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Just reviewing my ten goals in 2004. I’m pretty happy with them. I eventually accomplished some of the ones I set out to do.

1. read the bible in a year (#1 is ongoing/failed)
2. start grad school (update: started in 2004 and completed in 2005; restarted in 2006)
3. get in shape (aka buff) (#3 failed miserably)
4. find a job (check: 2004 (FDIC), 2005 (FCPS), and 2006 (USPTO)
5. share the love of Christ with people (ongoing/failed)
6. get more involved with christian fellowship (#6 somewhat, joined a church end of 2004)
7. be more proactive in relationships particularly with friends and family (haven’t been very proactive with anyone)
8. do some traveling (china??) (update: made it back to china in 2005)
9. make some big purchases (property??) (update: bought a house in 2008 with major renovations in 2009)
10. last but certainly not least… make new friends (esp. ones of the female gender) (update: met a girl in 2004, engaged in 2005, married in 2005… so i’m gonna hold off in making any more female friends)

I’ll give myself a 5/10 even though some of the more abstract goals were hard to evaluate and the goals weren’t accomplished within the time frame. I do like how ambitious I was… haha… I’ll try to update with my new top ten list sometime in the near future.

So, what are some of your goals?

Update
2/18 4:29PM 7lbs 6oz 20.25″

It took a little bit longer than we expected, but we came home last night with our second daughter. Mommy GeezLouies pushed the hardest she’s ever pushed due to the head facing the wrong direction. But with the help of the midwife and birthing assistant, Mommy G. was able to push to the end.

Like she said after the delivery… the whole labor process seems to fade away after the arrival of the baby. Which is true. The eight+ hours just seemed to be forgotten as the surreal moment of seeing the new baby emerge.
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We are first time homebuyers!! We are also in the process of remodeling the house, so in the meantime we moved in with my wife’s aunt/uncle’s place. The past weeks we have been packing stuff away, cleaning, and actually throwing a lot of stuff out (hence the need for such things as freecycle and craigslist). Continue reading

This week was packed especially with house guests and guest visits from thduggie, joofly and BK spread throughout the week.  Had a good time catching up on old times.  Life, church, family, etc.

Continued reading through the Outline of Paul’s Theology by Herman Ridderbos. Learning about new life in Christ, obediance, ethics, and what it means to live in the reality of the resurrection and the expectation of the return of Christ.

The past class I took was on biblical theology which focused on redemptive history and interpreting the bible from a temporal perspective. It looked at the present in relation to Christ’s death and resurrection and Pentecost and also in relation to the return of Christ, but also realizing the reality of our resurrected state in our union with Christ… It was quite good… but a bit too much for my limited understanding. Still reviewing my notes.

We had church on Sunday and a reunion with some old friends we met a while back. A couple that led mission teams to various latin american countries. They’re hoping to reach out to the predominately latino community where our church is situated. I’m excited for that.

This week ended with the super bowl… details in previous post…