Sun Jan 31st

Nick and I just had a good talk about life and what and where we'd like to be in the future. We decided that Nick needs to finish school. We decided that we need to get our budget in order and keep to it. I think the best way to do that it to consistently look at it. Every Monday night after we get the kids to bed, Nick and I need to look over our budget and see how we're doing. It doesn't have to take a long time, but it does need to be done consistently. We also need to have family prayer and scripture study every morning and every night, consistently. The kids need the armor of God on every single day, especially Ella. She is faced with temptation after temptation. She has one in particular that is very serious that she's have a terribly hard time getting rid of. We need all the extra strength we can get. Another thing we need to do is have the sex talk with Ella. Definitely not something I'm looking forward to, but it's part of being a parent and it's important to talk about it young. Yikes. Lots of changes need to be made. Heavenly Father please give me the strength to change. Help me to be better than I am and to help Ella feel the spirit so she can over come her bad habit.