As I turn 30 in only a matter of days, thoughts have reeled through my head these past few weeks. The thought of entering a new decade has brought a lot of introspection and insight into the question “What am I doing here on Earth?” Here are some of the things crossing my mind in no particular order:

1. Have I really been alive this long? I still feel like a kid.
2. What the? I’m having a kid!
3. I thought I’d be out of school by this time.
4. I better be out of school before I hit 40.
5. The future is more unknown to me than ever before.
6. God has always known the future way better than me.
7. I can see the faithfulness of God to me in the last 10 years.
8. I should worry less because of #7.
9. Doing #8 will slow the expanse of the two gray hairs that have already formed.
10. I want to savor and understand Jesus Christ more in my 30’s than I did in my 20’s.
11. I would not be where I am today without the love and support of my wife.
12. I love Carolyn.
13. How can I make the most of the years to come?
14. What will truly make me happy?
15. I want to be a good dad and a good husband.
16. Is it okay to keep playing video games?
17. I’m thankful for friendships that have lasted for well over 10 years now!
18. I’m thankful for friendships that WILL definitely last well past 10 years.
19. I wish I started cycling earlier:)
20. I hope to be able to outrun my kid for the next 20 years.
21. Will I still be healthy in 10 years?
22. I want to start reading more again in 2010.
23. I want to be more humble to God and to others.
24. I want to be more dependable to others.
25. Some of the things I cared about when I turned 20 are not the things I care about now.
26. What things do I care about now that I will not care about when I’m 40?
27. How much more is #12 true today than it was a year and a half ago? Way more.
28. I sure know how to build/break/fix a lot more stuff than I used to.
29. I hope to never own a minivan.
30. Time never stands still. But the Lord is always constant (Hebrews 13:8, James 1:17)