DAY 290 --- Evaluation

It's been 75 days since we started this concentrated effort to work toward our mission in June.  I believe it is time to evaluate progress, changes, and failures of this dream.

In our spiritual aspect, I believe we are doing well.  We read the Book of Mormon every day, and another small book of scriptural thoughts from the Bible.  We often refer to those things we read.  I feel my Sabbath Day observance and my dedication to my covenants are doing well.  I try to go to the temple every week.  Thus, at least in this avenue, I feel we are doing well.

Weight.  I have struggled off and on during the last 75 days.  There were days when I felt totally defeated.  I am about where I started but I have lost three pounds.  WOW.  That is about one eighty fourth pound every day, or in other words, almost nothing.  But it is still a goal, one that I often think about, but often do not do anything about. Need to get better here.

Debt.  We continue to follow a detailed schedule to be out of debt in 290 days.  We are strict on what we spend, often saying no to a desire.  We even have a few dollars each to spend as we need to, personal things each month.  But other than that, we are making progress, of which gives us a good feeling of accomplishment.

Other goals and dreams that I have thought about, tried, and pursued have totally died.  I have some that I want to do, but do not feel the motivation to do them, like writing that musical about the creation of the National Anthem.  Another one about creating a Cougar Coupon book has suffered set back after set back, thus I am putting this on the almost forgotten dream. I continue to pray for other ideas, but nothing so far.

I feel Father is pleased with our progress.  I know He is using many different circumstances to each lessons, some of which I am slow to learn, but still trying.  But we are still dedicated to being ready and worthy of a mission call next June.