I’m big for summing up the year in a photo book, long list, or a New Year’s date with Drew. This year we did a white board approach and included 12 things from every
body. Camper excluded. To name a few in case you don’t want to study the individual and squishy lists:
Linds:
- Crossfit- re-certified, won a competition, and quit coaching
- Went from being a homeschooling mom to a home alone mom
- Took Andi and Eli skiing solo at Loveland
Drew:
- Ruptured Achilles
- Took a Sabbatical including a Northwest Michigan vacation
- Had fun with SKC and Patrick Mahomes
Eli:
- First Boy Scout Camping trip at Bartle
- Did a lot of fishing at our pond and started diving
- Started middle school after finishing a second year of homeschool
Andi:
- Had an Amazing Race 10th birthday party
- Went to the Lion King musical
- Completed Memory Master for Classical Conversations and her goal of learning a back handspring on the ground
Oakley:
- Learned to read, ride a bike, and swim
- Enjoyed his new cousins Remi, Quinn, and Simon
- Loved building over 10 Lego sets
Through it all, we enjoyed each other, made new friends, gave thanks (or at least tried to) in hard circumstances, traveled to Colorado, Castaway, and Michigan, couldn’t believe the tragedies that happened in the world, worked for change were we could, learned about: mental health, the concretization of the ideal, decision fatigue, patience, influence, persuasion, crucial conversations, servant leadership, and held on tight to hope.
Goals for 2019 include:
-keeping the bed dry all night, reading 12 books, learning a standing back flip, becoming more still and mindful, and getting straight As. You’ll have to guess who’s working on what. What’s your aim for 2019?
