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so i feel like i’m doing this out of ‘holiday order’ buuuut oh well.
here are the most noteable things in my life in no particular order for 2009:
- went to the beach (alot)
- ran 6.2 miles many times
- first time to ride in an ambulance (not because of the above either)
- drove over the bay bridge (one of the last few)
- drove over the golden gate bridge
- found a way cool app called quadcam from lauren chandler of which I find myself just dying to capture God’s beauty & yet can only show you a glimpse of what i get to see from the air
- prayed and wept for a friend to become prego – she’s due jan 12th
- whitewater rafted with my lg
- two stepped many times -yeppers
- layed on the beach & thought ‘this is where all those magazine pics are taken’
- had a famous football player keynote one of my conferences & he signed something which what my bro is getting for christmas/bday. i can’t wait to see him smile.
- booked a ticket to portland
- saw lives changed at lifechurch.tv
- watched my kids (niece/nephew) grow up a little bit more.
- didn’t mean to, but kinda stalked matt trying to get a job – guess i’ll just enjoy the grape juice instead of serving it. ha!
- hanging out with my two best guys – justin & aaron.
- meeting random people on my trips
- running with angie (& lindz & timberly too)
- coffee dates all around
- girls night with jayci
- watching God develop our lg
- hanging out with the girls of lg
- sunday night dinners
- the wisdom of the dundees
- mexican with gwen
- realizing God has something more
- not owning a dog
- being single
- my parents moving back to the states
- coordinating the best conferences this association has had yet
- sushi in indy
- thursday afternoon ‘staff meetings’ at copelands
- being hugged by my niece & her begging to ride in my car
- a best friend becoming engaged
- 2 bf’s prego’s & marisa had jadeyn
- late nights with brie & cassie
- the rte 66 marathon relay – because i get to say the word marathon & i ran in the same sentence
- friends sharpening friends
- memorial day with nuni and mom
- sushi (and overall lunches) with malorie
- blackberry picking with amy & co
- riding a camel with lillie
- driving with my sunroof back
- singing hosanna at the top of my lungs while gazing at the sunrise on my way to work – just God & me times all around
i may add more later…these are just what were on the forefront. did we connect somewhere? what’s your favorite time together?
Miller
the past week has been crazy. the good, the bad, and the ugly. except clint eastwood wasn’t there – just me. i make a really bad blondie.
thanksgiving with the dundees was festive as always. fed the kids cookies for breakfast – turns out that’s bad for them?? who knew! then lights with friends & the rest of the weekend is just a blur due to it flying by so fast.
honestly though, one night i felt like i was watching part of a scene from a donald miller book. some friends & i were sitting around & the conversations, well, it was crazy. i thought, ‘if miller was here, he’d put this in his next book.’ and i loved it. which is why i know he’s going to totally find my blog & ask what the story was…riiight.
sunday morning was actually the best morning. i typically believe God shows me the most away from my norm, but i needed to hear what was being said at the experience. i’ve been a bit weary on where i’m heading & if what i’m doing is God’s will for my life & what if there’s more? well, an aussie from down under set me straight. so it was God, but thru the aussie. yeah, ok, you get the picture. it was totally the Spirit confirming thru word and truth that i am where i am for a reason. not just generally either. specific reasons. undeserved love and truth poured over me. how He loves us so!
the message was about being of the Father’s business. and that’s my heart. and it may not look like what you think it should look like – cause it certainly doesn’t look anything like i expected – but that’s me. and we all have a part. so what’s your part? how are you going about the Father’s business?
as our whitewater rafting guide would say ‘we paddle or we sink’ – i want the boat with the paddlers. not the lazy ones either – the ‘full-body’ paddlers. 
