It is just 10 o'clock in the morning and I have already gone to the gym, the grocery store and had my 10 minutes. Yesterday I just about had a meltdown - I was beat down and discouraged because life just started to feel so pointless. The piles of things are stacking up all around me and they don't seem to diminish. It feels like every time I turn around something new is smacking me in the face! How do I manage this better so there is more maintenance and less of every thing being a mess?

I begin to realize in my attempt to execute #1 by putting God first there are other things need to come first as well like the bills, exercise and eating. Heh... :) Now that I'm not at a job and keeping a regular schedule I've been forgetting to eat. My body gets weak, shaky and I have to stop and eat something so I have the strength to conquer the rest of my day. These realizations are forcing me to understand my real priorities. If I can better set my priorities in turn I can better manage my life. First and foremost, I have to take care of myself so I am able to take care of others. If I'm weak I am of no good to this world.

I cannot say I am the most studious person and no matter how hard I try it is a struggle to keep my nose in a book. This trait translated into my relationship with God and finding time to read God's Word was no longer a priority.

Last week I sat in on a talk about how although God is many things, He is also our friend. So, just as I would spend time with a friend to know them, I also needed take the time to get to know God.

This immediately brought me back to "The List", #1 Make more time in my life for God - get to know Him as I would a best friend. How do I get to know God? It isn't just through prayer, but through the reading of His Word.

Execution - Start small Katie....Rome wasn't conquered in a day!

Starting small isn't easy for me. I have the tendency to dive into deep waters and realize I am somewhere I did not want to be and I am tired of swimming. This time I will work slowly on building these new habits so I don't immerse myself so deeply that everything else falls to the wayside - I need to keep my balance.

So, as I wade into the start of my day I will use my first 10 minutes to read the Word.