Looking Back at September

A Look Back at May

Every month, I’m looking back at the things I learned, loved, and lived through. I’m also looking forward at the next month. It’s a look back at the Blog-tember Challenge and the month of September!

Brave Love BlogBlog-tember Challenge prompt: A farewell coffee date. Take some time to breath, sip a warm drink, and share with your new blogging buddies.

LEARNED

What I learned most this month was contained in two days at the Orange Tour in Irvine. I learned that children go through phases that pass by quickly. I learned that we need to leverage the tools around us to better help families. The biggest thing I learned is that if we’re going to really do family ministry, then the youth group needs to get in on it too. There’s a lot to unpack and pass on to my team and church.

I also learned that I don’t have to finish reading books I am not enjoying.

LOVED

I have loved Odwalla bars this month! They’re easy to take and eat on-the-go. In all honesty, I usually eat them on the way to church because I don’t wake up early enough to eat breakfast.

I also loved decluttering, and I’m not done. I finished going through my entire wardrobe! I still have a lot of clothes. I found that some clothes refuse to leave quickly. I used this Wardrobe Editing guide to give myself that extra kick.

Now I’m decluttering my makeup and accessories. In my attempt to be more organized, I bought Sterilite clear boxes from Target, which are on sale and there’s an extra 10% off for them (non-latch variety) on the Target Cartwheel app. I’m probably going back to buy some for our ministry closet, which is in dire need of organization!

LIVED THROUGH

I lived through my first Blog-tember Challenge! I didn’t do it everyday. I missed most of last week because I went to the Orange Tour and it was the weekend of the film festival I help organize. But it’s been wonderfully fun, especially vlogging.

I went to my first Orange event and won these.

There were five books on my Summer Reading list, but one of them was a book of writing prompts. Of the four books to read, I finished reading one, So Shines the Night by Tracey Higley. I dropped one book and started the other two, but didn’t finish. Instead, I read Simply Tuesday by Emily P. Freeman, and I’m currently reading Do Over by Jon Acuff.

LOOKING FORWARD

I am looking forward to the Write 31 Days Challenge, which starts tomorrow! I just figured out my topic yesterday! I’m also looking forward to Fall and cooler weather. It actually rained today.

Linking up with What I’m Into by Leigh Kramer.

One thought on “Looking Back at September

  1. I just completed a challenge of blogging everyday for September. It was a lot of fun! Good luck on your October challenge! 🙂

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