Simplify

I am beginning to overhaul our lives. We have too much. Too many things. Too many commitments.

My friend, Dotti, likes to tell me that when I stand up and introduce myself in Celebrate Recovery I need to start saying, "Hi, my name is Kristin and I am believer in Jesus Christ who is a volunteer addict. I CAN'T SAY NO." :o)

I have long ago started decluttering our closets/clothes/paper/junk. What I really need is a full entire weekend with no kids to get things taken care of. I don't see that happening anytime soon.

I am so thankful for our church and its ministries and all the ways we can serve but I also think I have taken on too much and need to clear something off my plate.

John and I lead a Home Group each Sunday afternoon.
I have nursery duty every 4th Sunday.
We have signed up to start leading a student class at 9AM each Sunday.
I am helping to lead a Step Study on Wednesday nights for Celebrate Recovery.
I organize the meals every Thursday for Celebrate Recovery for 20-30 people.
I help lead the Women's A-Z group for Celebrate Recovery every Thursday night.
I am serving as a Sponsor for 3 ladies in Celebrate Recovery and walking with them through working their 12 steps.
I help coordinate the Top Guns Wives group each week.

Add this to working a full time job, keeping up my house and trying to raise 3 boys and I'm beat.

I have already decided to let Home Group go. We made a commitment to lead for 18-24 months and we are coming up on 2 1/2 years so I need my Sunday afternoons back.

I've told the CR staff I am out for the next Step Study. They tend to last 4-6 months and I plan to do every other rotation.

Top Gun Wives will end in May and with that I'm going to let them know I cannot help facilitate next year.

My nursery commitment is only once a month so I can manage that.

I do not want to give up CR in the least but I may have to say that I can no longer really handle pulling the meals together after the first of the year.

Now comes the holiday season and with it a whole host of other commitments but my goal for 2010 is to simplify.