> I'm curious. What do you really, really want to
do?

Develop more meaningful, deeper
relationships. First of all, with my God. I know
that the Christian walk is a lifelong process
and that I'll never fully "arrive" until I'm either
raptured or dead, but sometimes I feel like I'm
just stagnating. I know what some of the
things I need to do to work on this goal are,
but the old man just keeps getting in the way.
If you're a believer, you know what I mean, and
if not, well, basically I'm saying that I have no
one but myself to blame. It's a contant uphill
struggle, but worth it. Second of all, with
people, especially people who are close to
me like my wife, my son, my friends. And
these relationships can only benefit from
having a deeper one with the Lord.

I want to have more children. I love my boy very
much, and I'd love for him to have brothers
and sisters to be a big brother to. Having kids
around can be a trial sometimes, but the joy
they can bring to your life is truly a blessing.
It's such a privilege to watch him grow and
learn and develop. He's just started putting
words together to make sentences, and just
his simple "Jon-tin play cars now!" is enough
to make this daddy's heart glow. (Figuratively,
of course.)

I want to get better at what I do. I want to keep
gaining experience and learning new things
about my profession. I'm not out for personal
glory or anything, but I'd like to be recognized
as a valuable member of whatever team I am
a part of.

Now on to the "material": I want to own a
house. I don't want to live in an apartment or
other rentable dwelling ever again. I want a
home. A place for a growing family; a place
that is ours. But it's not so much a desire for
real estate as it is a desire to be independent.
To be our own "family unit" and form our own
routines, traditions, and memories.

And, like so many others, I'd like to travel. I
have the wanderlust and I love to go to new
places and see new things. It almost doesn't
matter where as long as it's someplace new,
or even someplace old that I haven't been to in
a long time.

Gri"always takes two to four hours to write,
proofread, and edit posts like this one"shny