[30!] hopes for the new year

it feels quite surreal to turn 30 years old; I decided I wanted to make a list of hopes and things I hope to do this year. I have a feeling the Lord is already at work doing something big. 30 ideas to make the most of living 30 years.

1. spend the night on the Oregon coast

2. cook and bake for others more often

3. make homemade chai

4. renew my nursing license

5. appreciate the rush of the city, the stillness of nature- appreciate each place I am in for the time I am in it

6. give all the glory to God

7. to grow deeper as a person of prayer

8. love a child

9. cook more often; use new ingredients

10. run at least 10 miles of forest park in portland

11. buy only fair trade coffee beans

12. spend at least one evening dancing

13. learn more about foster care/adoption

14. make new friends

15. read throughout the whole year; always be with a book to read

16. paint

17. meditate and memories the psalms

18. grow in medical knowledge and experience

19. learn more about photography (and my new camera!)

20. pray with others in their struggles and pain

21. share a bottle of red wine with my sister

22. write more often

23. wake up early on purpose

24. watch the sunset over at least two different oceans

25. pray for awareness and sensitivity

26. eat Ben and Jerry's halfbaked ice cream

27. continue to take photos every day

28. spend a day hiking

29. run a half marathon

30. advocate for children