Life Goals/Dreams

This is a work in progress, but here are some of my life goals. What do you think? Some of the section headings and a few ideas are thanks to Mark Batterson. Some goals I have already accomplished and some are in process. I'm dreaming big!

Family Goals

ü Marry a man committed to being obedient to wherever God calls us

ü Immerse our children in different cultures

ü Raise children to be bilingual

ü Have regular family devotions

ü Celebrate an anniversary on the Palace on Wheels

ü Ride a gondola in Venice with my husband

ü Ride camels to the pyramids and Sphinx as a family

ü Take an elephant ride as a family

ü Coach a sports team for any daughters I have

ü Celebrate an anniversary in an over-the-water bungalow in Tahiti

ü Disciple my daughters (if I have any)

ü Take my parents on a cruise in Norway

ü Kiss my husband at the top of the Eiffel Tower

ü Facilitate opportunities for my children to serve the underserved regularly

ü Help my children know their grandparents well

Travel and Experience Goals

ü Visit each of the seven continents

ü Trek the Himalayas with a sherpa

ü See the aurora borealis

ü Attend the Elephant Polo Tournament in Nepal

ü Snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef

ü Hike rim to rim at the Grand Canyon (with a gun)

ü Stay at The Caves Resort in Jamaica

ü Go whitewater rafting

ü Visit the Holy Land

ü Attend the Olympics

ü Become fluent in a foreign language

ü Read the Qur’an

ü Meet a current President of the United States

ü See the Taj Mahal

ü Meet the leader of another country

ü Attend Wimbledon

ü Read the Bhagavad Gita

ü Learn to surf

ü Attempt to snowboard

ü Ski in the Alps

ü Cheer at a Colts game with a blue colt head

ü Go hunting

ü Cycle over the Golden Gate Bridge

ü Do a cycling tour in Europe

ü Sit in the Dead Sea

ü Stand on the Equator

ü Participate in a polar bear plunge

ü Attend a Broadway show

ü Golf at Pebble Beach

ü Ride horses on the beach

ü Visit Yoido Full Gospel Church in Seoul

ü Go on a safari in Masai Mara

ü Summit Mt. Kilimanjaro

ü Attempt fly fishing

Physical Goals

ü Complete a century ride

ü Complete a century ride after age 60

ü Compete in a half-ironman

ü Swim the Escape from Alcatraz

ü Compete in a triathlon after age 50

ü Swim 250 miles in one year

Influence Goals

ü Become a board-certified general surgeon

ü Complete a fellowship

ü Do research that leads to better treatment for patients

ü Get published in a high-impact journal

ü Present at a major national meeting

ü Train surgeons in my specialty

ü Build a hospital in a developing country

ü Treat patients on every continent

ü Speak to a congregation

ü Lead a team overseas on a medical relief trip

ü Be deployed with a disaster-relief team

ü Be a mentor

ü Spend time with high school and college students interested in medicine

ü Speak at the Global Missions Health Conference