30 while I am 30

On my 25th birthday I decided to make a list of "30 things before I am 30." This was a list of thirty things that I wanted to learn, do or accomplish before my 30th birthday. My wonderful roommates, Brenda and Trish, made me an amazing scrapbook to document each thing...also they helped me cross #1 off my list - ride an elephant :)

Since the inception of the list, I have only completed 3 things on the list...riding an elephant, go to Biltmore Estate (thanks Lisa :) and go to Disney World. What's crazy is that in 2 months (almost to the day) I will turn 30...yes, thirty-flirty and thriving!
So the other day it hit me...there is no way in two months that I can possibly complete the other 27 things on my list!!!! "Well what is left on your list,Rhonda?" you may ask...things such as learn another language, I still need to cross Asia off of my continents list, learn a passage of Scripture, learn to drive a stick shift...the list goes on and on.

I have made a decision...and I am trying to be okay with it...hahahaha...I am going to rewrite my list. It will be "30 while I am 30"...so in other words, I will make a list of thirty things that I want to accomplish over this next year of my life.

I am very excited for this...hope you are too :)

Stay tuned for the list...I will have it posted by my birthday (september 24th)

Also, feel free to comment and give ideas of what should be on my list!!!

...heres to some creative thinking, excuse me DREAMING....yay!!!!

did you know...

Did you know that...
magenta is my favorite color
mac n cheese is the greatest food in the world
I have to have sour cream with my chips and salsa...and I LOVE chips and salsa
I am 100% extroverted...so no shyness in me :)
reading is a great way to spend my time
traveling is a true joy that I have
teaching is my passion
my niece is the cutest little girl EVER
my nephews will one day think I am cool (I hope)
the book of Hebrews is my favorite book of the Bible
Survivor is the most intriguing show (in my opinion)
I would really like to do The Amazing Race show one day...except for the food part
I am convinced that hell is only 3 degrees hotter than Texas
I have met many amazing people on my world travels...friends and young people I will never forget
I think 4 and 5 year olds are some of the coolest people ever...if you disagree you should teach them for a few years...there is NEVER a dull moment!
I am very thankful for my family
my family can drive me crazy faster than any other people on the face of the earth!
I miss playing the piano...and softball...I miss being a kid (sometimes)
I am not sure where my life is going...but I am enjoying the journey :)

do not awaken love

The Bible teaches us to not awaken love until its time...well, I feel as though my "love" is in a coma and has become unresponsive.

Now, don't get me wrong. I am content in my singleness and I do NOT allow it to keep me from doing anything that I want or the Lord calls me to.

I want to trust the Lord with this...but it is quite possibly the hardest thing I have ever had to do.

I want to believe and have faith that the Lord knows and has my best interest in mind.

And I do believe and I do have faith...but putting that into practice is a whole different story.

I have read books and had many talks about "living the full single life". And it's good stuff, and I have put a lot of it into practice in my life.

The reality is this... I am almost 30 and have been on one date in my whole life, I have never had a boyfriend (well at least not since jrhigh), I have never been in love.

The reality is this...I have made mistakes, I have not given my all to the Lord over the years, I have searched for love in all the wrong places.

But here is what I know now. A dear friend challenged me once, he said "Rhonda, I know that the Lord has someone for you in His time. But until then, working on being the woman that you desire to be should be your focus."

As women we always talk about the type of husband we want, the leader we want our husband to be, the manly man our heart desires. A lot of times we fail to focus on the things we can work on...becoming the woman that that man deserves...a Proverbs 31 woman.

That is my hearts desire, my hearts desire is to be a woman who is trusted by her husband, a woman who people know she is wise with her time, money and efforts, a woman who her "children" honor and respect.

I will leave the life support machine running on my love life...but until the "doctor" can figure out the cure I will work on becoming the woman that the Lord desires and my husband desires.