I'll just tell you a few, because I would prefer for people to keep reading this without thinking "Sweet moses what happened to her as a child." Okay, before I die I WILL sit on a horse outside of P.F. Changs. Don't ask me why, but every single time we go to that restaurant all I wanna do is jump up on that horse and take a good look around. I mean have you seen how big it is?!
This one... it's probably unhealthy how excited I am to do this. Brace yourself. I'm going to stand on the street corner wearing a shirt that says, "LIFE" on it and hand people lemons... ALL. DAY. LONG. Only because it is physically impossible to have a crappy day after that happens. I mean why not watch people laugh when they finally put the pieces together and then awkwardly walk away holding a lemon.
Okay. You know on movies when you see the grand openings of random things? Like when a Zoo opens...or an amusement park and they use those GIANT scissors to cut the GIANT ribbon? That. I wanna do that so passionately. I don't even care if it is the grand opening of a baby goat farm. I just want to cut the ribbon using giant scissors..(see now you know why I had to preface).
So...now you are sitting there reading this wondering why I chose to write all about my dumb bucket list. But, I was reminded of bucket lists this past week when a precious young girl named Jordan got taken to be with Jesus after battling cancer. I didn't know her, but everyone who did went on and on about her sweet and loving spirit. It's heart breaking when someone so young passes away, but oh how much JOY to know that she is celebrating in heaven with our King.
I think it's easy in life to sit back and complain about school or work and not take advantage of the life the Lord has put right under our stuck up noses. Often for me it's me complaining about how monotonous my days are. The same meals at village dining or the same classes Monday, Wednesday, Friday. But how rude of me. This week it has really hit me that it is by God's grace and God's grace alone that I woke up this morning. Jordan would be glad to be here studying for a test. So instead of me whining because my Thursday night will be spent in the Library, Praise the Lord I have the ability to study and Praise the Lord I am even breathing right now!
So check things off your bucket list! I don't know what yours looks like (probably a little more normal than mine), but if it's on your bucket list it's because YOU wanna do it before your life is over. I wanna be in a flash mob before I die (that's cool and you know it). You may wanna bungie jump. I don't care just start DOING and most importantly do it all for His glory. God has you here for a reason and He is going to use you! Thank you Jordan for influencing me in so many ways and being such a beautiful image of the Lord's joy no matter what the circumstance. So stop complaining and waiting around. GO! Live out your bucket list and thank Jesus for that breath you just took.
