Thursday, February 14, 2008

Feeling ALIVE

Some of these things I've done. Some are just imaginations...but for some reason they make me feel free...lol :-)

Thunderstorms and mud fights
Riding a horse
Running at the pace of 5 minutes a mile where no one can catch me
Beating drums with all my might in an intense time of worship/warfare
Breakdancing
Climbing on roofs to watch stars
Taking the metro into DC to explore Georgetown
Walking into the Supreme Court and feeling like Esther
Building tree houses
Climbing trees
Childhood clubs
Freeze tag
Hide and go seek
Successfully eating chinese food with chopsticks
Hot dogs from roadside stands in DC
New York Giants beating the New England Patriots (yea for upset wins!)
Adventures as a kid in the woods pretending like I'm part of an Indian tribe
Making weird contraptions
Trying to raise a frog in a glass house
Rumbles
Dancing like crazy
Jumping in leaves
Listening to realy loud music and screaming at the top of my lungs
Falling in love
Rainbows
Late night games of truth or dare
Late night discussions about Jesus
Mango lassis
Trying to create a new recipe
Food fights
Speaking with kings and imploring them to do what's right
Courageous speeches
Self-less service
Watching the Sound of Music for the millionth time (and Anne of Green Gables:-)
Laughing at the embarassing things of life
Contending with darkness, all the while knowing I'm seated in heavenly places
Cookie dough
Chocolate
Mountains
Building a log cabin
Lake houses
Canoes (and trying to beat a storm while you are on the river)
Water slides
Fireplaces with a good book and a cup of tea
Bonfires (with smores, of course)
Walking on a tightrope across a river
Niagara Falls
Chasing tornadoes
Getting a massage
Holding a child
Singing to Jesus
Being entrusted with secrets
Shooting a bow and arrow
Listening to Killian sing Johnny Cash songs
Socks
Fireplaces
Good books
Good writing from people who really have passion
Forgiveness
Redemption
Double portion
Boaz and Ruth
Generational inheritance
Late night adventures
Capture the flag
Fireflies (and putting them in jars)
Tennis after its dark and the court is illuminated by the lights on the sidewalk
Bodysurfing
REAL surfing
Getting lost in NYC at 2 a.m.
The metro at midnight
Losing your wallet in a foreign nation...and seeing God come through

And much more to add to this list.....because I am positive this is only like 5 %...if that :-)

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