As the 2014 year comes to a close, I went back through my list to see how I did. I realized something amazing! Not only did I accomplish a lot of my dreams/goals, I also accomplished a few that I've always wanted to do but had never felt the need or had the guts to write them down. And in the process of accomplishing my goals, I also had a number of adventures I hadn't even considered. God is so fun!
I'd love to share my list with you. My goal is not to boast or gloat or compare -- I'm sure many other people did amazing things, too. But it is truly amazing to me to think back to that day almost a year ago and see how much life has changed for me this past year. I'm thankful for a God who encourages us to dream, who challenges us to live intentional lives, and who loves to give good gifts to His children.
Here are my lists:
Dreams/Goals accomplished in 2014:
1) Visited Joel and Tammy in Nashville
2) Visited Deanne and Ben in North Carolina
3) Drove on the Blue Ridge Parkway
4) Went to Smokey Mountain National Park
5) Visited Josh and Julia in Colorado
6) Traveled Internationally again (Costa Rica)
7) Saw Frozen
8) Went to Cedar Point
9) Went to Shepherd’s Maple Syrup Festival
10) Went to Alma’s Highland Festival
11) Went to the Tulip Time Festival in Holland
12) Got a place of my own
13) Bought a house
14) Camped on Lake Michigan
15) Traveled in the UP
16) Went to Isle Royal (Michigan’s National Park!)
17) Went to the Porcupine Mountains
18) Started a blog
19) Went to Moravian Falls (and prayed on the prayer mountain with Deanne)
20) My body is healing! I’ve experienced a DRASTIC amount of healing in 2014
21) Saw the Phantom of the Opera in Chicago
22) Rode the Amtrak train to and from Chicago
23) Bought a hammock
24) Cleaned out my mom's storage space in the garage
25) Bought Chaco’s
26) Read a book every 2 weeks (on average)
27) Visited Bethel Valparaiso
28) Booked a place through Airbnb
29) Read Unbroken and Out of Africa (been on my book list for AWHILE!)
30) Ate pasties in the UP
Unwritten Dream List Fulfilled (Things I’ve always wanted to
do but hadn’t written them on my list):
1)
Bought a cabin up north
2)
Ate food from REAL food trucks
3)
Got to Rep for SAU at FMYC in Colorado
4)
Officially traveled for SAU through Northern MI
(on the college fair loop)
5)
Spent time in the Colorado Rockies
6)
Visited Aspen and Crested Butte
7) Went Sea
Kayaking
8)
Heard Lance Wallnau in person
Fun things that happened while pursuing my dreams:
1)
Bought backpacking gear (sleeping bag, sleeping
pad, water filter…with the PCT in mind)
2)
Hiked on the Appalachian Trail (just a little bit)
3)
Met a guy hiking the Appalachian Trail
4)
Saw the waterfall where they filmed the Last of
the Mohicans
5)
Camped in Smokey Mountain National Park
6)
Camped in Rocky Mountain National park
7)
Hiked Long’s Peak
8)
Hiked and camped in the Maroon Bells
9)
Encountered a bear while camping
10)
Got to visit my pie shop in Lakewood, CO
11)
Spoke Spanish in a Spanish speaking country
again
12) Went Waterfall hunting in Costa Rica
13)
Saw where the Lewis and Clark expedition began
14)
Ate a flower
15)
Went to a John Mark McMillan concert
16)
Visited Knoxville, TN (beautiful!)
17)
Saw Bethel Music and Kim Walker in Michigan!!!
18)
Had a Chicken Fried Latte
19)
Learned I really love taking pictures!
20)
Ate a piece of pie from Grand Traverse Pie
Company (in Traverse City!)
21)
Had a beautiful fall camping weekend
22) Revisted the Pictured Rocks
23)
Drove along Hwy 2 (in the daytime!)
24)
Camped on Lake Superior
25)
Revisted Vic’s Cabins and the campground in
Munising, MI (we went there as kids)
26)
Got to decorate my cabin
27)
Bought a new Ninja blender system!
Now we're on to 2015! I'm off to add to my list... What are your dreams and goals? What
things do you want to accomplish in your life time? And this next year? Will you take time to dream with God for your future?
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