Updates on the "To Do List"

1. Take one picture every day. --I have done this but I haven't been very inspired so none of them are that great. If you want to see them you can go here.

2. Quit Facebook for 6 months. --It's not super hard BUT I have no way to contact anyone. I wish I had revised it to only checking facebook once a week or something.

3. Hang out with old friends. --I've hung out with Breehan a lot and I have plans to hang out with another friend.

4. Read a book (outside of school books) every month. --I've read "A Million Little Pieces" by James Frey and I'm halfway through "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets".

5. Hang out with my dad more. --We went to lunch yesterday and looked at 4Runners (because, if you didn't already know, someone ran into my car and totaled it while it was parked on my street).

6. Work on my prayer life. --I have been writing something to pray for on my hand every day. This is helping but I still need a lot of work in this area.

7. See more movies. --I got Netflix so I have been watching movies like crazy! The two that came in the mail today are "Schindler's List" and "One Flew Over The Cukoo's Nest" (which I think will also be my next book to read).

8. Write on my blog twice a week. --Today makes two!

9. Write in my journal twice a week. --Nope, slacker.

10. Memorize one Bible verse a week. --Yep. Colossians 3:1-3.

How is everyone else doing with their resolutions and goal lists?

Colossians 3:1-2

This week's verse(s) are Colossians 3:1-2.

"Since then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on thing that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on the earth."

This is a hard verse for me to follow. I too easily get caught up in the things of the world: the boys, facebook gossip, Grey's Anatomy. These things all take God's place in my life continually and I have to constantly battle with those things. But I think that God is pleased when I put those things aside for His glory. When I consciously decide to stop dwelling on those things and turn to Him, He receives me with open arms. How great it is to have a God who, when I ask sincerely, will forgive me for (gasp) replacing Him with trivial things. 

It really shouldn't be that hard. God has asked me to set my heart on the loveliest things. He didn't ask me to do this to punish me; He asked me because when I think on these things, I will be more happy, more filled, and more satisfied through seeing the greatness of His kingdom. This command is not a punishment; it is a joy! Why, then, is it so hard for me to remember?

To Do List for 2009 (Not a Resolution List)

-Take one picture every day

-Quit facebook for six months

-Go to Africa!

-Make b+ and higher in every class

-Actually enjoy learning in my classes

-Hang out with old friends

-Make new friends

-Read a book (outside of my 3600 school books) every month

-Read to Tucker and Tim

-Hang out with my dad more

-Work on my prayer life

-See more movies

-Listen to God and follow His direction

-Call one friend a week to check up on them (this is VERY hard for me--I hate the phone!)

-Learn (at least) one song on the guitar

-Work out (at least) twice a week

-Write in my journal and on my blog (at least) twice a week

-Memorize one Bible verse a week

-Do some type of photography project in the summer

What's on your To Do List?