12 things I'm thankful for:
1. friendships
2. Siloam
3. Fuego
4. thunderstorms
5. internet
6. You.
7. cold tang
8. family.
9. Denver & Providence
10. Papa
11. Redemption
12. traveling
12 Christmas movies I'd like to watch:
1. Elf
2. Rudolph the Red nosed reindeer
3. Frosty the Snowman
4. A Christmas Story
5. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
6. A Charlie Brown Christmas
7. It's a Wonderful Life
8. How the Grinch Stole Christmas
9. The Holiday
10. Nightmare Before Christmas
11. The Santa Clause
12. Santa Claus is Coming to Town
12 things that bring me joy:
1. thunderstorms
2. babies
3. mint chocolate chip ice cream
4. sweet tea
5. hugs. especially awkward hugs.
6. country music
7. riding in the back of a pick-up truck
8. star gazing
9. lightning bugs.
10. baking/cooking
11. walks on the beach
12. the autumn season
12 things i've learned since leaving:
1. i still dislike humidity
2. family isn't necessarily blood borne.
3. wearing the same clothes 2+ days in a row is nice
4. I can live a minimilistic lifestyle. but it's not always fun.
5. it's hard to live in two different lives. i.e.: WR & "real life"
6. termination is difficult.
7. facebook makes living in two different world very hard.
8. homesickness comes in a myriad of forms
9. music brings me release
10. jealousy/comparison has no place in a Christian's heart or mind.
11. I want a dog so very badly.
12. I am more of an extroverted introvert now.
12 lessons i've still to master:
1. vulnerability
2. forgiveness
3. openness
4. love
5. joy
6. peace
7. giving God control
8. giving God all of my heart
9. humility
10. Sensitivity
11. when a joke goes too far
12. comparison
12 people/families I miss:
1. josh, holly, riley & hunter Gosa
2. randall, yessica, curr, aiden, keegs & brielle Halloran
3. amanda Hollis
4. juan, courtney, caleb, micah, ezra & joel Pena
5. josh, katie, jason, braedon, caedmon, jadyn & trayton Larsen
6. scott, christie, alia & reena Lanzen
7. Alyssa Gomez,
8. Dani Gieger
9. My family by blood
10. Kristina Smith, Dominique Mielke, Rebecca Kelch, Alyssa Wozniak, Shannon Averill
11. My Fuego familia: Nick, David, Bea & Marian
12. michelle & kelbie Burdis
13. My Providence Family!!!
12 hello's/good morning/good day/thank you:
1. hi
2. hola
3. bon dia
4. buenas dias
5. kumu sta
6. xie xie
7. salamat po
8. dankie
9. guh-dung-shay
10. sanks soo
11. ni hao
12. ah-low
12 blessings in Africa:
1. toilet
2. drinkable water
3. showers
4. sunshine
5. a refridgerator
6. a cook
7. transpotation
8. a translator
9. electricity
10. tents
11. shooting stars
12. sunsets
12 Goals:
1. get married
2. travel through every time zone
3. Visit every state
4. Go to 43 countries
5. Drive until I can't see
6. Love people
7. Scrapbook this year of my life
8. Open an etsy store
9. accumulate enough airline miles to get free flights and an upgrade to first class
10. become a licensed social worker
11. in Central America, carry a bare bones pack:: tent, sleeping bag, 2 dresses, jean shorts, 1 white v-neck, black skirt, peach shirt, underwear, razor, purse, scarf, journal, bible, swim suit, fleece
12. journal extensively
12 jobs I want to have in my life:
1. Cab driver
2. Social Worker
3. Nanny
4. SAHM
5. professional road-tripper
6. School Counselor
7. go on tour with a band
8. encourage people
9. counselor
10. Own a cafe/coffee house
11. Own a concert hall
12. teach Driver's Ed
12 places I love:
1. Denver
2. South Haven
3. Cape Town
4. Muizenberg
5. Manila
6. Seoul
7. California
8. Michigan
9. Austin
10. Nashville
11. small towns
12. the country.
12 Christmas Songs
1. O Holy Night – John Berry version
2. White Chrismas – Bing Crosby
3. O Little Town of Bethelehem
4. silent Night
5. The First Noel
6. What Child is This
7. Little Drummer Boy
8. Have Youself a Merry Little Christmas
9. Oh Christmas Tree
10. Away in a Manger
11. O Come Let Us Adore Him
12. It's Beginning to Look Like Christmas
