage, support and equip the church on

 Take a BREAK  – Together   Why? The Need: Divorce rate for even Christians is 50%+ Lots of stress in life; busyness; lives lived apart from each other – separate paths Danger of a disconnect; lack of unity; independent spirits; So other people/things don’t become the main thing – child-centered; or when kids go away,