Here is a list of the goals Delilah noted 1. Spend less money 2. Find a home for everything we own 3. Organize digitally 4. Eat a more wholesome diet 5. Learn how to sew 6. Master something Ex. sourdough 7. Plant a garden from seeds 8. Read more books 9. Stop filing the Silence with noise 10. Swap scrolling with *blank* Ex. Hobbies 11. Give more compliments 12. Kiss my husband more 13. Take date night more seriously 14. Hold my children more 15. Start giving meals to friends more often 16. No more taking my cellphone to the bathroom 17. Complain less 18. Shifting my mindset ex. Be more optimistic and positive 19. Do a load of laundry every day 20. Work less 21. Be more social 22. Have mom and dad be in the frame more 23. Take care of my skin

@smashandcreate

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Thank you for saving me time. 🙏

What helps me with the phone is, give the phone also a place in your home. Like a Computer. So you go there to check something but then you leave it there again.

I’ve been watching your channel for nearly 4 years now, ever since I was pregnant with my son. I stumbled upon you while trying to feel less alone in becoming a new mother. You’ve been a huge inspiration to me in so many ways! I continue to put one of your videos on to get me motivated throughout the day, and your family keeps me company during the most mundane of tasks. I appreciate it so very much, truly 🤍 Much love from myself and my three-year-old, Atlas

Tip for getting back into reading that worked for me - read whatever you truly enjoy with zero shame. Don’t start by trying to read classics, non-fiction if that’s not your thing, etc. I realized I truly enjoy YA, so that’s what I read! I think that’s why we loved reading as kids - we read any story that gripped our interest without the pressure of what we “should” be reading.

@BeckJarrett

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Yes! This is how I got back into reading two years ago - I started with really trashy romances that were easy to read and got me hooked quickly. Once I built back up the skill of reading again it was so much easier to tackle non-fiction. I also recommend reading two (or more!) books at once, one fiction and one non-fiction, so you can reach for what you feel like in the moment rather than avoiding the one book you think you should be reading.

@veronicacouling8960

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I agree! I love historical romances and I also have now realized it’s better to quit a book I don’t enjoy than forcing myself to finish it.

There was a girl I heard talking about how we hold our kids to higher standards than ourselves and I thought that was so true in every sense. I don't let my kids spend too much time on screens, eat unhealthy food, spend too much time without exercise - the list goes on!! And yet as a busy mom I let things slide way more often than I should... I let myself down! I loved listening to your New Year's resolutions, it has made me feel excited for the year to come and what I can do better! I want to hold myself to a higher standard than I hold my kids 😅😂

@citlalliyepez5379

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I agree with you I think most of us parents do this with our kids but I think In a way it’s good to teach them a better way of life than the one we as a parent live

Start with reading magazines 🙂. Like real paper magazines about gardening and home design... And make yourself really read the whole thing. I really love inspirational stories about real people, it motivates me.

@DeedsReadz

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Backwoods Home Magazine is THE best magazine. So useful, highly recommend.

My word this year is “create”- more time for myself, more art, more movement in my body, more time for rest, a big garden, a space where I can have chickens, a fun environment for my kids, etc. First things to happen to me this year is that my daughter got a bunch of garden tools from family for Christmas, I found out I was pregnant (creating life), and three random chickens ended up in my yard (one has disappeared sadly, but hopefully we find her). It’s already a whirlwind of creativity for me.

Hi Delilah! Would LOVE it if you started a book club with us- I’ve been wanting to get back into reading but have the HARDEST time picking a book or finding books I’m interested in- this would be so fun!

A book I'm reading and loving right now: Parenting: 14 Gospel Principles That Can Radically Change Your Family by Paul David Tripp. It's making me rethink my parenting attitudes and motives.

Tears came to my eyes when you talked about your phone and nursing. Ive been there before and I know how it feels to see it a phone addiction through our Little Ones eyes. So many of your aspirations/ intentions made me feel seen bc I struggle with a lot of those personal things too, like being touched out, not feel joy, escaping through my phone, losing my love of reading. Something my FIL does (he’s a pastor and a very Godly man) that has greatly helped my complaining, is instead of complain about something he’ll pray out loud to the Lord. We live with my in-laws while my husband finishes his PhD, and it’s been so eye opening for me, a fresh Christian, to hear him have so much faith and trust in the Lord. For ex: the garage door button stops working randomly and he can’t open the door and he feels himself getting fussy, I can hear him say “Lord please fix the door”(something to that extent). He does this for EVERYTHING! Lost his book? Asks the Lord for guidance, can’t focus to write an email, prays to the Lord to help him focus, its consist and just who he. I can not say I am at his level but it’s been life changing to hear his dedication to Lord. I’ve even heard my two year old ask the lord for parking bc we couldn’t find any 🥹😮‍💨♥️ One last thing that has changed my heart is a book I finished last year called “Calm My Anxious Heart” by Lauren Dillow . The back of the book has questions and scripture references that we went through in a bible study group. We read a chapter and did the corresponding questions once a week. This book helped me understand that my anxiety was me trying to take control. It helped me learn to give my anxiety back to God. I share all of this to let you know you’re not alone with ANY of those relational struggles, and that you made me feel seen. But also to hopefully encourage you right back ❤

@micacarlson8386

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thank you for this comment. ❤

@staceyfriesen2294

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Excellent book suggestion!

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Yes when I heard that it reminded me of my son. He always brings me my phone. Whatever it is I'm doing. He'll say momma where's your phone and he'll go get it for me. He hears me ask myself where I put my phone all the time.

I took a sewing class through my local community college a couple years ago and it was so helpful! I had purchased a sewing machine a year earlier but had never used it because I was intimidated and now I’m very comfortable. I’ve sewn myself a tote bag, pot holders, Halloween costumes, gift bags for Christmas/birthdays, blackout Romain shades for my sons room, and a bunch of other stuff. I’m planning to make some clothes this year, other than costumes I haven’t made any clothes yet so that should be a fun challenge. The class also taught me how to use a pattern and what all the symbols mean which has been helpful. I definitely recommend checking out your local community college for anyone interested in learning.

Thank you for sharing all of this so openly. Makes you realize that you are not the only one with all of these thoughts and struggles. It really touched my heart when you almost teared up because of the phone/nursing thing... a lot of your goals are my goals too, so it will be very interesting to see someone follow these goals almost alongside with me :) I wish you a wonderful year 🙏💐

Your Videos always make my days❤️ Thank you so much for your hard work. Wish you all the best🍀 And pray for you🙏

Delilah! You gotta read “finding the hero in your husband” It’s so easy to read/rebuking/encouraging! 10/10 would highly recommend every Christian wife to read.

Delilah, your channel is such a peaceful, wholesome corner of the internet ❤️ I feel like a lot of people look down on homemaking these days as not important or backwards. It’s so nice to see someone that loves nurturing their home. I have similar “resolutions” this year to add more recipes to my rotation, garden, read, and constantly improve my homemaking skills as a wife and mother.

I love your ambition, it's addicting! Thank you so much for sharing, this was definitely helpful. I usually don't like doing the whole "New Year resolutions" stuff but this felt different. I hope you are able to achieve as many as possible throughout the year and beyond

I really loved this video! A lot of your goals hit close to home for me and you inspired me to try and incorporate some of them into my vision and my goals for 2023. My most important goal for this year is to intentionally be more accessible for my children while also setting clear boundaries and intentionally make time for myself and my needs. We'll see how this goes...

Dear Delilah, I’m not sure if you will even get to reading this, but your channel has been a huge blessing for me and my little family. To get into detail: My Husband and I are 20 years old. We met/“dated”, and 4 years later, married- all in the same church at 18. We got pregnant 3 months later and I gave birth to our son -Theodore- at 19). And in God’s perfect timing (around the time that I first got pregnant) 😌 I came across your channel. For a little bit of time I also thought about starting my own channel so that I could document our journey and our little Theo too! But I was very intimidated by that because I am, in all honesty, a BIG work in progress. Growing up I unfortunately was never given the encouragement to learn self-discipline so it is something I am now having to work through. Mainly when it comes to routines and just being a godly wife and mother all around. But luckily I don’t have to add on the stress of having that KZread channel and instead, every week or so I can come on here and be filled up by your wonderful encouragement 😇🤍 (Especially by this one!!!) I’ll save my whole life story for another time, 😂 sorry. But it truly was on my heart to let you know (if this even gets to you) that YOU are appreciated and that I appreciate what GOD is doing through you 🥰. I thank God and you sincerely. In Him, Michaela P.s. I love that you are always so well spoken- and that is a goal I’m also adding to my list!

"The reading aloud family: making Meaningful and Lasting Connection with your Kids, Sarah MacKenzie!

So many of these goals are on my list as well! I also noticed I would grabbed my phone before nursing as well, and so I just decided to start 2023 without any social media and it’s been the biggest blessing and bonding time with my 5mo old. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you for being real and honest with us Delilah. I think it’s so easy to feel alone, but I struggle with the phone thing, too. Just know there’s one more mama who is working towards the same goal of using the phone less and filling time with more real life experiences 💕💕💕

Delilah, I’m so glad I found you! You and I are so similar and every one of your points resonated with me. Thank you for sharing your beautiful self ❤️ wishing you the best on your 2023 journey!

Wooooow, I share so many of your goals for this year! It's crazy, and uplifting to know we're not the only ones that are working on these things. My husband and I were also discussing how we constantly feel 'full', like we don't have time to actually process all the information we put in our brains by scrolling our phones. So after watching Now That We're A Family's video on them being a screen free family (for family times) video, we made a VERY difficult disciscion. We deleted all our socials and our browser from our phones. Our phones are now smart dumb phones. We have a weather app, public transportation planner, messaging apps, an app on first aid, wikipedia and that's about it. It is HARD! I find myself not knowing what to do with my time SO often, it is very confronting, but at the same time, I have SO much more attention for my family, feel SO much more happy and rested. I feel like it's the holiday's, really! We can still watch video's and use socials, but we have to use our desktop computer. That small inconvenience leads to FAR less media intake and it's been very helpfull, but HARD, I admit. I have found myself reading a lot more, took up knitting a bunch more, getting outside with the kids more (even though the weather is very bad), and, embarrasingly enough, talk a lot more with my husband and we feel SO much more connected. We had a realy good marriage, but we find ourselves randomly kissing and complimenting each other a lot more. I honestly think ditching the browser and other time wasting apps was the best thing I did this year so far and I'm excited to see what more it will bring me after the discomfort weans.

Most of these hit home for me. Loved this list, and thanks for all that you do and how you express the struggles of motherhood and put them out there for those like me that can't find a way too.

I just have to say, it so encouraging to me to see a young mother wanting to pursue a deep relationship with the Lord!

I, as many other viewers have commented, found you when I was expecting my 1st son coming up on 6 years ago. My son will be turning 5 in a few weeks and I thank you so much for sharing your content, I’ve continued to watch your channel ever since. All the best to you Delilah!!

It is also okay to have a new year and the same you ! You are exactly enough as you are! You are a great mother doing so so so so much for your family. Having goals is great but don’t put too much pressure on yourself . ❤

Your goal to be more positive made me realize that I need to work on my scarcity mindset. It's such a debilitating form of pessimism - thank you for the inspiration! ❤️

Thank you so much for your humility and honesty, it is so refreshing ♥️

You’re like having a cup of coffee with a friend Thank you 🙏🏼

This has been posted for a while now, but I have to comment...your list of healthy habits and your perspective on them has been the most inspirational thing I have heard in a long time! Thank you so much for sharing this, Delilah ❤️

Yes this video is uplifting and challenging to me. I am always working on being more organized by being mindful of putting things like my car keys in their proper place and not doing things on autopilot. I can tell that you want to be the best that you can be and you are doing great.

Yessss I love this video!! So many of these habits are what are on my list as well!!! Ahh what a blessing it is that you wrote this out in a video🥰 thanks girl so much! Im so inspired to share my habits I want to begin as I’m on a whole life journey (…in getting my first full time career job in 2022)! Ahh we got this the Most High is with us through this this year!

I think you were incredibly brave to share such personal areas of your life with us, each and every week! Also here just to remind ya- that we are such powerful beings we can co-create all these intentions/goals/ and so much more! I personally love the ability to show up with first and foremost intention to uplift and inspire others.

I recently began reading Peaceful Parent, Happy Kids by Dr. Laura Markham and so far I’ve really loved it! I’m about half way through & I’ve noticed myself implementing things I’ve learned in the book.

You are doing an incredible job. I think you are inspiring and wise beyond your years. Many blessings to you and your sweet family for 2023

Essentialism by Greg Mckeown is one of my current fav books. It really ties in with the simplified life that you’ve been working towards.

Great video with great advice and motivation. We’re a Montessori/homeschool family and these were suggested from my groups. The call of the wild + free, raising good humans, parent over perfect, the whole brain child, and the brave learner.

I do not know how to be in silence anymore. I fill the void too, with videos, music, and sometimes I stop and think "What did people do back when phones and TVs did not exist ?". Whatever they did, they made do without those things... so I guess I can too ^^

Wow Delilah, what a beautiful and intentional video! It is as if I hear myself thinking. So much recognition. I wish you and your beautiful family all the best in 2023. ❤❤

I needed this video today! I can relate SO much to you. Thank you for the inspiration love your videos!💖

Convincing and encouraging at the same time. I've started my own list and encouraged to know other moms are actually making big efforts to grow in the Lord and in their homemaking skills. Thank you for the video.

My word this year is connect. Hoping to connect with my friends, family and KZread following more while also disconnecting from so much phone usage. Wow the addiction can be so real at times!

Honestly your list was SO inspiring!! Literally every thing you said hit home. Thanks for sharing!

I try to always compliment strangers because you never know how you can make someone’s day or even change their life by a simple compliment of wow your dress looks so beautiful on you or I love your hair or even hearing someone talk to their children and saying your a beautiful mumma

Book suggestion: The wisdom of the enneagram. It's a book about personality types, but it has exercises and other nice things. I see how much you love to see the personalities of the kids and it would be nice for you to understand yourself.

It is amazing how I have been thinking on these things as well! Almost everything on your list I feel the Lord has been leading me to also work on these things. Thank you for sharing with us, it is shuch an encouragement to hear. Always know you are a great blessing to those around you, close and not so close. 💗🤗

Thank you Delilah. The Lord has open my eyes and my mind and he spoke to my heart through your words. Thanks a lot. Be blessed.

I left behind IG, Facebook and my KZread channel for 2023! Not because I was a scroller but because instead of living my life on the edge, I was living on edge too much! I’m forcing myself to rest and come back better next year… instead of doing all, all at once! Believe me resting is much harder then over working(for me) lol✌🏼❤️

My words are slow & togetherness ❤️ we’ve had a lot of family separation and busyness in the last year and I think we will all benefit so much from slowing everything down, focusing on our nuclear family & giving ourselves space to explore, create, & just enjoy life with each other ❤️❤️❤️

Oh I have been waiting for this video!! So excited! Love you ❤

Hey Delilah, from one sister to another, I am vegetable/flower farmer and I grow all my products from seed. You can always reach out to me with questions and tips and tricks if you need! 🥰

I literally had to pause to comment. I’ve been feeling a lot of the same things you have been talking about recently in my own motherhood journey as well. I have four kids ranging from 7 years down to 1 and I also Home School. Today after church I felt this tugging in my heart to start a prayer journal specifically for my husband and my kids. Just to have a place to speak truth about who God has called them to become into existence - I believe that when you profess these things unto God that He delivers. It’s just so mind blowing to me. On the very first page I wanted to draw a picture with a verse before beginning to actually journal, and the one that kept ringing through my head was Philippians 4:8-9. It’s just so fitting for where I am in my life and the walk we are walking as a family heading into this year. Anyway, I know I’m just a person on the internet, but it was just so cool for me to have just now clicked to watch your video and see the same scripture come up. Blessings to you and your family, I am a fairly new follower and love your content, we align on so many levels. 🥰

I’m struggl8ng lately and this video has been an eye opener _ I know these things but it just brings it to the forefront - thank you!

Gosh, I don't have children of my own yet, but when you mentioned William bringing you your phone before breastfeeding, I felt a swell of emotion in my chest and the onslaught of tears building up. 🥺 Our addictions keep us from connecting with family. I think it's so wonderful that you're talking about it here, and wanting to make changes to be more present with your husband and children. ❤ As an introvert myself, I know how hard it is keeping up with friends, but I imagine it's even more difficult when raising three little ones. Be proud of the accomplishments you make this year in bettering yourself, even if it's only small changes. ❤ You're amazing!

i've been watching your channel for about 6 months now. As someone whos is college, but wants my future to be quite simmilar to yours, I loved this video. I agree with alot of your points, especially with the filling the silence with noice. I notice I do this alot, and my new years goal is to do this.

My “theme” for 2023 is passion. Last year I focused on my mental health and getting my degree and i realized i only focused on that. This year i want to do things that i’m passionate about, no matter how small a thing. I want to learn piano, garden, do some pottery, draw, learn to cook and bake. I say passion because then it means it’s something i want to do and not have to do. i put a lot of pressure on myself when it comes to my hobbies and things i like, that i have to be perfect at it. but i am learning that if i love to do it, i just need to dive in and have fun. who cares if my food doesn’t turn out good, i put in the work and i learned on the way. i am not the best drawer but whenever i am bored i start to doodle and it’s a creative outlet for me. because i now do the things i’m passionate about instead of scrolling, i am becoming more confident in them and even enjoying the process

I have a spot for my phone on an open shelf in the kitchen. I put it there as soon as soon as I get up and there it stays untouched (unless it rings or I need to send a text message) until my children are in bed. I also took messenger off my phone so it does not ding all day long ( I have to be on my laptop to access messenger). I find I am much more productive this way.

As you learn new skills, I would love to see videos of learning to sew and crocheting something new. Super inspiring to start a new skill!

I’ve always loved you and your videos.. but it wasn’t until this moment that I realized that I relate to you in almost every way. From your values, to your struggles, to only shaving your legs “3x” a year 😂❤️.

Box gardening is REALLY good for growing a garden from seed! It’s biggest help is that it keeps the ground from getting pounded on as you walk around and weed and water. You can also build boxes that allow you to grow plants in the winter, but I haven’t tried that yet 😂

I love your honesty and openness. I love your list so much. It has so much on it I would also love to do as well. One thing I do want to say is that it might be more attainable and maintainable if you baby stepped the list. So many of the things are HUGE goals. Things like a gardening from seed and making so much food from scratch. I feel they could be extremely overwhelming and self defeating. Maybe picking tomatoes or beans from seed this year and expand? Or replace one thing a month in your kitchen from scratch. I think that is how I would lie to do some of these wonderful ideas. Returning my husbands affections!!! YES!!! You nailed it with always thinking ahead. I needed to hear your words today. Thank you for sharing!!!!

Thank you so much for sharing this intimate goals. It’s such a value and gift for those who can take it and listen 😊👌🏼 On the point “positive mindset” - what really helps me is a daily declaration. For me it’s a mix of statements what God says about me and how He has gifted me and so on. That gives me a whole new perspective on me and my environment every day. And some other statements are things I would love to see/think/feel/do more as a wife and mother. I re-write them once in a while to fit my circumstances and roles. To speak it out or listen to it daily is a real game changer (have not yet accomplished myself to do it daily, but the times I’ve done it on a regular basis changed so much in me)

Mine is to stop comparing myself to people on social media. To stop buying unnecessary things because someone on social media has it. To genuinely be my true self and to allow God to lead myself and my family even more.

You always make me feel so calm, I have a 2 yr old and 13. And 11 yr old at 45…. I have no friends in common with me so I so enjoy your channel. Been watching since I was pregnant with my 2 yr old.

A true proverbs woman. Love you, Delilah. Been with you since 2019. You radiate Christ, positivity and is the most genuine kind soul that we can all learn from. Keep pushing through and fighting the good fight. Much love and GOD bless you and your beautiful family. ❤

I started getting back into reading this last year! I was the same as you and read chapter books in a day in highschool. Then working and college and a family all happened and I lost it. So I decided to take my favorite book series that I could remember, and reread it. It helped me get back into the rhythm and the love of reading! That’s my suggestion. Then you can start reading intentional books after you love reading again

I love so many of these. Thank you for sharing.

Stop filling the silence with noise. That one hit me. I’ve been consciously aware that I do this. If it’s quiet I put on a podcast or even music. I’m not ready to sit in silence but I feel like I desperately need it. Thank you for sharing this.

I’m currently reading “A Mother’s Rule of Life: How to bring order to your life and peace to your soul” combining the spiritual wisdom of the monastery with the practical wisdom of motherhood, and while I’m not done, it’s fantastic so far and have heard endless great things about this book!

'Intentional with my time' that's exactly how ive been explaining the main aim in my life in all the things I want to change or set up in our lives these past two years. Ever since i got into Montessori parenting around 5 months I was gradually improving myself too doing self reflection. I fluctuate a lot due to coping mechanisms for the incidents that we have been through but i always come bank to bring more intentional with parenting with habits with time with ibadah worship. The main thing in our religion is our intention. The reward we get from just our intention alone being for Allah is what helps understand what we are doing and if it is good for us or not. Alhamdulillah.

Whoever said Anne of Green Gables, I second that! It’s a wonderful book (series) and very kid friendly. Super nostalgic. -Harry Potter series -Matilda -And Then There Were None -The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society -The Hobbit -Brave New World

@kaylee9773

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Oh I Love the Hobbit!

Love your perspective, always 🤍

LOve the video of yours, because I can relate to every single point. They are my goals to work on now.❤

Thanks for this video! A lot of similar goals to mine. Some books I’m loving: - Risen Motherhood (Emily Jensen & Laura Wifler) - The Pursuit of God (A W Tozer) - 12 Faithful Women (Catherine Parks & Kristen Wetherell) - M is for Motherhood (Abbie Halberstadt)

A little tip from a bookworm who’s also a mom of 3…just carry your book with you in the house. Mine is mainly in the kitchen cuz that’s where I spend most of my time but just literally read in any little MINUTE you have. When I’m cooking, I will stand in the kitchen and read while I’m waiting for something to cook. I read while I’m breastfeeding, and I do actually stay up super late to read after the kids go to sleep lol but I hope you can fine time to read!

Look into winter sowing!! I start majority of my seeds this way- peppers, tomatoes, flowers, etc. All you need are plastic jugs, soil, water and seed

You are a true inspiration! A lot of your goals are my goals for this year as well. Also wanted to say, you are beautiful in and out:)

I've recently gotten back into reading and have some recommendations: Braiding sweetgrass, Entertaining ourselves to death, Atomic Habits and Daring Greatly. Fictional books: Before the coffee gets cold and On earth we're briefly gorgeous.

Was just watching a video of yours from 2019, I loved your old house 🥲 ok, time to get back to present day 😁

"The book you wish your parents had read (and your children will be glad you did)" it's a great parenting book

I also have the complaining less on my list and it's been hard, I'm pregnant and due in a week and I can't stop complaining. It's a blessing, I love her so much but the pains and everything bother me at the moment... It's been hard but by the end of the year, I will have it under control. Last year I had not back lashing when someone was negative or said something offensive to me or my loved ones... they have an unresolved problem it's not about me most of the time so I just change the subject when it's my mom or just not say anything or walk away if it's anyone else not as important in my life. I never thought I could do it but I'm there. It took me half of a year but I'm so proud of that change and I'm so better for it. And complaining less will be harder but I can do it too, and I will be so much better at it because I don't want to be a grumpy old lady :D And you will get there too

Finding the Hero in Your Husband is an incredible book that my small women’s group just finished! It’s a marriage book. The title sounds corny but it was so so good.

Well this was an awesome reminder for me. The first week of 2023 was awesome for me and the most healthy I had been in so long. Because of small goals I made for myself regarding screens. And then I let myself get back to binging first thing in the morning and everything derailed bad. So, this is God’s way of hinting I think ahahaha appreciate it 💕

I recently heard it said that “we underestimate what we can do in a year and overestimate what we can do in a day.” I love your videos:) good luck, I FEEL these goals!

This list is so intentional. Thank you for sharing.

I’ve been LOVING the book M is for Mama by Abbie Halberstadt. It’s all about having Christ and God at the center of your mothering and has some wonderful insights. It totally changed how I think about a lot of things as a mom and it has brought me lots of growth and joy! I’d highly recommend it!!

Also I hear you on putting your husband first, that’s one on my goals too to learn how to love him better and show him how much I love him, and to be more affectionate in ALL THE WAYS 😊

I am the same for words of affirmation. I often look at my husband and think wow he looks good but I rarely say it out loud and he needs and deserves that. My love language is acts of service

I too am an introvert and that is okay, be easy on yourself. Complaining less is something I need to work on, I find that if I get together with a friend(s) occasionally we sometimes talk things out and vent sometimes which makes you see that you are not alone and it can make you feel like you got it off your chest and feel better afterwards. We are all in this together us women need to help each other. You are a good Mom and wife give yourself some grace. Hugs

Love this video and excellent list! Thanks for sharing!

Enjoyed this video so much! ❤

I admire you Delilah your more organized than me and that is something I would like to deal with this year and definitely the iPhone habit it is hardly ever out of my hands or my laptop. ❤if anyone can do it Delilah can.

For books, I take my baby to the library every week for story time. I grab some baby books for him, and grab 1-3 for myself as well. I grab fiction out of teen/young adult sections (the last one I read was a "good read for a 6th grader"). They are very engaging but also don't demand near as much time out of your day. James Patterson writes similarly, the chapters are short, so you can read some, but stop to make dinner, etc. And you aren't slogging through the same book for a month. For non-fiction, I head straight for arts and crafts, specifically sewing. Ive taken out a few books on "projects to make with 1 yd of fabric" and even one on "stylish dresses". The dresses were not at all my style, but it gave me some ideas. This most recent trip I took out 3 books on mending (very close to sewing and quilting). One was very basic, aimed at if you had never sewn before. The second was about Visual Mending (very "in" right now), it was more about being a feminist and being anti-fast fashion than the sewing itself. And the last was a simple wardrobe update book, turn dresses into peplum tops and add bias binding to blazers. I've taken out a few on home decor/hosting parties as well. Build up to books that will take a month, if thats what you want. In the meantime, judge books by their cover, return it in a week if it wasn't what you were looking for, and if you find one you want to reference again and again, buy it. But use the library, its the best resource for books!! My husband and I implemented monthly date night after I heard about your weekly date night. Its on our google calendar and we successfully finished last year last weekend with AVATAR 2 (only 2 weeks late). I have been making yogurt and sourdough bread and I have tried canning...once. Definitely looking forward to making more things from scratch as time goes on. Please keep linking recipes!!

Totally agree and loved this!

Thank you for sharing. I want to be more present for my family and hugs my little kids more. ❤

I think you would like the Christian book “M is for Mama”. It’s extremely uplifting. I’ve loved seeing you grow and change through the shifts of life.

I don't comment that much on your videos and I see them more than once because I love watching and my oldest daughter loves your kids, but these vídeos are always so good that I just had to say it again. Thanks for sharing

My husband just finished reading a book called I Don't Have Enough Faith to be an Atheist, and I have just started it myself. I would 100% recommend it, there is so much valuable information in there that will strengthen your faith Btw, thank you for sharing this. These are really great goals and I think it will encourage a lot of people.

I always enjoy watching your videos. always be happy❤