100 things - 2019

Each year I struggle to complete my list of 100 things. Today is January 1 2019. I HOPE  that creating a “100 things” page will help me record “things”all year so that I do not have to struggle to remember things in December!! It is my hope that my 2019 list will be more filled with personal things. Of course I will still record famous deaths, political events, national news, etc. Also... maybe this will keep things in something close to chronological order.

We’ll see.

Here goes...

1. Verse - James 1:2 - Consider it pure joy my brothers when you face trials of many kinds
2. Word - Joy
3. Goal - read 52 books 
4. Started working for David Hughes January 1. 
5. A student from Kentucky made the news when he was on a school trip to Washington for the pro life rally. The liberal media took one snippet of a video that made it appear that the student was harassing a native american protester while wearing a "Make America Great Again" cap. In reality, the students had been harassed by the Black Hebrew Israelites and the Native American was known for causing conflict at such gatherings. This whole mess shone light on the importance of getting "the rest of the story", introduced the Black Hebrew Israelites to mainstream culture, and revealed (again) the biased nature of the liberal media.
6. Arctic Blast! In the last days of January, the temps in the mid west dipped to -30 with a wind chill of NEGATIVE 65 Degrees in parts of Minnesota! Schools and businesses were closed for several days due to the dangerously cold temps.
7. Also in January, New York passed a bill/law/whatever that made abortion legal up to the time of birth. Virginia presented the same to its legislature and it was not passed. 
8. Mom turned 68 
9. After Collide (First weekend in February), Izzy told me she wants to write a devotional with me. We enlisted some of her friends (Anna Mical, Bryanna. Haylee and Graci Lou) and their moms (Shelly, Christie, and Lindsey) to write a devotional for moms and daughters. The idea is to address things moms and daughters typically disagree on. The format will be "I say".... "Mom Says"... "God says."  At least that's the plan so far.
10. Heaven's Gates / Hell's Flames - February 10-12
11. Second US-North Korea summit
12. Intermittent Fasting
13. Dr. Jason Fung
14. The Dectives Dinner Theater at PBC in March was a huge success. I was super excited to get to do the centerpieces for the tables and bake the desserts.
15. Luke Perry Died after a stroke
16. New Zealand terrorist attack kills 50 and injures 50 more
17. Mueller report = No Russian Collusion
18. A Star is Born
19. Enneagram - Type 4
20. Mrs Pat Reeves died
21. Rise against Hunger 
22. City Wide Easter Egg hunt moved to Center City
23. Paul Lacoste Boot Camp
24. Cathedral at Notre Dame burned
25. Sri Lanka Easter Bombing targeting Christians - killed over 300 and wounded over 500 more
26. Bird Box
27. Migrant Caravan
28. Record cold (-32) in the northern US
29. Luke Perry Died after having a stroke.
30. AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez)
31. Bernie Sanders Socialism
32. March Tornado killed 23 in Alabama and Georgia
33. Brian and Tayler postponed wedding
34. volleyball
35. Finally Read Harry Potter Series
36. Google had a payroll audit and discovered that they are underpaying MEN!
37. Stacy Parker - Treatment
38. Sherry Overby left the bank to do HR at Belhaven
39. Katie Warren left the bank to do HR at State Bank
40. Intermittent Fasting
41. 15 year anniversary at the bank
42. Brian turns 20
43. 22 wedding anniversary
44. Tayler started working for Citizens State Bank
45. Dat Dog
46. Magazine St. NOLA
47. Brian and Tayler broke up
48. Fire at Notre Dame
49. over 200 killed in Easter Terrorist attack in Sri Lanka
50. Hillary Clinton and Obama refer to the Sri Lanka attack as an attack on "Easter Worshipers" instead of and attack on Christians.
51. Measles
52. Greatest Showman is now one of my fave movies
53. Marvel Avengers End Game
54. Laura - TWINS!!!!
55. New Therapist - Stephanie Smith Jefferson
56. Tayler got her own apartment
57. Brian's first Spring Break w Mission Lab
58. Spartan Ink
59. sold 2 abstracts to Jason in Florida
60. Paul Lacoste Summer Training
61. Lender Approval verification
62. EKG/Exercise Induced Asthma
63. Completed Paul Lacoste Sports Summer Training
64. 13 Minute Mile
65. Finished Vampire Diaries
66. Shellie and Bill moved downstairs at the bank
67. James Epstien "suicide"
68. Greg Moore left Community Bank
69. I left Community Bank
70. Started my career at Renasant Bank
71. Trump impeachment mess
72. Tried Indian cuisine and loved it
73. Met Allison Johnson
74. Started leading paint classes at Market House DIY
75. Painted our Sunday school room
76. Realized my purpose in teaching the college kids Sunday school... preparing them to serve
77. Reconnected w Lori Styron
78. Sold a painting for 100 at a craft show
79. Discovered artist Chuck Black
80. Obsessed with painting sunsets and water
81.  Brian moved home
82.  new couch and love seat
83. trump impeachment fiasco
84. Timmy Mclendon leads worship
85. Starliner failure - wrong orbit
86. Frozen 2
87. Black List
88. Drew Brees breaks record for completed touchdown passes (541)
89. Rose Ray Died
90. Christopher and Jennifer Thompson  - son - Leroy
91. actually enneagram 9 - maybe - 
92. new job - good stress
93. North Korea threatens to bomb us on Christmas
94. Spent time with Mrs P on Christmas Eve
95.  No Christmas Tree
96.  Very few gifts
97. Christmas Eve Waffle House, then Phase 10 w iz
98. Steak and Ribs Christmas day
99. Read 52 books
100. Wrestled with the questions, "What does Christmas feel like?" "How many of those feelings have something to do with Jesus?"