1. Run the ridge Mel Gibson/William Wallace did in “Braveheart.”
2. See the butterflies in their sanctuary in Mexico.
3. Swim with dolphins.
4. Pet a zebra.
5. Hang glide.
6. Read all the books I own.
7. Adopt a daughter.
8. Adopt a child from another country.
9. Visit the Holy Land.
10. Homeschool my children.
11. Bring at least one person to the Lord.
12. Witness the baptism of all my children.
13. See my children graduate from college debt-free.
14. Take a nap in a field of wildflowers.
15. Dance barefoot in a fountain.
16. Visit the Holocaust Museum
17. Visit a concentration camp
18. Write my memoirs
19. Ride the subway.
20. Take a ride in a wheelbarrow
21. Relearn to play piano
22. Show the boys a milkweed pod.
23. Make a balloon animal.
24. Toilet paper a yard.
25. Stay awake all night.
26. Watch a 3-D movie.
27. Learn the Thriller dance.
2009 List
1. Blog at least once a week.
2. Lose 25 pounds.
3. Read at least 40 books. FIFTY-THREE!!
January – The Host by Stephenie Meyer, Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer, Crazy Love by Frances Chan,
February – Grace-Based Parenting by Dr. Tim Kimmel, The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, No Opportunity Wasted by Phil Keoghan
March – Follow My Leader by James Garfield, Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer,
April – Written on the Wind, Somewhere a Song, Toward the Sunrise, and Homeward My Heart (Daughters of Fortune Series by Judith Pella), The Black Stallion by Walter Farley
May – Sinner by Ted Dekker, Crazy Love by Francis Chan, Captivating by John and Stasi Eldredge
June – Conspiracy of Kindness by Steve Sjogren, The Visitation by Frank Peretti, Blessed Child by Bill Bright and Ted Dekker
July – Redemption, Remember, Return, Rejoice, Reunion (Baxter Series books by Karen Kingsbury), Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies by Seth Graehme-Smith
August -Fame, Forgiven, Found, Family, Forever (Firstborn Series books by Karen Kingsbury), Missionary Stories with the Millers by Mildred A. Martin
September – Sunrise, Summer, Someday Sunset (Sunrise Series books by Karen Kingsbury), Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls
October – The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann Wyss, Traveling Mercies by Anne Lamott, Saving Graces by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Prairie Tale by Melissa Gilbert
November – Twilight & New Moon by Stephenie Meyer, Identical by Ellen Hopkins, The Time Traveler’s Wife by Audrey Niffeneger, The Young Black Stallion by Walter Farley
December – The Lucky One by Nicholas Sparks, Little House in the Big Woods by Laura Ingalls Wilder, Crank by Ellen Hopkins, Captivating by Stasi & John Eldredge, Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer, At First Sight by Nicholas Sparks, Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
4. Visit an Amish community.
5. Eat at the Loveless Cafe.
6. Learn what God would have me give up for Lent and do it.
7. Learn how to knit or crochet.
8. Work out an organizational plan for school.
9. Make a list of 100 good things God has done in my life.
10. Go on an overnight hiking trip with my family.
11. Take a weekend away with a girlfriend.
12. Eat doughnuts for breakfast and ice cream for lunch and dinner on my birthday.
13. Pick my own apples at an apple orchard.
14. Dye my hair pink.
15. Take a quiet day.
16. Make at least one Christmas gift every month.
17. Finish 2 scrapbooks.
