Today is Motivation Monday! Tell us in the comments if you’ve taken action and get a chance to win today’s giveaway which is a copy of Downhere’s How Many Kings AND an autographed copy of 33 Miles New CD “Today” AND their Christmas CD as well!
Seriously. Now if that isn’t motivation to get motivated, I don’t know what is!
Get all the details at the end of the post and find out who won last week’s prize.
Holiday Cheer for You
I posted this song a couple weeks ago, but I found this studio quality live concert video of it and just had to share it with you.
I love that song!
You can catch 33Miles on tour this Christmas. Here’s a little sample of the gorgeous music you’ll hear:
Motivation Monday Details
For those of you who are new, here’s how Motivation Monday works:
Anyone who takes some sort of action can enter to win. Your action might be:
- getting up early, reading your Bible
- going on a date with your kids
- creating a mission statement
- exercising
- creating a meal plan
- Writing a goal
It can be any action that improves who you are as a believer or a mother.
How To Enter
To enter the giveaway, you would do one (or all) of these:
1. Leave a comment and say, “I took action this week!â€
2. Leave another comment telling us what action you took.
3. Follow @Inspired2Action on Twitter or Facebook and tell us there about the action you took.
4. Blog about your action and share the link below.
Read These Inspired Posts
Last Week’s Winner
According to Random.org, last week’s winner of the gorgeous printed mission statements from IlluminatedSally are Katie @ Do Not Depart and Elizabeth (comment #50)! Congratulations!
Didn’t win? You can order your own printed mission statement here.
A Prize For Everyone
And here is a little something for everyone. Amazon is giving away a VeggieTales Christmas CD! For FREE. It’s called The Incredible Singing Christmas Tree and it will score you some serious cool points with your kids. Download it the VeggieTales CD here.
Action Begets Action
Why do I want you to Twitter, Facebook, Blog or Comment about the actions you taken in the past couple of weeks? …because action begets action. The things you’ve done WILL inspire others. And, well, that’s kind of what this blog is all about.
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(If this post inspired you, will you consider sharing it and inspiring someone else?)
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I’d love to win the music giveaway!
I am declaring today a snowday and spending the day decorating our home for Christmas…
I took action this week!
This week I wrote goals for the month. I got up early a few times. I read books with my baby girl. I offered my husband a back massage. I prayed for God to help me succeed in my role as a wife and a mother, but not to feel defined by my success or failure in it, and instead to find my identity in being a child of His.
i took action this week!
I took action
I planned menus, made a grocery list and did the shopping last night while the kiddos slept at home with Daddy.
I took action this week!
i woke up early to have quiet time with the Lord. i spent time on long car rides worshiping Him and teaching my children.
I took action this week.
I made our meal plan and exercised.
i follow you on twitter @mamahall & tweet #hellomornings
I took action this week!
I blogged for week 3 challenge:parenting.
I took action this week!
I’m creating more in the kitchen, and having my daughters work with me.
Blogged about my creation in kitchen and linked back to you.
I took action!
I got up “early” and spent time in the Word this morning.
I took action this week!
We have never celebrated Advent together as a family, but we started last week even though it’s not fancy and really homemade/cheap – read a prophecy, light a candle, sing a hymn (try!), and tell a joke
Simple.
I took action this week!
I took my kids out for a special lunch date.
I got up early this morning and had my quiet time, made my eldest’s lunch for school and got breakfast ready for me and my girls. We are also celebrating advent with the Jesse Tree from Ann Voskamp and we are loving it!
My husband and I are taking decisive steps to make our Christmas purposeful and Christ-focused. We started doing an Advent wreath and made plans for how we’ll handle Santa Claus and gifts for our family & Jesus this year. I’m really excited about taking initiative to keep our Christmas from being all about material presents and Santa! I hope our plans help our kids (and us) learn to love giving and putting Jesus first!
I took action this week!
I’ve taken action! Now I’d like to fill my clear space with music.
I started using the “shines like stars” reward system from http://www.heavenlyhomemakers.com
I took action this week!
I made a meal and event plan and posted it on the fridge. It has made things so.much.easier!! Thank you!
Taking Action!!
Making a Meal plan as we speak!
Happily following on FB
I took action this week
This past weekend I took my daughter on a movie date. It was fun and relaxing. We had so much fun.
I taking action by making time for gospel study. Thanks for the Veggie Tales link!
We did some great advent activities with the kids this week, incorperating the Jesse Tree with our advent calendars and Impress Your Kids advent!
I took action this week!
I took action this week!
I took action this week! I started reading “Watch for the Light” Advent devotional — loving it!
I took action this week!
I am writing a mission statement for my family that I am going to have framed. I want it to be up somewhere where it can be read for encouragement, reminders, wisdom, and anything else that can be taught from it. (Of course it is using mostly God’s Word so it’s His wisdom, not mine.)
I’m sticking with a simple exercise routine, every morning.
I made a menu plan, two weeks in a row! I had a quiet time before the kids got up, even though it was small. And now I’m going to put away ALL the groceries as soon as I bring them in (usually the non-refrigerated stuff stays on the counter until I try to cook dinner and can’t find anything!)
I took action this week!
This week I started reading Sheila Walsh’s book (that I won here!!!). I don’t have any spare mintues in my day at home so I started reading it on my breaks at work. It is a great book! Thanks!
I took action this week. Susan
I have started to reread Daily Guidepost 2010. Susan
I took action!
I took action this week.
I got up early today and had my Bible time. Also planned meals for the week. And went to the store to stock up on Sprite and Pedialyte, and Lysol. My husband got sick during the night, so I am anticipating a house full of sickies by the end of the week.
My third day in a row getting up at 5:30 to meet with God…and I am loving it!!
Sunday I planned meals for the week – went grocery shopping. This morning got up early and read from the Bible…spend time with my son (11mos) – prepared breakfast and lunch for my daughter before getting her off to school and me to work. Having that extra time in the morning makes a world of difference…I get stuff done and have a peace about me.
I took action this week!
I got up early this morning and am working on developing my morning routine!
I took action!
I took action! I’ve been praying for my children everyday and started a nightly advent devotional time with our kids before bed.
I got up early and spent time with Jesus, had snuggle time with each kid this morning, planned the week in advance adding special planned “fun times” – today we will have hot chocolate while playing some of their favorite board/card games
..looking forward to an great week!!
I took action this week!
I planned my meals & grocery list for the week as well as a “special cookie date” with each kid (baking their fave Christmas cookie)! Here’s to a messy week in the kitchen! : )
I took action this week.
I went through some cookbooks and made a menu plan.
I took action! I am reading “Pry Big for your Child” by Will Davis, Jr.
Great info on praying pinpoint prayers for your kids!
oops… that was supposed to be pray big for your child!
Also reading Boundaries for kids by Cloud and Townsend
I took action this week!
I got up early and made a to do list (AND even started working on some of the things to do!) : )
I also started packing for our big upcoming move!
I took action this week!
I made a meal plan and I woke up early to read God’s Word!
I got up early this morning to spend some much needet time with god after a crazy weekend.
I took action this week!
I’ve made my meal plans and shopped accordingly!
I also made my to-do list for the week – which included getting my whole house cleaned today and ready for the week ahead!
Jeaniene,
You won the Downhere and 33 Miles CD’s. If you’ll email me your mailing address, I’ll send those out to you asap.
-Kat
I took action this week!
I prepared Christmas activities to do with the kids.
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(comment no. 73; so your saying there’s a chance…)
I took action this week.
I got up early and read His Word.
I took my kids on a spontaneous-miss-the-nap outing to see our town’s parade yesterday afternoon while my man was working, making me rockstarish in their little eyes. (I’ll take what I can get!) When we got home we all put on our pj’s and watched a movie together. Fun times.
GREAT quiet time, most of our meals planned, and a surprise date with my oldest sipping hot chocolate & cutting out paper snowflakes. Oh, and making fun of paper napkin folding that results in a rose that looks like a mini-roll of toilet paper on a stick but was *very* cool nonetheless.
(was that too much to share in the comments? oops…)
I took action this week!
Even when I haven’t gotten up earlier than my two early bird babies, I set them up to play in their room while I hang out with the Lord and do my devotional and Bible reading (and coffee drinking!). I also ran today for the first time in a couple of weeks. I’m feeling good.
I just subscribed to this blog last week. I am new to the whole blogging scene. I am a mother of a three year old and a one year old. I truely believe that God is using this blog in my life right now! I am “inspired” and “acting” on it! Step number one I’ve committed to getting up early and making the most of my morning! I am only four days into it, but hey that’s a start. Step two, make my mission statement. Thanks again for the practical tips.
A friend just told me about your blog last week and it has re-inspired me and a couple of close girlfriends to get back to starting our day with purpose. Starting today, we sent a text to each other at 5:30 am to get up, work out, get ready and spend our time with the Lord before the kids get up and the day gets going. It was amazing and I feel SO good! Can’t wait to see how the Lord blesses when we obey and start our day with Him!
I took action this week
I have been getting up early and reading my bible
I took action this week!
Trying to be intentional with this Christmas season, by doing activities with my kiddos that will point their hearts to Jesus, instead of presents!
I took action this week!
I read my Bible!
I followed you on Twitter!
I blogged about my need to seek God first and not worry about pleasing people.
If I’m not too late… I did take action this week! I’ve figured out a better routine for both girls during the day, so that I don’t have to rely on my husband so much who’se, ahem, working, ya know…. (DD2 is currently 2½ months, DD1 is 2.5 yrs). And I’m making sure I take the time each day to read my Advent daily devotions too.
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