How did the time go by so fast? I know this is what all moms say, but, seriously, I can't believe that next year I am going to have a teenager!!I am so proud of William. For almost a year now, he has been asking us to make up a challenge for him for his 12th birthday. He is an avid reader and has read several books about boys in Australia and Africa that have to go through "rites of passage" before they are considered a "man". He wants his teenage years to be a time of growth, significance and preparation for "manhood".
Over the past year, as Matt and I have listened to William talk, we have been compiling a list of things that William himself has said. We presented the below list to William this morning. He is thrilled to have goals for the next year. They are not in any order of importance. I was amazed; however, as I began typing them that the list does cover all kinds of different areas from practical, to character and spiritual.
Join us as we pray for him this year as well as into his teenage/transition years.
13 Things To Do Before I Turn 13:
1.Read a book on survival skills/Camp out and apply the skills I have learned
2.Memorize: Micah 6:8 along with our Family Mission Statement
3.Learn to Cook: make a meal plan; grocery list; and prepare meals for a month
4.Memorize the Roman Road and try to share it with at least one person
5.Read the Old Testament
6.Keep a weekly Journal
7.Make a list of at least 13 questions I have about God, life, the Bible, etc.
8.Make a list of all the things I want to start praying about in a wife
9.Memorize a chapter of Scripture
10.Make a list of character goals I have for my teenage years
11.Make a list of places I want to go and/or things I want to do in my teenage years
12.Create a stewardship challenge for myself and begin implementing it
13.Make a list of ministry/service ideas; begin volunteering in one of the areas
