Sunday, April 8, 2012

[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







2 comments:

scottandkatie said...

Love your list! And LOVE YOU! Happy happy birthday!

Steph said...

Great list. I'd love to participate in some of these with you…grow in prayer…run in FP…wake up early…:) G, you're a gem. I hope you're 30th was full and there's so much more to come:). (I kinda have to say that since I'm "x" years your senior!!)