2007: Year in Review

Favorite Movie Watched in a Theater:
The Departed
Favorite Movie Watched for the First Time at Home:
Empire of the Sun
Favorite Fiction Book Read for the First Time:
The Shack by William P. Young
Favorite Nonfiction Book Read for the First Time:
The Cost of Discipleship by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Favorite Family Moment:
The birth of my son Jack
Favorite 24 Moment:
Jack taking down Abu Fayed and his men with no back-up
Least Favorite 24 Moment:
The entire White House strand of Season 6
Favorite Survivor Moment:
Correctly predicting that Todd would win it all
Favorite Ministry Moment:
Putting together small group booklets with the Writing Team
Favorite Lesson Learned:
Humility and brokenness cover a multitude of ignornaces
Favorite California Moment:
Throwing rocks into the river with Matthew in Healdsburg
Favorite Sports Moment Watched:
Peyton Manning finally getting the monkey off his back
Favorite Matthew Moment:
Taking the MAX downtown together
Favorit Jack Moment:
Him rolling over by using his the weight of his head to create momentum
Favorite Married Moment:
When Karina surprised me at school and took me out to dinner after I turned in my last paper
Favorite Friend Moment:
Meeting Dave McAllister in Olympia to watch Gone Baby Gone
Favorite Job Switch:
When my job changed at the church
Favorite Bible Verse from the Year:
Zechariah 4:10: For who has despised the small things?

Happy New Year. Can't wait to see what 2008 holds. Hopefully it will hold a graduation from seminary for me. Hopefully it will also hold a certain 3 year-old becoming self-sufficient on the toilet. Hope it holds great moments for anyone who is reading this.