#27 Things I want to do in my life

1. Go to Disney World

2. Take a proper road trip

3. Go to Six Flag Amusement Park

4. Climb another mountain or the same mountain for that matter

5. Finish all my scrapbooks

6. Graduate from Seminary (so happening in May!)

7. Visit the Eiffel Tower

8. Learn to drive stick shift

9. Be able to speak Arabic (or another language) effectively

10. Fall in love and get married

11. Have kids

12. Live focused on Jesus more every day

13. Go to a proper museum

14. Be in a place longer than a few years

15. Build a home

16. Go down 1 or 2 more dress sizes

17. Have a collage made of my door pictures

18. Have all my belongings in one place

19. Stay in contact with friends as we continue spread out over the world

20. Travel the world with someone

21. Go back overseas

22. Hide in my heart more Scripture

23. Hear Sara Groves sing in concert (I know I heard her before, but I didn't appreciate the value of the moment at that time)

24. Visit Zanzibar again (the best beaches anywhere!)

25. See a show on Broadway

26. Visit every continent (Australia, South America, questionable about Antarctica)

27. Write a book that is worthy of reading

28. Begin to sew things again

29. Work to educate women in health, life skills and the knowledge that they are worthy to be a daughter of the loving King.

List #26 - A few of the many roommate I have had

Starting with the most recent...

1. Briana

2. Nikki

3. Autumn

4. Allison

5. Heather (Hodges) Susee

6. Judith

7. Esther

8. Bekkah

9. Becca

10. Ami

11. Ann

12. Lori

13. Julie

14. Debbie

15. Bambi

16. Sarah

17. Krista

18. Joanna

19. Bekah

20. Heather Akins ( I think I roomed with you the longest)

21. Leah

22. Kristie

23. Karen

24. Jasmeet

25. Kelly

26. Joan

27. Jeanette

28. Nellie

29. Heidi

#25 - 29 I am Statements

I am

1. a girl

2. a daughter

3. a sister

4. a student

5. a learner

6. a reader

7. a follower of Christ

8. an "MK"

9. white

10. a high school graduate

11. a university graduate

12. a nurse

13. an American

14. a sister-in-law

15. an aunt

16. a "support specialist" employee

17. an English speaker

18. a Puggles leader/teacher

19. a church member

20. single

21. a friend

22. made in the image of God

23. a worshiper

24. an intern

25. a licensed driver

26. a sinner

27. confident in Christ

28. saved by faith

29. alive

#24 - 29 Songs worth turning up louder

1. Sara Groves - When the Saints

2. Getty's - By Faith

3. Faith Hill - This Kiss

4. Jamie Jamgochian - Love Irresistable

5. Amy Nobles - Sing to the King

6. Taylor Swift - Our Song

7. Foote - You are God Alone

8. The Corrs - So Young

9. Ace of Base - The Sign

10. Chris Tomlin - Everlasting God

11. Alli Rogers - If I'm Brave

12. Nicole Nordeman - What If

13. Kari Jobe - I'm Singing

14. JJ Heller - Your Hands

15. Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas

16. Bebo Norman - The Only Hope

17. BarlowGirl - Harder than the first time

18. FFH - Daniel

19. Caedmon's Call - There you go

20. Chantel Kreviazuk - Feels Like Home

21. Toto - Africa

22. SheDaisy - Lucky 4 You

23. Moulin Rouge - Your Song

24. The Beatles - From me to you

25. Dr. Bombay - Safari

26. The Cranberries - Dreams

27. Dirty Dancing - She's like the Wind

28. No Doubt - Just a Girl (so heard it on the radio recently!)

29. Colbie Caillat - Realize

February 23rd - Happy Birthday Heidi

29 Things about my Heidi

1. Heidi is the youngest of 4 girls

2. Heidi is my only little sister, though I don't think she ever understood or went with the stereotype of what that entails.

3. Heidi was born February 23, 1983 - I don't remember that day

4. I don't think anyone could be more different than me in the world

5. I shared a room with Heidi for a large portion of my life, and I am a better person for it

6. Heidi used to get mad at me a lot, and dig her fingernail into my arm - I have scars to prove it

7. I used to make Heidi play the crazy lady when we played Barbie so that she won't mess up my plot line - and she made a really good crazy Barbie

8. We used to spend hours dividing up the Barbie stuff for each household, sometimes Heidi would choose letting me have what I wanted - that always made me happy

9. I used to be jealous that Heidi got more attention, especially related to school. I wasn't smart enough to stop getting up before everyone else to do my schoolwork - I could have slept in like her and gotten more attention

10. Heidi has skills at asking for things, seriously I don't know how but if we really wanted something as kids I would send Heidi to ask for it

11. Heidi once predicted "Letha you will be a book when you are 25 and a geeck" I still have it in writing.

12. Around the same time Kara also wrote "Letha I think you should were [wear] matching clothes and not live in books. Thank your for sharing a room with Heidi"

13. Heidi loves her animals (I try it's just not in me)

14. Just so it's been said - Heidi loves her husband - Doug - he has been a good addition to the family

15. Heidi got married, correction Heidi eloped - that's the way she does things - always unexpected

16. I never know what Heidi is up to, always something new (note' I'm the opposite, always doing the same things)

17. Heidi came to visit me in Yemen

18. Heidi got to met some of my friends, see some of my favorite places, and relax at the beautiful Elephant Bay with me

19. Heidi drank a Fizzy Wizzy, and tried all the "ethnic" foods

20. Heidi has been to Pizza Hut is a lot of countries

21. Heidi sent me great packages while I lived overseas

22. Heidi now lives in Washington, not far from where she was born, but she has traveled all around the world in the 27 years of her life

23. Heidi loves children

24. Heidi got a new vacuum for Christmas, it was purple - she is getting domesticated

25. To prove #24, Heidi planted a garden

26. Heidi has a blog and is making lists this year too!

27. Heidi turns 27 today

28. Heidi does not like Math (I do)

29. I am excited about living near Heidi again (as least for a short time) and making more memories

#22 - 29 Colors
1. Red
2. Orange
3. Yellow
4. Green
5. Blue
6. Violet
7. Purple
8. Gold
9. Silver
10. Bronze
11. Brown
12. Black
13. White
14. Ivory
15. Pink
16. Lavender
17. Turquoise
18. Baby Blue
19. Navy Blue
20. Magenta
21. Burgundy
22. Lime Green
24. Grey
25. Coral
26. Forest Green
27. Kelly Green
28. Khaki
29.Teal
I promise to be more creative tomorrow - L

#21 "Big Words" that I am stilling learning the full depth and width and significance of their meaning in Christ and for my life

1. Love

2. Sacrifice

3. Grace

4. Joy

5. Hope

6. Faith

7. Wrath

8. Justice

9. Holiness

10. Compassion

11. Perfection

12. Mercy

13. Light

14. Salvation

15. Patience

16. Gentleness

17. Kindness

18. Faithfulness

19. Goodness

20. Everlasting

21. Blessed

22. Freedom

23. Redemption

24. Unity

25. Fellowship

26. Adoption

27. Inheritance

28. Glory

29. Peace

Saturday #20 - 29 Restaurants Most I have been to, some I have not

1. 5 Guys - went today for the first time, fun roommate +1 dinner!

2. Panera Bread

3. Sonic

4. Wendy's

5. Arby's

6. Applebee's

7. Chick-fil-a

8. Zaxby's

9. Olive Garden

10. La Foresta

11. Fiesta Mexicana (not as good as Los Portales but it works)

12. Subway

13. Chili's

14. Olde English Tea Room

15. Las Margaritas

16. Steak and Shake

17. Logan's

18. Carrabba's

19. Neomonde Mediterranean Deli

20. Abyssinia Ethiopian Restaurant

21. Taj Mahal Indian

22. Shish Kabob

23. Taco Bell

24. Mellow Mushrooms

25. Milton's

26. Papa John's

27. McDonald's

28. Carolina Ale House

29. Quizno's

#19 29 M.A.S.H. Options and for your amusement I share with you my options, but not #1 unless you of course have a suggestion or suggestions

1. Guy

2. His Job

Doctor, Teacher, Engineer

3. Her Job

Rock Star, home health, housewife

4. Pets

Dog, Fish, Lion

5. Wedding Location

Portugal, Cruise, Longview

6. Wedding Month

June, September, April

7. Dress color

Ivory, White, Tea Stained Satin

8. Tux color

Black, Khaki, Blue

9. Money/Income

Rich, Really Rich, So-So

10. Kids

5, 10, 2

11. Honeymoon

Europe, Yemen, Cruise

12. Place to live

Middle East, South Asia, China

13. His car

Piki, expedition, truck

14. Her car

volvo, new crv, station wagon

15. Maid of Honor

Heather, Stephanie, Julie

16. Best Man

his brother, his best friend and his old roommate

17. Firstborn boy name

Zebulun, Jeremiah, Jonah

18. Firstborn girl name

Jocelyn, Ava, Kelly

19. House color

Brown, Brick, red

20. Wedding colors

Lavender and Buttercup, Turquoise and brown, sea blue and sea green

21. First Date

Putt Putt, Six Flags, Dinner on a boat

22. Our song

Two is better than one, At last, Somewhere Out there (American Tail)

23. Diamond cut

Princess, Round, Marquee

24. Ring metal

Platinum, White Gold, Silver

25. Length of Engagement

2 days, 4 months, 1 year

26. Flavor of Wedding cake

Vanilla, Cheesecake, chocolate praline crunch

27. Flowers

Yellow Roses, Daisies, Wildflowers

28. Size of Bridal Party

3, 29, 12

29. Length of Honeymoon

3 days, 2 weeks, 1 year

Happy Birthday Wesley

#18 - 29 Fruits

1. Passion Fruit

2. Grapes

3. Strawberries

4. Oranges

5. Apples

6. Bananas

7. Kiwi

8. Pomegranate

9. Lemon

10. Lime

11. Pears

12. Peaches

13. Cherries

14. Grapefruit

15. Mango

16. Papaya

17. Blueberry

18. Blackberry

19. Raspberry

20. Plum

21. Star Fruit

22. Lychee

23. Pineapple

24. Guava

25. Cantaloupe

26. Apricot

27. Tangerine

28. Cranberry

29. Gooseberry

#17 - 29 Things that irritate/upset me or get on my nerves

1. Being late

2. Waiting

3. Yelling

4. Disrespect

5. Back Talk

6. Car breaking down

7. Broken things - things that do not do what they are made to do - their entire purpose for existing!

8. People ignoring you

9. Lying

10. Too much talk

11. Fake friends

12. People who do not appreciate all that they have

13. "Experts"

14. Rude people

15. People who do not believe me

16. People who look down on me

17. People who treat me differently

18. People who are inconsiderate

19. Impatience

20. Not trusting

21. Discouragement

22. People talking bad about others

23. People treating my friends badly

24. Stress

25. Stinky towels/sponges (gross!)

26. The COLD - how was this not the first thing I thought of!

27. Not knowing what is expected of me

28. Not having a plan

29. Bad movies

P.S. I had some help with this list, I hope to have the same person help me with a list of things that make her happy today.

#16 29 Movies that I own

1. Sweet Home Alabama

2. 13 Going on 30

3. Moulin Rouge

4. The Wedding Planner

5. My Best Friend's Wedding

6. 50 First Dates

7. Mr. Deeds

8. Music and Lyrics

9. Catch me if you Can

10. Sky Captain the the World of Tomorrow

11. Emma

12. Luther

13. The Last Sin Eater

14. One Night with the King

15. Magdalena - Released from Shame

16. Kal Ho Naa Ho

17. Jab We Met

18. Veer-Zaara

19. Pride and Prejudice

20. Space Camp

21. Blue Crush

22. Enchanted

23. Sleeping Beauty

24. X-Men

25. A Knight's Tale

26. Bend it Like Beckham

27. Princess Bride

28. Radio

29. Anne of Green Gables

And so many more!

February 15th - President's Day
List of 29 significant women who have throughout my life impacted how I see the world around me.
1. Pat
2. Letha Bishop
3. Martha Schmidt
4. Linda Witte
5. Renee Crane
6. MJ Grossman
7. Bekah Good
8. Laura Berge Jones
9. Miz (Ms Evans)
10. Heather Akins
11. Leah Swart
12. Krista Propst Clermont
13. Dana James
14. Julie Propst
15. Debbie Garland
16. Sarah Mann Ward
17. Bekah Crane
18. Lisa Sipes
19. Nancy Parish
20. Andrea Breland
21. *Eunice
22. *Rachel
23. *Abigail
24. Becca Ruppel
25. Bekkah Peabody
26. Jen Stewart
27. Lori
28. Ami
29. Beth Corzine

In honor of Valentine's Day - List #14 - 29 things I want in my valentine

1. Willing to get married in Portugal

2. Lived overseas/International

3. Leadership

4. Intelligence - challenges me

5. Humor - good times

6. Can fix things b/c I sure don't want to

7. Likes hot weather

8. Passion for those who have never heard

9. Servant's heart

10. Loves children

11. Approved by my family

12. Love to explore new places

13. Outgoing

14. Encouraging

15. Respected

16. Pushes me to try new things

17. Instigator

18. Guards his words

19. Communicator - Listener

20. Tall, dark and handsome

21. Likes to grill - I love some kebabs

22. Common interests - books, movies, outdoors, group games

23. Charming - brings me simple happy surprises

24. Not Ugly

25. Protector

26. Good family

27. Some Arabic skills would be nice

28. Welcomes and enjoys having others into his home

29. And to end with the obvious - Passion for Christ and the Gospel

#13 - 29 Games I have played and vote as very fun

1. Apples to Apples (Regular, Junior and even the Bible version so fun!)

2. Last Word

3. Whoonu

4. Cranium

5. Quelf

6. Uno (Princess)

7. Phase 10

8. Sorry

9. Hoopla

10. Hullabaloo

11. Zooreeka

12. Battleship

13. Game of Life

14. Connect Four

15. Candyland

16. Chinese Checkers

17. Sequence

18. Catch Phrase

19. Imaginiff

20. In a Pickle

21. Sleeping Queens

22. Clue

23. Marry, Date or Dump

24. Zigity

25. Dominoes (Mexican Train)

26. Jenga

27. Skip-Bo

28. Scene-it

29. Master-Mind

#12 - 29 Things to eat for breakfast - not to mention all the variations of each choice!

1. Oatmeal

2. Pancakes

3. French Toast

4. Omelets

5. Waffles

6. Cinnamon Toast

7. Bagel and Cream Cheese

8. Quiche

9. Muffins

10. Biscuits

11. Donuts

12. Coffee

13. Banana

14. Grapefruit

15. Cream of Wheat

16. Fried, boiled, scrambled eggs

17. Cereal (could make another list of these options)

18. Granola Bar

19. Smoothie

20. Yogurt

21. Juice (Orange, apple...)

22. Tea

23. Cold Pizza

24. Pumpkin Pie

25. Coffee Cake

26. Scone

27. Fried Egg Sandwich

28. Bacon

29. Sausage

29 Little Happy Surprises from my 29th Birthday

1. Woke up to bag of goodies from my new roomies

2. Oreos

3. Twizzlers

4. Peanut Butter!

5. Was told happy birthday via email, facebook, phone and in person

6. Was told happy birthday in at least 4 different languages (Arabic, Spanish, Portuguese, and English)

7. Car ride with girls to Olde English Tea Room

8. Laura Beth was our server at the Tea Room!

9. Mary Pat, Cindy, Briana, Autumn and Stephanie joining me for "proper" tea

10. Vanilla Tea and Scone

11. Knowing more than Mary Pat about proper tea - who would have thought!

12. Conversation with my girls

13. Carebear sticky notes, tea, recipes and more sticky notes - Thank you Stephanie!!!

14. Laura Beth brought out my scone with a birthday candy and song from the girls - who were pretty impressed with their singing skills

15. Mary Pat's driving skills

16. Class got out early

17. Seeing more friends at the library - Alex, Kate and Meredith!

18. Got to PSSWF and Paige had made me the birthday cake of birthday cakes! The first birthday cake I have had since my 25th bday cake Regah made for me.

19. Got sung to again at PSSWF

20. On the way home talked with Mom and Dad

21. Got home to roommates!

22. Cupcakes from Marsha and birthday card from ladies in my small group

23. In the mail got Birthday card and gift from Heidi and Doug!

24. Birthday call and song from Allison

25. Realized I haven't had a "normal" meal today - think I need to eat something not sugar!

26. My nieces made and sent me birthday pictures! I love them

27. Birthday Call from Meredith

28. Taking the evening off from schoolwork, thanks Mom and Briana for telling me it was a good idea

29. Watching One Tree Hill with roommate Briana

+1 - My Dad said he sent me a new book - it's coming in the mail!

Conclusion: Last Birthday of my 20's very good

#10 - 29 Random things I did today

1. Woke up

2. Made tea

3. Made cinnamon and brown sugar oatmeal

4. Enjoyed tea and reading Matthew

5. "Walked" with a video (it's too cold outside!)

6. Straighted my hair

7. Checked email

8. Worked on organizing/streamlining volunteer training material

9. Picked up copies for PSSWF

10. Answered the phone

11. Went to class

12. Handed in homework

13. Went to Panera's

14. Ate soup and bread for dinner

15. Went to a cooking class

16. Talked about plans after graduation

17. Talked with a friend about her bad dream

18. Complained about the cold weather

19. Drove home

20. Searched for a good song on the radio

21. Looked at my planner a billion times trying to fit more stuff in

22. Realized after my careful planning that I have to add more stuff I don't want to do

23. Had a banana with peanut butter this morning

24. Made this list while watching One Tree Hill Episode

25. Talked with roommate about her day

26. Replied to a text

27. Delivered an invitation to a shower I for my friend

28. Filled out paperwork

29. Decided to try and go to bed early

#9 29 Simple Things that make me happy

1. Doors

2. Pictures of family and friends

3. Tea

4. Blueberry Cobbler Coffee

5. Peanut Butter

6. Butterflies

7. Yellow flowers

8. Fireplace fires

9. books

10. comfy chair and blanket (with a book and tea)

11. Sunshine

12. Walk around a lake

13. Window seats

14. Going to the Zoo

15. Sleeping in

16. Evenings with friends

17. Cupcakes

18. Decorating for holidays/seasons

19. Getting letters or packages in the mail

20. Skittles

21. Cinnamon Scones

22. Fun Flavored Popcorn

23. Fazulia

24. Sunrise over the water

25. Being warm

26. Good conversations

27. Stamping and Scrapbooking

28. Good Chick flick

29. Listening to my music loud and singing along

#8 I Almost forgot! I would have been so sad in the morning if I had missed a day so early in the challenge - so for lack of thought and want to go to bed I am stealing Heidi's stream-of-consciousness list idea about SuperBowl Sunday

1. I made no plans for the evening

2. I was excited in church when I saw that Puggles was cancelled for SuperBowl Sunday. (That is my usual Sunday night activity with 2 year olds at church- love them)

3. I was excited when my new roommate suggested we make taco soup for the "event"

4. I realized I would not be watching the game because we do not have television

5. I did know it was the Saints vs the Colts

6. I was pretty impressed with myself that I had heard of Peyton Manning before

7. He's a quarterback, they throw the ball, right?

8. I don't really get football, I only watch it with my Dad so I can ask a lot of questions

9. I did want to see the commercials, so found them online

10. I then proceeded to follow the links to focus on the family

11. I will always wonder why the beer commercials are the best

12. We watched a chick flick in the middle of the Super Bowl

13. I like the Colts uniform better than the Saints

14. I learned more about Tim Tebow than I did about football

15. I did watch the score, as I waited for more commercials to come online

16. I also checked facebook to see others comments

17. I am super excited about the new Robin Hood film with Russell Crowe

18. I was excited that my roommate had oreos and I ate a few

19. On Super Bowl Sunday I took an Ethics quiz, and read 3 chapters of a book about Healthy Church

20. On Super Bowl Sunday I loaned a book to a friend for her New Testament class

21. I accidentally watched a few second of the game when I hit the wrong tab on the nfl internet site, I quickly got back to the commercials

22. I would have enjoyed watching the game if someone else was there to explain what was happening

23. I finished addressing invitations to a shower for my friend Autumn, and wrote cards to my Grandmas on Super Bowl Sunday

24. My roommate announced it was the first day of my Birthday Week!

25. I really wish this list didn't have to be 29 items long...I don't have much to say about Super Bowl Sunday

25. The taco soup was really good - I added Tabasco sauce and tortilla chips to mine, my roommate added sour cream and cheese to hers.

26. I was nervous for the Colts, and I wasn't even watching the game!

27. I was sad they lost by so many points, this is why I can't get into sports - I was sad and it was all based on having heard of the one guy before and liking their colors better!

28. I enjoyed Super Bowl Sunday - more for the chance to relax than the football

29. I wonder who started this Super Bowl Sunday tradition - I think I like it - so I must say thanks