Thursday, December 27, 2012

The last 40 years

Entering into a new decade brings lots of contemplation and I thought I would write down some of my favorite things from the last forty years as I look forward to what lies ahead.


  1. I am a child of God and Jesus is my Savior
  2. I would choose to marry my husband, Seth, again and again
  3. Noah, my first son, is a great big brother to his siblings and so many other kids
  4. Dakota, my second son, brings joy and laughter to our home
  5. Karley, my sweet daughter, teaches me more about myself
  6. We were foster parents to 16 children and it was the fulfillment of a dream
  7. Ran 2 ½ marathons
  8. Ran a marathon before I was 40
  9. Got a masters degree in counseling once the kids were all in school
  10. Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday
  11. Did a zip line El Salvador
  12. Rode in a helicopter at the Dade County Youth Fair
  13. Went on a 9 day camping trip with my college roommate
  14. Have stayed in some of the most beautiful B&Bs across the USA
  15. Went white water rafting in West Virginia
  16. Rode a tandem bike across the Golden Gate Bridge on our 1st anniversary
  17. Prepared a chicken in West Africa from the time it was walking around to when we ate it
  18. Was in a bed race in our church parking lot growing up
  19. Went to youth group camp each year
  20. Performed in the Miami Christmas pageant for 18 years
  21. Have lived near the beaches of Florida, California, and Senegal
  22. Sang the national anthem in the Yankee stadium with our youth choir
  23. Was on the dance/high kick team in high school
  24. Sold everything we owned twice to move overseas
  25. Have lived on 3 different continents
  26. I am a lifetime PTA member in Texas
  27. We were living in the Ivory Coast when a war broke out in 2002
  28. I rode on an elephant in Thailand
  29. I helped to drill a well in El Salvador
  30. I grew up in the same house for 18 years in Miami
  31. I really enjoy cooking and making my family happy
  32. I have a much greater appreciation for goldfish and Milano cookies after living in Delhi for 18 months
  33. I enjoy my teenagers much more than I ever thought I would
  34. Counseling with my husband brings me lots of joy
  35. Our family would go to upstate New York to the “farm” every year for vacation
  36. I like silver jewelry better than gold
  37. My favorite vacation was in Los Cabos
  38. I really liked having a big brother and thought it would great for my daughter to have two
  39. I still remember my childhood phone number but have forgotten all the others
  40. I got my nose pierced for my birthday, just one of the things I never thought I would do

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