1. get married 2. have children 3. swim with dolphins 4. walk the Great Wall of China 5. hike the Grand Canyon 6. tour a castle 7. camp under the Northern Lights 8. snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef 9. go scuba diving 10. live on a ranch with horses in Wyoming 11. learn how to dance 12. road trip across the U.S.- coast to coast
13. learn to ice skate 14. learn fluent Spanish 15. learn fluent French 16. volunteer at an orphanage 17. take photography classes and sell my photos 18. go skiing 19. finish my family book 20. trace my family history as far back as we can go 21. conquer my fear of flying 22. go backpacking across at least ten locations 23. ride a camel to the Egyptian pyramids 24. hike through a rainforest 25. go on an African safari 26. drive a husky dog sled team in Alaska 27. go para sailing 28. take a mission trip with every person in my family 29. run a 10k 30. learn how to play chess 31. adopt several children 32. travel to all seven continents 33. ride world's longest zip line 34. visit all fifty states in U.S. 35. go horseback riding in Montana 36. see Mt. Rushmore 37. join Peace Corps 38. watch sunset and sunrise from top of a mountain 39. chase a tornado 40. stand on top of the Eiffel Tower 41. visit Hershey, Pennsylvania 42. work at a zoo 43. visit a concentration camp 44. visit Israel/Bible lands 45. feel the spray of Niagara Falls 46. go to Yellowstone National Park 47. rescue animals
48. rock babies in a hospital NICU 49. visit Pearl Harbor 50. start a children's/teen ministry where I teach in another country
(and I'm sure I'll be adding to this as time goes on)
I had a lot of fun making this list! It reminded me of all the things I love in life. God has given me only one life to live and He intends for me to live it to its fullest. But, looking at these amazing things I may or may never do, some seem trivial compared to the life I believe God has ultimately called me to. A life of simplicity and heart of service are what give me purpose in life- not money or having traveled to the most places or fame. My purpose in life isn't based on how many of these things I accomplish, but how do I live Christ to the people around me, every day, wherever I am. How do I want to be remembered? I want to be remembered for living a life of selflessness and sacrifice. I want Christ's love to pour through me to the sick, lost, and hurting in a way that will continue even after I'm gone. So, I'll keep my "bucket list" handy, if the opportunities come I'll take them, but I'll remember my main passion in life is for something with far greater rewards.
