Stewardship Living

Stewardship Goals

(goals last updated 11-05-07)

Finances
*View eating in restaurants as a special occasion, not a regular occurrence.
*Spend no more than $5 per week on activities to do with M.
*Evaluate our grocery spending and find ways to spend more efficiently.
*Pick one area of our budget and work on reducing that area by 10%.

Time
*Spend no more than an hour per day watching TV.
*Spend at least 2 days per week, at home, as a family. That doesn’t mean we can’t invite people over to share a meal with us.

Resources
*Complete a deep clean-out of the house. (Tackle it Tuesday posts)
*Make more homemade things, starting with bread. (Recipe Thursday posts)
*Grow what we can, starting with planting a garden with spring vegetables.
*Keep the house clean and as orderly as possible on a daily basis. (Works for Me Wednesday posts)

Environment
*Turn off lights in rooms we aren’t using.
*Shut the refrigerator door when we aren’t in it.
*Adjust the thermostat one degree up from normal temperature. Turn the thermostat up when not at home.
*Turn off the faucet when not actively using the water (to brush teeth, wash dishes, etc).
*Continue composting and work to reduce trash.
*Take my own bags to the grocery store.

Body
*Go to the gym at least three times a week. Work out at home at least once a week.
*Eat at least two fruits and/or vegetables at every meal.
*Prepare healthy, well-balanced meals at home at least four nights per week. (Menu Plan Monday posts)
*Drink at least six glasses of water per day.
*Get at least six hours of sleep four days per week.

Relationships
*Invite at least two people/families we’d like to get to know better for a meal each month.
*Figure out a plan on how to get to know our neighbors better.

Children/Parenting
*Pray with my daughter daily.
*Learn one Scripture each week related to an area of teaching or discipline. Work on it with my daughter.
*Plan at least one focused, one-on-one activity with my daughter per week.

Gifts/Talent
*Use my gift of writing to encourage at least one person per week, whether through a note, email, or blog posting.
*Use my gift of administration in at least one ministry opportunity.