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2018: What’s Your Focus Word

January 10, 2018 in Livelihood

At the end of each year, I spend a little time reflecting on accomplishments and short-comings, successes and areas for improvement. I also conclude the year with either a vision board or a focus word to carry me through the next year. Last year, I chose the phrase to follow through as my accountability (focus) word. It resonated with me, and this phrase would ensure that I was intentional with my time and deliberate through my actions both in season and out of season. The fruit of the word follow through became evident in the filing of my 501c3 and solidifying my stance as the founder of RunYourVision. For years RunYourVision acted as a community-based organization with limited reach, but now we can function as a trademarked non-profit and receive tax-exempt donations fully. This tax exemption status was huge! Now that the legal matters are handled we can solely focus on our goal of making a significant impact in the community and in the lives of young girls who are choosing to first pursue Christ above all else. Follow Through

Also, I developed this space you’re visiting and committed to building a blogging space for women who are mothers (by desire, adoption, or labor), have a luster for life and life more abundantly, and have the heart to serve the kingdom of God. Motherhood, livelihood, and servanthood. Follow Through

And, last but certainly not least, I started writing my first devotional in the summer of 2017. I didn’t quite finish, but I followed through with a desire that has been heavy on my heart since a young girl. By no surprise, this first work will debut in volumes one for young girls and young women. Follow Through

As 2017 came to a close, I had the honor of having the pastor of a church I was visiting speak prophetically over my life. His words were, without doubt, right and in great detail. He spoke to some of the vulnerable areas of my life, and he also spoke life into some of the areas of fear and worry. The praise team even sealed his declarations with a song of praise over me. Honestly, it was the most overwhelming yet reviving moments of my life. I’m choosing not to go into detail about this moment, but his prophecy helped to seal my assignment for 2018 and surprisingly gave me my focus word for the year. This word is Penmanship. 

Although, I know this has a great deal to do with books and blog posts — I feel as though penmanship will be further revealed as the year goes on.

So what’s your focus word for the year? What will you be intentional about? Ask, the Lord to reveal His plans to you, so that you can walk in alignment with His will for you. Your focus word may not come to you through a prophecy. My 2017 focus word came to me at a New Year’s Eve dinner with six close friends. So you’ll know when you know. Ask the holy-spirit to give you a sense of peace and once you have that peace, live freely in it.

P.S. I’ve also decided to explore, and self-care will be added to my 2018 journey. Self-care is significant for us moms. (:

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It means nothing to share Jesus with others, and not live a fully devoted life showing the love of Jesus at home with my husband and my kids. 
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God, guide me as wife and mom. Help me to fully show up demonstrating your love in my home. Let joy be the aroma of my home. Let forgiveness come easy. Let your light shine in and through us. Help me to serve selflessly and unto you. In Jesus name, amen.

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•
Just like that, resources available to pregnant women were few and far in between, our spouses could no longer attend appointments, and there was so much uncertainty around if and when the pandemic would end. We were in a space of hiding as women.
•
God gave me the vision to create a space where moms could come together for bible study, prayer, and as an added bonus have experts join our weekly calls to talk with us about the new protocols for labor and delivery, our mental health as moms, navigating the postpartum phase, the pros to chiropractic care in pregnancy, and the ups and downs of breastfeeding. It was a beautiful season, and as a constant reminder we focused on 𝐄𝐬𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝟒:𝟏𝟒, “𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐚 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬”, we were called to bring forth the next generation in the middle of a global pandemic. 
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Almost 18 months later — 𝐈𝐓𝐒 𝐓𝐈𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐇𝐈𝐃𝐈𝐍𝐆, and 𝐝𝐨 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞-𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧. This group is back and available to you. Because the truth is YES we as moms need resources, but we really need Jesus! 
•
I’m looking forward to serving in this space again as bible study leader and welcoming back experts to provide us with all the tips we need to succeed at every stage of motherhood. Every stage, 𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧’𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐦𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠, 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐎𝐌𝐒. All of the details are available, www.carmenwatkins.com and everything is absolutely free. 
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If you have any questions, please comment below or send me a DM! 
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Bible Study begins on Tuesday, April 19th
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