Wow as I was typing that title I wanted to type 2010 - but believe you me I am ready for a fresh start in a new year. Just reflecting back yesterday with friends and my hubby on all that went on in our year 2010. Some things I had forgotten (but thanks to my journal was reminded of) and some things I would like to forget.
But 2010 was full of change and challenges:
- moving into our 3rd purchased home in Kingston (since getting married this was our 6th move not counting moves to parents homes) at the end of January (very cold weekend)
- in March I attend a Living Proof Live event with April - hosted by Beth Moore and was pumped for quite some time afterwards - her main msg verse was Isaiah 43:18-19 in the Message translation:
"Forget about what's happened, don't keep going over old history. Be alert, be present. I'm about to do something brand new" which I put in a frame and was constantly reminded of throughout the year
- also in March Fred and I went to the DayStar Summit in Hamilton and were pumped again for another summer of Constance Lake
- struggled with my health battling many serious colds and many trips to the walk in clinic
- I completed another Week in the Life mini album which April and I did together
- in April I turned 29
- Fred and I went to New York City (Manhattan & Queens) for the "Emotionally, Healthy, Spirituality" Conference
- I started a new job at Bethel Church part time
- we took in a University Student for 2 months
- Fred attended another week of schooling in Hamilton
- we went camping in June at the Delta Park with Abby
- Fred did another summer at Camp Iawah
- we planned and ran another successful trip to Constance Lake with a team of 20
- we attended the Grendel family campout at Delta Park
- we had the McCann and Grendel families + friends over on Sept 5th for Fred's 30th birthday
- attended another Beth Moore event (simulcast in Kingston)
- Concerts this year included News Boys(Kingston) and David Crowder Band (Ottawa)
- we celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary in Ottawa
- we started the process of becoming Foster Parents and had a nine year old autistic child with us from Oct 12 to Dec 16th
- Dad struggled with many health issues that became very concerning
- we organized and lead another trip to Constance Lake in Dec with a team of 8 and 288 shoeboxes and many more gifts for the community
- celebrated our first Christmas in our new home and spent New Years Eve there as well with best friends
Reflecting on last years resolutions:
- reading through the bible in a year {failed in March}
- reading more non fiction (and keeping record of all that I read again) {ACCOMPLISHED! I read 7 non-fiction and kept track of all 32 books}
- giving up control of all my time and visiting more with family and friends {failed}
- taking more pictures (I want to try to keep record of each month in some way that I haven't decide yet) and making time to create something each month {barely took any pictures this past year - failed}
- starting and finishing my Ali Edwards scrapbook class I purchased last year {not even close}
- take more walks with Fred and learn to enjoy the outdoors more {I did take more but not enough}So what do I want to plan to do over the course of 2011 ....
- I would love to read through the bible this year and when/if I fall behind to not get discouraged
- memorize 12 scripture verses this year
- to document 52 weeks of "life" in my Project Life album
- to move more and eat less (go through the CRAVE bible study)
- to finish my Yesterday and Today Ali Edwards class I purchased in 2009
- work on my "I Quits" and my Emotionally Healthy Spirituality
- to continue to read more nonfiction and document all that I have read as well as all I have watched
