[a "Love Grows" valentine from Bound Staff Press]As usual, I was inspired by Nicole's blog, so here's my own list....
1. Be pregnant.
2. Learn to play guitar and piano.
3. Line-dry our laundry in the
4. Take a road trip with Johnny to New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona (to visit my Mom-in-law), and Utah (to pick up a cedar chest that Johnny's Dad made, and to see his family's house).
5. Learn to
6. Sing in our Church's choir. Maybe.
8. Write a creative nonfiction essay.
11. Buy a "little black dress."
12. Find just the right Christ Pantocrator icon to hang above the fireplace, artwork to hang above the living room sofa, and something thrifted to hang above our bed.
13. Befriend more of our neighbors.
14. Learn to garden and compost.
16. Put down the MacBook and knock off an impressive amount of my to-read list.
17. Be healthy - able to enjoy a balanced, varied diet.
18. Dine at t'afia.
19. Write a poem.
21. Host Sabbath feasts in our dining room.
24. Visit the Live Oak Friends Meeting Skyspace here in Houston (once it reopens),
27. Pay Alissa a visit in New York and catch some good theater.
29. See the Marfa lights (all this traveling might be a little ambitious, but you never know. Oh, we need to visit Allison and Wayne in Missouri, too....).
30. Submit my writing to a few journals and such.
31. Learn more about photography.
32. Find back patio furniture and hang white twinkle lights & rice paper lanterns out there.
34. Write a song with Johnny. His most recent one - "Light of the Gentiles" - is especially great. Amazing Indian percussion, too.
* Then make a new list of 35 things....
17 comments:
this is a great list. sabbath feasts are wonderful. t'afia looks delicious. and i hope you can cross off number 1, too!
great list! inspiring as usual!
You're going to be one very busy person. I'd like to hang the lights with you.
Thanks, y'all.
Margie, it is a very busy list, I admit, but here's to dreaming and getting busy. :)
Oh, and Margie, I think I'll take you up on that offer to help with the lights - Johnny and I are newbies....
And when I say "learn to....", I'm by no means implying I'll master the new hobbies. I'll just dive in and have fun. :)
This is a great list! There are some things on it that I want to do now. I have never heard of the Marfa Lights, sounds interesting.
I can teach you how to cross-stitch if you want some lessons. My wonderful mother-in-law taught me years ago.
I love it! I'll help you with the Nasher :)
it sounds like you'll have a happy year.
Kimberly - yes, I'd love lessons!
Christine - absolutely.
Thanks, Nicole.
sounds fun jenni. hope you will keep us posted.
Great list...I turned 40 last year and began making a list of 40 things to do (see 40 amazing pieces of art, write 40 chapters, etc.) God had other plans and quickly inserted more important things in my life over the last few months that have kept me from my 40-list. Things are calmer now and your post has inspired me to dust off my list and give it another go.
Sabbath feasts are wonderful things. Do it. We have a group of four families that we rotate through homes for our Sabbath feasting. It makes celebrating the Lord's day all that much more wonderful.
Peace and health to you. B.
Will do, Shari! I might cross off #25 in Feb. ....
B, you're right - sometimes our plans change. But I'm all for inspirational goals. :)
I have to say - it is probably cheaper to go to the Glen than visit New York. ;)
Oh, say it ain't so, Alissa!
Jenni - I just read through your list. Very interesting! But I wanted to ask - our church has a choir? Where? :)
It is hard to see, but it's there. It needs women! Wanna join me? :)
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