Its been about a month since my last update, so I figured another one was due.
13. Give 10 Giftcards to Homeless- in progress
I have always felt uncomfortable giving homeless people money. I love the homeless population, I intern at a crisis shelter for homeless youth. Yet, giving money just never sat well with me. Last year I read Under the Overpass and after I started the devotional, My 30 Days Under the Overpass. It challenges you about how you act and treat other people, specifically the homeless. One suggestion he gave was to hand out giftcards to McDonald's or something to panhandlers instead of giving them money. So I want to hand out at least ten $5 giftcards. The first week in January I went to New York City with Peter and I gave out 2 giftcards.
30. Do All My 2010-2011 Winter XC Training- in progress
When winter training started I was determined to do all my cross country training, because next season I want to do my absolute best and have no regrets for my offseason training. The first month I kicked butt with my training. But then I got sick, and all my wisdom teeth out one week, and then I went to New Orleans for a week. I tried my best to get runs in in NOLA, but I was so unmotivated. I had no push and didn't really care, but I knew once I got to school I would start caring! Needless to say I did not do all of my training. After adjusting to my schedule I realized I would not be able to either. Mike Wilson and I changed it around, so for the rest of my off season I will run at least 5 days a week!
34. Volunteer Once A Month For A Year-in progress
Since I went to New Orleans on a missions trip in January I saw that as my volunteer for a year kick off. We did street ministry, worked with schools, and worked at a house. It was amazing and I love it down there. On February 5, 2011 I volunteered at MCFOODS. Peter's dad works there, it is a food distribution center, people donate food to them, they sort it and give it to food pantries and stuff. We had to take food from bins and put them in boxes and label them, and then we sorted out bags to hand to schools for food collections.
74. Spend 20 Minutes in Prayer Everyday For a Month with Journal- in progress
One thing that really lacks is my prayer life. When I use a journal to write my prayers each night it really helps me focus and my mind wander less, I can also use it to see the progression of my prayers from day to day. So finally I bought a notebook and on January 29, 2011 I started to journal my prayers.
