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A few resolutions for 2009

I’ve been thinking through things I want to get done this next year.

I’m hoping to keep things simple this year. I hope this year is less about me and more about others. I hope to simplify in areas where I can. I hope to love more and I hope to give more.

Here are a few other specifics I’m wanting to do this year.

  • Restarting – and completing the Flickr 365 challenge. One photo of me per day for an entire year.
  • Publishing my first book – St. Peter’s Brewery.
  • Read through the entire Bible again this year. (I plan to use YouVersion on my Blackberry to help me get it done.
  • Read at least 20 books this year.
  • Spend more quality time with my Life.
  • Ask her less annoying questions of my Life.

A few things I’d also like to shoot for but I haven’t moved into the “goal” category quite yet…

  • Finish paying off our consumer debt
  • Plant a garden
  • Recycle more
  • Consume less
  • Give 10% of my income away

What are your goals for the new year?

Books I’ve read in 2008

My goal in 2007 was to read 30 books. Didn’t quite make it – so I lowered my goal to 15 this year. I think I made it.

Here’s my list of completed reads in 2008 ::

Sex God – Rob Bell
Everything Must Change – Brian McLaren
The Ragamuffin Gospel – Brennan Manning
Jesus for President – Shane Claiborne/Chris Haw
Communicating for a Change – Andy Stanley
The Screwtape Letters – CS Lewis
A Generous Orthodoxy – Brian McLaren
A Christianity Worth Believing – Doug Paggitt
Pagan Christianity – Frank Viola
A Wild Goose Chase – Mark Batterson
Reimagining Church – Frank Viola
Stories From the Edge: A Theology of Grief – Greg Garrett
Through the Storm – Lynne Spears
For Young Men Only: A Guy’s Guide to the Alien Gender – Jeff Feldhahn
The New Christians – Tony Jones
Not the Religious Type – Dave Schmelzer
If God Disappears – David Sanford
On the Side of Angels – Dr. Joseph D’souza/Benedict Rogers

What did you read this year?

5 things I want to do…

Thomas tagged me over the weekend, asking what are 5 things you’ve always wanted to do…

I don’t know if these are things I’ve always wanted to do, but these are 5 things I really want to do (as of today)…

1. Spend at least two weeks visiting the UK (England, Scotland and Ireland) with Laurie.

2. Spend a week in New York City with Laurie.

3. Start a family :: aka have kids – (just don’t get any ideas that we’re planning on doing this tomorrow :-))

4. Freelance/work from home and/or own my own a business that supports my entire family so Laurie can also stay at home (and no I’m not interested in your pyramid marketing scheme). I’d love to see this as a regular paying gig on the radio (or a podcast), sharing people’s stories. Or — improving my web/video/media design skills so that I can make enough money to support my family with it.

5. Continue building real deep communities of faith.

In the process of building this list I also added a few more items to my life list over on 43things.com.

As part of the journey, I tag Laurie, Trucker Frank, Jessica, Brian, Michael, Kevin and Josh.

Tagged or not tagged, feel free to leave a list of the 5 things you want to do in the comment section below (or on your own blog)…

My Bucket List

Friday night Laurie and turned off the Olympic opening ceremonies (yes I know a cardinal sin) and watched the Bucket List. I loved it. She wasn’t as impressed.

The idea behind the movie is two men are dying of cancer and are only expected to have six months to live, so they make a list of all the things they want to do before they “kick the bucket.”

The movie reminded me of the “life goal list” Mark Batterson challenges folks to create in his first book, “In a Pit With a Lion On a Snowy Day.” Basically a list of 100 things that you want to do/accomplish before your life is over.

Been thinking through some of my goals (especially realizing that I only a little more than have 4 full months left to complete my goals for 2008). Looks like I’ve blown one of them already – the take a photo each day of me in 2008. I think I lost focus/motivation after folks said they were getting bored with my photo selection in mid-April. Hopefully I’ll pick it back up next year – but maybe just take a photo a day – rather than a photo of me each day.

So far I did finish rebuilding a new encounter website as well as rebuilding the CasadeBlundell.com website (with a lot of great help and insight from my life).

I think I’ll easily meet my reading goal for the year. I’ve completed 10, almost finished with #11 and just received #12 and have #13-15 currently being shipped from Amazon.com.

My last goals that I’m still worried about/shooting for are:

  • Finish losing weight. My goal weight is 205. I’ve got about 20 more lbs to go.
  • See 8 new community groups started at encounter.
  • Get 4 new people on the sound or media shout rotation at encounter.

So… all that said – what about my Bucket List? Well, I’m still thinking it though. I’ll give you one of them though… bungee jumping.

Now how about you? What’s on your Bucket List?

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