best

Best of 2008; a year of rich experiences

-pressing in to life in ohio while also prepping to move

-the amazing faith building life giving experience of raising support

-support dessert. who would have known, such a joy!

-team. team. team. 

-soaking prayer

-little jh group at mom and dad's

-moving home for 2 months

-connor, lucas, gloria, grayson

-trying new things for the heck of it (golf)

-seeing cousin rachael 3 times in one summer!

-soaking in family

-risking in relationships

-visiting north carolina for a "last family vacation for a while" trip

-thousand splendid suns by khaled hosseini

-pilgrims of christ on the muslim road by paul gordon chandler

-the lord and his prayer by nt wright

-wendell berry poetry

-upper peninsula of michigan

-sliming down my possessions

-loving my students well and blessing them

-camping at breathe

-learning to love dancing

-a going away party from heaven

-wedding joy: shelley and jon, tara and jimmy

-skype/facebook: the joy of internet communication!

-bon iver show at the paradiso

-living with allie

-learning to love wearing red, tights and boots, and hats

-going to church christmas day

-new years eve memories

-gouda cheese

-starting to draw again

-working/doing life with the people I love

-the museumkaart (unlimited access to dutch museums)

-public transportation

-without vcc/family/friends support structure, learning to dig in to jesus

-talking about jesus more than ever before

-reading to maintain sanity

-friends all over the world

-being ok with weak. i don't always have to be/act strong

-language learning

-discovering picnik.com and poladroid.net