Friday, January 04, 2008

Before I die

A while back I made a list of things that I would like to do before I die. I am working on this being a list of at least 100 things, right now it is at 60. I posted this list in 2006 and am still working on it, so here are the first 60 and I will have the rest very soon. Oh and the cool thing is that some of these have been accomplished in the past year...



1. Go to India

2. Get married

3. Have kids

4. Speak at an event

5. Earn my maters degree (this will be done in about a year)

6. Go to San Francisco (I will be there next week)

7. Go to Ireland

8. Do missions work in another country (I went on three trips to Mexico this summer...I would still like to do more though)

9. Have at least one year with one Sabbath day a week

10. Write my mom a letter expressing my gratitude

11. Live somewhere besides Orange County, CA (I have moved to Arlington, WA)

12. Meet the love of my life

13. Write a book

14. Work at a summer camp

15. Be content with who God has made me (I have gotten closer to this)

16. Camp in Yosemite (I spent a night there this summer and Katelynn and I are planning on a trip this summer.)

17. Own a home (with a red door)

18. Write a letter to my children declaring my love.

19. Ride my bike down the California Coast

20. Kiss my husband on top of a mountain

21. Write good youth Bible Study curriculum (this could be potentially happening very soon)

22. Home school my children for one year (at least).

23. Raise my children (not let the school)

24. Disciple (this is happening in many different ways)

25. Be a disciple (God has been working on me with this and it has been awesome!!!)

26. Befriend an enemy

27. Share God's amazing love with students (that is my job now...how cool is that?)

28. Create a photo mural

29. Drive across the country

30. Jet ski

31. Para sail

32. Backpack

33. Take pictures of God's amazing creation and create a book.

34. Take students on a mission trip (I took the young adults and the youth this summer to Mexico...it was really awesome. I am ready to go again.)

35. Take time to experience Creation

36. Make an effort to show girls that they are beautiful

37. Do disaster relief

38. Wear a size 9

39. Read the Grapes of Wrath

40. Develop a Camp

41. Learn not to worry

42. Learn to play the guitar

43. Learn to play the piano

44. Give something that is important to me to another person

45. Write Nell a letter to tell her how much I love her and what an amazing friend she has been

46. Fly the para plane

47. Drive the entire West Coast (I almost did that from Orange County to Arlington...not quite though)

48. Take Katelynn on vacation

49. Play Tyrone at my wedding

50. Get to know my nieces

51. Get a doctorate degree

52. Fast

53. Create a strong prayer life

54. Create a strong quiet time

55. Learn to be still before the Lord

56. Tithe regularly

57. Love

58. Be loved

59. Live an honoring life to God.

60. Learn to listen to God.

It is really awesome what happens in a year. There has been alot that I have learned and done this year and the exciting thing is that there is still more. I will have the rest of my list soon. What about you? What would you like to do before you die?

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