New Year, New Blog, New Decade

I sit here on January 1 2015 watching a movie with the wife. At the same time I'm working on transferring our blogs (My Rants and her sarah.therumfelts.com blog) over to Blogger which offers a great deal more options, like facebook sharing, scheduled posts, and other meta data for bloggers. It also allows IFTTT to post again, which for some reason was broken from google sites' announcement pages. Trying to get Sarah's site set up so she can help others.

 I also think about the past year. Last night at midnight we shared with the kids the tradition of reflecting on our last year and accomplishments.

We also told them it's tradition to set goals for the upcoming year. All of us shared what we would hope to accomplish in 2015. We laughed and coached as well as complimented their goals.

But this day, January 1, is the day 3652 of 3652. For tomorrow I start a new decade of life, tomorrow I turn 40.

I look back at the past ten years and wonder first off where it went! Then I start to see the accomplishments:

• Promoted to lead tech at Red Flag - Achieved my Associates degree in Information Technologies
• Moved my sister to Alaska
• Joined Civil Air Patrol
• Awarded Senior Student in Mission Aircrew School for CAP.
• Promoted to LT in CAP
• Awarded Presidential Volunteer Service Award
• Credited with two search and rescue finds
• Flew in Red Flag-Alaska exercies
• Bought a home
• Visited Japan and friends with Sarah
• Started volunteering for the Fairbanks Ice Dogs as video producer for live stream
• Learned how to "fell" a tree
• Served as board member, elder, trustee, and deacon (at different times) for North Pole A/G
• Acted as Youth Director for several months while our Church transferred pastoral staff
• Lead my Dad to the Lord just before he passed away
• Accepted a position working as military simulator technician
• Listened to God and took a step of faith to move from Alaska to Virginia
• Accepted a position after moving as a system administrator
• Received a Leonardo Award (at-a-boy) in every quarter of 2014

I know it looks like a resume, and looking at that list I agree. But it makes me realize just how blessed I am. At first I thought I had wasted parts of this past decade, but honestly, once I started the list, I realized I could keep going! I truly have been blessed!

So now I look to the future, I set goals, plan vacations, and dream about what my list will be in 10 years.

How about you? What's your list from 2014, your last decade, or life? You may think it not a long list, but start writing, I'm sure you will find you have accomplished a lot more than you remembered!

So start writing!

/rant