Organized in 2009!

Organized... I just love to organize things... I love for things to be orderly and neat, and for everything to have a place. I can not stand clutter and piles of things, it is like I can not function properly if my environment is not neat and orderly. Even when I was in college I would have to clean my dorm room (and eventually apartment) before I could start studying for that big test or start work on that big project. Maybe I was really procrastinating, but with everything clean and in its place there was nothing to distract me from doing the work I needed to do.

Maybe that is why I am on a mission to get my house and my life more organized this month. My thoughts are that with my earthly home in order I will be less distracted and more able to focus on my Lord and what He is speaking to my heart and what His plans are for me each day! I long to hear His voice more clearly every day, and I desire to be able and willing to quickly obey the promptings of His precious Holy Spirit.

My plan for January is to go through all my closets, cabinets, and drawers... and organize, clean out, throw out, give away. I have already started! My sweet husband has given me lots of alone time this weekend to get stuff done around the house. So far I have cleaned out the boys playroom and closet (they were here for that and were slightly frightened as I locked myself in the playroom and called for trashbags!). I have cleaned out and organized my laundry closet, the spice shelf in my kitchen cabinet, and a dry refrigerator we have in our kitchen. It has felt great to get all that accomplished!

But even more exciting to me is that I have been working on getting my blog a little more organized! I have added my memory verse to my side bar and will update that when it changes. However, the addition I am most excited about is that I have added a prayer room rather than just a list of people to pray for. You can click on a person or family to pray for and it will take you to a new blog I have just created. There you can read a little of my own story about the person I am requesting prayer for, like how I know them and such, and then follow the link to their own blog or site if it is available. This is so exciting to me, as I love prayer, the ministry of prayer, and the awesome fellowship we can have with the Father and with one another through prayer. I desire for this new blog to be a ministry for and to others, and look forward to new inspirations from our Lord as to how to use this new blog and my current one for His Glory!

So, let me know what you think!