New Goals

I've been tinkering with the idea of setting a few new goals.  I don't like to set New Year's Resolutions, as January doesn't strike me as a good time to set the goals I need to accomplish.  However, around the time school starts, I feel like things are new again.  These are a few progressive goals I hope to achieve.

1.  Exercise regularly - I just bought a new treadmill.  I'm hoping to develop a habit of regularly using it or walking outside.
- I'd like to start jobbing/running.
- Ideally, I'd like to run a 5K
- Then a 10K
- A half-marathon
- Marathon

2.  Develop a regular Bible Study plan.  I run in streaks on this.  Sometimes (like for 18 months at a time) I can do a regular read through the Bible.  Then I need to switch to a written study, and then take a break. I've been on a break for a while.  Hopefully I can start a more disciplined approach soon.
- I'd like to do focused studies on prayer, discipleship, and women in ministry
- I want to increase my prayer time.
- Maintain my Hebrew vocabulary by building in time reading the Bible in Hebrew.

3.  Make progress on adopting/ foster parenting.
- I am signed up to take the foster parents training in September.
- I need to decide on an adoption agency or set intercountry adoption aside for a time
- Part of this process is saving more money for the costs of the adoption

4.  I'm tinkering with the idea of another pet.  I want to make a decision on this soon.


As I write this, I recognize that I probably will fall short in a few areas, but I also know that I need to write these goals down so that I can hold myself accountable.