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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven

Ecclesiastes 3:1

Well, it's June 25, 5:31 pm. I am officially another year older. Each year I realize more and more how precious and short life is. I think of all those things I plan to do but never seem to get around to doing. Checklists get me through life.  So, here's to year 59 with 59 things listed in no specific order to honor the gift of another year. 

  1. Finish the current manuscript for the last devotional book in the When the Menu is Manna series. (Check it out on Amazon)
  2. Keep my exercise routine of Pilates, floor exercises, and regular appointments with my beloved friend, treadmill
  3. Get up earlier
  4. Memorize one scripture each week and apply it to my life
  5. Clean out some, probably not all, closets
  6. Buy Christmas presents early
  7. Take lots of pictures (Currently my phone is full)
  8. Listen to understand, not to respond even if it means putting my hand over my mouth
  9. Do acts of generosity that are not routinely done
  10. Pray daily for my devotion to the Lord 
  11. Pray daily for my family, workplace, and church
  12. Find one thing to be grateful for every day
  13. Read 12 books (Audible counts)
  14. Learn a new skill
  15. Cook more often
  16. Post to my blog weekly
  17. Give some things away
  18. Finish the living room remodel
  19. Journal
  20. Write a cookbook
  21. Learn sign language
  22. Share resources with others
  23. Send Happy Mail to parents (I learned this from one of our teachers last year)
  24. Be organized...oh I dread this one
  25. Be an encourager
  26. Drink more water
  27. Go to some sporting events
  28. Watch a movie without falling asleep before the opening credits
  29. Go shopping occasionally just because
  30. Host and celebrate family birthdays
  31. Try some new recipes
  32. Fill my gas tank before it is on empty
  33. Color my hair - at least for a few more years
  34. Indulge in shoe shopping...my absolute weakness
  35. Take care of my mama enjoying our time
  36. Watch the sunrise and set as many days as possible
  37. Buy some new Christmas ornaments
  38. Keep my calendar updated
  39. Load everyone's stuff in the dishwasher without grumbling
  40. Tackle the laundry before it resembles Mt. Everest
  41. Frame my husband's martial arts awards
  42. Buy a new rug
  43. Keep my car clean
  44. Pay more attention to my kitty - I get too busy sometimes. 
  45. Take more opportunities to share Christ
  46. Save for vacation
  47. Write thank you notes
  48. Organize sermon notes
  49. Refuse to procrastinate - is that an oxymoron?
  50. Organize boxes and boxes of pictures, including the ones in the storeroom
  51. Learn to play a video game... not sure about this
  52. Incorporate more technology in my classroom
  53. Buy a new laptop
  54. Do a phone upgrade
  55. Eat Crumbl cookies, but sparingly...first I have to define the word sparingly
  56. Plan Thanksgiving and Christmas menus with my grandson
  57. Go to the gun range with my husband
  58. Paint the entryway and door
  59. Throw the checklist out the window...Take time to rest... even if all these things are not done. 

Maybe you will want to join me and make your own ____ Things List?




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