September 2015 Goals

Goals
Written By Nancy Ray

I have all the feelings about you, September…

Really happy because even though it’s not really that cool yet, September means I can start wearing boots and scarves way too soon.

Really determined because I’m going to start work life again at my own pace, transitioning from maternity leave and coming out of my “mama bear cave” as I’ve come to call it. Part time this month, full time next.

Really fresh because I have a new closet and a new haircut! That’s enough to keep anyone motivated!

Really excited to plan talks for 2 amazing conferences around the corner (see below)! #nancyrayspeaks

Really nervous because I will be flying and driving and traveling with a 4 month old for 10 days straight. Help me Lord. (Raleigh > Indy > Nashville > Tampa > Raleigh)

And honestly, really nervous about how life is going to look from here on out, balancing life as a wife and a mama and a business owner and a friend and doing it all well. I know I’m about to receive heaps of grace from my husband, my team, my family and myself, as I enter into this juggle for the first time.

September 2015 will go down as a very full month… full of work and baby snuggles and travel and transition and change in the Ray household. (More to come on the hubby’s blog soon.) I told Will, “I feel like this month I’m going to have to put my big girl pants on!” As a Mama, as a wife, as a business owner, as a speaker, a photographer, a blogger… it’s time to do this thing. No shying away from what’s to come – just embracing it all with open hands and an ear always listening to the Holy Spirit.

This past weekend was so good for me. Will and I spent time with some of our dearest friends in the mountains of North Carolina, and one morning before anyone was awake, I sat on the porch swing drinking my coffee, listening to the Lord. He simply told me, “One day at a time.”

Those are MY words for this month. One day at a time. Not looking forward and stressing or worrying… just asking the Lord to help me THIS day. Maybe that’s for you, too—just one day at a time. One hour at a time. One minute at a time.

With that in mind, I’m keeping my September Goals simple. I’m choosing to embrace the crazy, the transition, the travel, the change. Let’s do this, September!

September Goals

Nancy Ray
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