for the past few weeks, you've heard some of my closest friends share moments of bravery. today i turn 30.
in some ways, i wish there was more time to cross things off my list. i didn't complete everything, and the perfectionist inside - the good girl who needs everything tidy - doesn't like the mess.
but i know the truth. i know the gentle nudge that prompted me to write the list is the same that speaks to me still today. i know if it weren't for His whispers, i never would have accomplished finishing my novel, publishing my eBook, piercing my nose, getting another tattoo, reading 100 books, quitting my job, or traveling to california on a road trip with my best friend.
but i did all these things, many of them i never thought possible.
and i know there's only more to come because He's the One who builds these dreams inside me.
and so i make another list, knees shaking just as much as they did when i hit publish a year ago. if there's one thing i've learned, it's that He is faithful.
but these are My words…He reminds me, and i set my shoulders stiff and step firm.
My 50 before 31 {in no particular order}
1. wait to purchase another book before reading all the ones on my bookshelves i have yet to read
2. pay off our credit card debt
3. pay off one student loan
4. go to the STORY conference
5. visit france
6. find a spot that makes my pulse race and scream for the first time. ever.
7. be a mama
8. redesign eloranicole.com
9. get another tattoo
10. complete my second novel
11. build a fire pit on the beach
12. lose 50 lbs
13. read through the Bible
14. go on a spur-of-the-moment weekend getaway with russ
15. grow my Facebook page to 1000 people {read :: i want to meet new people not hey i wanna be famous}
16. speak at a blogging/writing conference
17. read Narnia series
18. read Jane Eyre
19. read Wrinkle in Time series
20. visit Nashville
21. visit NYC
22. finish eBook on story
23. publish eBook on story
24. read another 100 books
25. meet Teresa
26. meet Mandy
27. visit Portland
28. complete our adoption puzzle fundraiser
29. go on a creative weekend get-away with just me
30. finally update my glasses
31. go on a secret rebel club retreat
32. visit with Rain
33. start an art journal :: 7/18/12 - started my first art journal. title? "how i found jubilee" - it's perfect. really.
34. finish the pages in my sketch book
35. complete the Stone's gospel counseling course
36. run for 3 miles straight
37. go on another adventure with Prudy
38. invest in another computer
39. write a children's book for my little love
40. go on a family vacation - just me, russ, and our little love.
41. complete life is a verb with my bff
42. work through the true and the questions
43. hit the NY Times bestseller list
44. actually complete the 30 day shred
45. write our adoption story
46. go on a hot air balloon ride
47. find a literary agent
48. surprise a friend
49. start french classes
50.visit california
