My Final Year Before 40 {Bucket List}

I’m turning the big 40 in 2020.  2019 is my last full year before I turn 40.  When I was a teenager, 40 seemed so far away.  Yet, here I am. . . practically a year away.

My life is FULL.  More full than I could have ever imagined.  But we will never arrive when it comes to this life and what God has for us.  There is always more to do for God’s Kingdom work, and less to do for ourselves.

I’ve complied a bucket list below for my 39th year.  Did you do a bucket list before turning 40?  If so, what are some things that were on your list?  Was turning 40 as painful as it seemed? I will cross off things on this list when I complete them.

1. Finish losing 79 pounds
2. Be content with less
3. Minimize my wants/Save money
4. Maximize my giving
5. Go on a missions trip to Haiti in June
6. Pay it forward each month as God leads
7. Love my family more
8. Love my friends more
9. Love my enemies more
10. Open my home more to others
11. Spend every day in God’s Word & Prayer
12. Study the Bible more than I ever have
13. Do family devotions weekly
14. Read a new book every month
15. Finish writing my novel
16. Drink at least 80 ounces of water daily
17. Hike Watkins Glen
18. Touch the ocean
19. Focus on healthy choices
20. Try something new.  Wait, that’s vague. (Tattoo?)
21. Run at least one 5K
22. Disciple or mentor someone
23. Get a massage
24. Climb a mountain
25. Include myself in more pictures (instead of just behind the camera)
26. Go on a hot air balloon (I’m scared of this one)
27. Minimize my home
28. Minimize my worries/anxieties
29. Laugh more/stress less
30. Don’t worry so much about what others think
31. Only be concerned about what God thinks of me
32. Learn Sign Language
33. Go to a movie by myself
34. Dance in the rain
35. Spend a lot more time offline
36. Walk/exercise every day (even just for 10 minutes)
37. Dress up and go to a fancy restaurant
38. Ride at least 10 roller coasters at Cedar Point
39. Go on a cruise as a family
40. Zip line across Niagara Falls