Do you have a bucket list?

So.

I’m 40 years old now.

40. I’ve been mulling over this number, and what it means, all day. Like I said before, I don’t feel 40, an age I thought ancient many years ago. Now it’s just a number that comes after 39.

Part of all this reflection has to do with death, my own mortality, and what I want to do with the rest of my life, assuming I have at least another 40 years to live on this earth. Before the Lord calls me home or Jesus comes back, I’ve got a few things I want to get done.

So this is the beginning of my bucket list – you know, all the things you want to accomplish before you die.

This is what I have so far:

1. Be the best Me I can be: Christ follower, wife, mom, home schooler, obsessive blogger (ha!), etc. I realize this is a bit on the vague side; hopefully I be able to sort this out with practical steps with more thought. One thing I do know: “Not sweating the small stuff in life” is kind of where I’m going with this.

2. Write… something. The desire to write a novel has given way to a hope that I can compose something of more eternal significance. Still chewing on this too. I have ideas that I need to work out.

3. Learn Spanish. I’ve noticed more Spanish speaking folk around town and we have more in our fellowship. I’ve always been fascinated with other languages, but so far have lacked the discipline to get another language to stick. All of my Bahasa Indonesia has gone dormant. Maybe if I can accomplish Spanish, I’ll take on the Bahasa Indonesia.

That’s it as of today, Day One of 40 years. Do you have a bucket list? Please share.

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