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I missed writing an LJ post on New Year's because I was celebrating in Oklahoma. And I probably wouldn't have even written a blog about it but our first PH meeting on Tuesday we reflected on the past year and one way we did that was writing down all my blessings of 2008:

Met Shane Claiborne
Becoming a Christian Motorcycle Association Member
Bike ride and concert with Papa
Acceptance to Pink House
My relationship with Jesus deepening
Friendship with Kathryn deepening
Conversations/time with Rosie at Dennys
Met my dad face-to-face for the first time
Ability to help Aunt Donnetta
Hard hard conversation with Candy and it turned out well
God provided financially
Lived with Daniel and Amy over the summer
FIrst real-paying job
Kathryn came to bible study
Spirit West Coast with Hilary
Motorcycle rides
Long, challenging conversations with Pastor Chuck
Met: Stephanie, Lauren, Alissa, Nate, Esther, Beth, George, Carlanda, Art, Vannessa
Read lots of books
Friendship with Joyce began
Service at Pregnancy Care Center
Able to donate to 3 IV staff
My heath
Went to Miami, FL.
Went through application process to become IV intern
Baby Brayden was born

Praise God! I can't wait to see what He's going to do in this coming year. Here are my resolutions:

1. Write in my LJ at least once a week. I'm doing good on that one so far
2. Noemi and I hung out on Wed. and we decided to do the workout and diet thing together. We've decided to be each other's accountability partner.We have a document on google that we each write in every day. We record what we ate that day, our exercise routine (We have to work out 5 times a week, for a minimum of 30 mins) and we've also decided to write down 3 things that we're happy about for that day. We also decided to meet once every 2 weeks to go on a long bike ride. Today was our first time and it went really well. We ended up at the park for lunch and I admitted that I really want to look good for a wedding I'm attending this summer. So, we've decided my goal is 50 pounds by August. And I say, 30 by graduation in May but Noemi says I can do 30 by March. So, we'll see.
3. Spend at least an hour in quiet time: A chapter of Proverbs a day, Oswald daily reading and prayer.
4. I have a friend who writes down each book that he's finished in his LJ with the amount of pages he read and then at the end of the year he adds it all up. I really want to see how much I read in a year so I'm also going to start doing that and recording it here.

Okay, I think that's all. Here's to resolutions and 2009!! It's going to be an exciting year!

Blessings