My Bucket List

I have been thinking lately about the things I want to do before I go to meet Jesus and then today I saw a blog about someone's Bucket List. I thought that was ironic, so I figured I would make my own personal one and share it! (and no, I haven't seen the movie yet)

My Bucket List
1. Learn a foreign language
2. Become a regular volunteer at a shelter
3. Write a book(not for publishing, but for fun)
4. Travel out of the country
5. Study each book of the Bible on a regular basis
6. Go to the Grand Canyon
7. Make Thanksgiving dinner all by myself
8. Just sit and listen to the rain outside
9. Go birdwatching
10. Organize every picture I have of Emma and make all kinds of different photo albums of each age

Some of those may be more of a goal, but it is what I want to do before I pass on. Every day I try to get stuff done, but I am bombarded with laundry, cleaning, child care, bills, work, the list goes on and on....then I sit back and realize how lucky I am to be able to do the things I HAVE to do. Just like getting Emma a sippy cup while I am trying to carry a load of laundry to the laundry room. She is grabbing at my and whining and I start to get exasperated. Then I just set my laundry down and get her what she needs. The reason why: there are millions of people out there who cannot have a child or who have lost a child-I have not gone through that experience with Emma and I need to remember to praise God for that every day and pray for the people who have experienced that heartache. I will eventually get this list accomplished and when I do, I may be old, but I will be proud. I was really inspired when I read about this:

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100127/ap_on_re_us/us_centenarian_degree

How wonderful that she was able to get this!!
Do you have any goals you want to accomplish?