I am a planner junkie. I have had some kind of planner since I was in junior high. As a young adult, I was introduced to the large day planner of the 1980s and I felt like I had made a new best friend. Over the years I have tried digital planners, but I always come back to a paper planner. Yes, I use the calendar on my phone to record meetings and appointments but they are transferred to my physical planner weekly.

Every year I search for a better planner, one that will be even better than the one I used the year before. I have found some I love, I’ve spent a lot of money on some that I have hated, and didn’t even last a month with. For me choosing a planner is a very important decision. I have a lot on my plate.

I’m a wife, mom, mother-in-law, grandmother, sister, daughter-in-law, aunt, and friend. I run 4 businesses out of my home-blog, travel agent, Color Street Stylist, and Young Living Distributor. I’m a piano teacher at a Fine Arts Academy, I work a seasonal job for a Christian radio network, and I am on the tech crew for the Fine Arts Academy musical theater and dance productions. I also volunteer 15-20 hours a week with the Kid’s Ministry at our church. That’s 7 jobs,1 large volunteer gig, plus cooking, housework, family etc. I need a good planner.

One of the many things I keep track in my planner, along with appointments and to-dos, is spiritual disciplines. Prayer, Bible reading, books I’m reading etc. All those things are important and take time so they go in my planner. It is for this reason that the Spiritual Seed Planner excites me so much.

About the Spiritual Seeds Planner

Spiritual Seeds Planner is a planning tool designed to help Christians prioritize living a fruit filled life, guided by the Holy Spirit. The Fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness, Faithfulness and Self-Control. (Galatians 5:22-23) The planner uses a gardening theme concentrating on four garden plots – Friends/Family, Self, Community, Vocation/Work. Each month focuses on one Fruit, detailing actions to plant + cultivate + grow.  Actions are planned daily for highest yield. Cute garden themed stickers provide visuals for tracking growth. Unlike any other planner, Spiritual Seeds Planner prioritizes and plans Spiritual growth over daily “to do” lists and activities focusing on growth rather than achievement. 

What Makes this Planner Different:

• Puts God in charge
• Inspired, led and powered by the Holy Spirit
• Based on Scripture
• Impacts all areas of life
• Improves relationships
• Fills life with an abundance of Spiritual Fruit – Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness, Self-Control

Features of the Spiritual Seeds Planner:

• Easy to follow instructions with visuals
• Vision Board 
• Monthly Fruit Focus & Planning Pages
• Monthly Inspirational Prayers 
• Weekly Planning
• Beautiful faux leather cover
• Fruit of the Spirit Bookmark with definitions and scriptures
• Fun Garden Themed Stickers 
• Back pocket 
• Blank pages for notes
• Brown Ribbon Bookmark
• Monthly Tabs

Mom Maven’s Thoughts

I am already excited that I don’t have to hunt for a 2021 planner!!! It is on my shelf waiting for 2020 to be over. I am excited to spend a year thoughtfully cultivating the Fruit of the Spirit in my life.

My current planner has 3 sections per day so that is the same set up as this one. I use the top section for meetings, appointments, chores, and meal planning. The middle section is for my to-dos. The bottom section is for my tracker sticker.

Personally, I don’t use the the times written in and I am glad they aren’t on every day, just the beginning of each week. I can cover them with washi tape and go about my life.

The faux leather cover is gorgeous and feels nice in my hands. I’m thankful for the elastic closure and the ribbon book mark for keeping things together.

The Spiritual Seeds Planner sells for $35 which is an amazing price for a 12 month weekly planner. If you use code FRUITOFSPIRIT you can receive 20% off your order!! You could also enter to win a planner by clicking the banner below.

The Spiritual Seeds Planner is a wonderful, tool to keep your life organized and focus on your Christian walk at the same time.

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As you can see from the photo at the left it is a pretty blue with a magnetic closure. It is 4 1/4″ x 6 3/4″ so it is small enough to easily fit in your purse. Inside the front and back covers are pocket folders for holding receipts, business cards or whatever you need.

The monthly view gives you a great overview of what is going on for the month. This is a great place to put major events, deadlines, birthdays etc. As you can see, the bottom of each page is perforated do it is easy to find where you are. The Weekly Agenda also has 2 built in ribbon bookmarks to help you stay organized.

The weekly pages include the left page which is where your to-dos go. You can separate your to-dos from your to contacts and streamline your productivity so when you are in the mood to talk on the phone you can get through a few of those to contacts in one block of time. The right hand page is your weekly calendar for appointments, deadlines and events so you don’t miss anything.

If that was all that the Weekly Agenda had, it would be an awesome planner…but wait, there’s more!

After the calendar there is a section of great organizational tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your Weekly Agenda and stay organized.

Next is the list of special days. You won’t miss any more birthdays! Then there is a very generous notes section so when you get creative at your dinner meeting you have a place to jot down your exciting ideas. This is much better than a cocktail napkin.

Last but certainly not least are the perforated shopping and errand lists. These lists will help you stay organized while your shopping!

As you can see the Weekly Agenda from Get Buttoned Up is a wonderful planner and would make a great gift for anyone who could use some help organizing their life. At the very reasonable price of $19.95 they are going fast and quantities are limited so order yours today.

Disclosure: I received a Weekly Agenda for the purpose of this review. All opinions are 100% mine.

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The 6×9″ organizer has everything you need to stay on top of all of the details that go along with being a mom-to-be. There is an undated calendar for you to keep track of all of you appointments, classes and baby showers. The contacts section is broken down by healthcare providers, service providers, neighbors, babysitters, who to call when labor starts, and who to contact after delivery. The health section includes forms for you to fill out at each pre-natal doctors visit so that you know exactly what is going on, it also has a place for you to jot down any questions you have for your doctor on your next visit. The final section is the baby planning section and that includes forms for baby names, advice you receive, websites to visit, shopping lists and lots of other forms to keep you organized during a very hectic 9 months!

The Family Facts Pregnancy Organizer and Planner comes with a waterproof. clear vinyl cover, business card holder, zippered pouch, pocket folder, pen and 300 stickers to use on your calendar.

The Family Facts Pregnancy Organizer and Planner sells for $16.95 on the website but I am giving my review copy to one lucky reader of The Mom Maven (my baby just turned 16 I don’t plan on needing this awesome book for myself).

Mandatory 1st Entry Visit Family-Facts.com and look at all of the great organizers they offer. Then come back here and tell me which one, other than the Pregnancy Organizer, you like best.

Bonus Entries: Leave a separate comment for each entry

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• Blog subscribers, GFC friends, Networked Blogs Subscribers and Facebook likers get 1 entry each.

The giveaway ends at 9pm on June 20,2011. The winner will be chosen by Random.org. The winner will have 48 hours to respond via email. US entries only

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My 2011 planner had to meet some particular qualifications:

• It had to fit in my purse or tote (max size 8.5″ x 6″)
• It had to have room to write all of my family member’s activities
• It had to be affordable…under $20
• It had to be cute

I started my search back in November…I told you I take this seriously, and I came across the 2011 Do It All 17 Month Planner  by Orange Circle Studio at Target while shopping on Black Friday. I didn’t buy it then because I don’t buy for myself on Black Friday and I had just begun my search. By mid-December I found myself going to 3 Target stores looking for the planner…and none of them had it! I took to the internet and found the planner on Amazon and I also came across Orange Circle Studio’s website and Twitter. I conversed with them online and then they offered to send me the 2011 Do It All 17 Month Planner for a review…and a second one for a giveaway!

As you can see this planner has a large space for mom’s activities and then has room for 5 more family members too! Since there are only 4 of us I have designated the bottom 2 for bills to be paid and meal planning. It is totally customizable so you can use it however it would best suit you. In addition to the roomy calendar this planner has a handy storage pocket on the front, 60 tear off shopping/to-do lists, and 288 stickers to help highlight the important events in your busy schedule. You can purchase this planner from Orange Circle Studios or Amazon or you can enter to win it here!

Mandatory 1st Entry: Visit Orange Circle Studios website and look around. Then come back here and tell me which of their other innovative products you would love to own and why.

Bonus Entries: Please leave a separate comment for each entry.

• Subscribe to Orange Circle Studios’ Calendar blog for great organizational tips.
• Like Orange Circle Studios on Facebook and post this on their wall “I want to win a Do It All Planner from the Mom Maven http://bit.ly/hCJg6k  “
• Follow Orange Circle Studios and MomMaven on Twitter and Tweet this “I want to #win a Do It All Planner from @MomMaven and @Orange_Circle http://bit.ly/hCJg6k  ” (you may do this 2x a day…include the tweet URL in your entry
• “Like” this post on Facebook using the button at the bottom of the post.
• Blog Subscribers, GFC friends, Networked Blog followers and Facebook likers get 1 entry each

This giveaway is open to readers in the US and Canada. The winner will be chosen by Random.org on Thursday, January 13th at 9pm ET.

Disclosure: I received a planner for the purpose of this review.

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