From Katy at Fallible.com comes the idea to review the year by listing the first line from the first post of each month . I’m expanding to the first paragraph since they were all fairly short anyway. This was interesting to me, to see what I was talking about each month as I breezed through, cutting and pasting. How quickly a year goes by.
And now, 2005 in review:
January 1, 2005: Today I embark on another journey through the Bible. I’ll spend 9 months in the Old Testament, mining its truths, then the final three months in the New Testament. I’m asking the Lord to teach me something new about Him each day. May His truth go down deep in my heart, so that I’m changed by it.
February 2, 2005: Yep. It’s true. I’ve got another cold. Nailed by the bug again. I’m so sick and tired of being sick and tired. I swear I’m going to improve my immune system and stop this nonsense.
March 1, 2005: I have lived long enough that I shouldn’t be surprised by the things people do and/or say. Yet I am often surprised, all the same.
April 1, 2005: I’ve been "googling" on the Internet, trying to find the full transcript of the statement the Schindler family gave at the press conference yesterday.
May 2, 2005: My daily Bible reading this morning included this selection from 2 Kings 5. Naaman was the commander of King Aram’s army, but he suffered from leprosy. He was sent to Elisha the prophet to ask for healing.
June 2, 2005: Earlier this week, I received an email from a reader (of my books and of this blog). She wrote to me because she read The Victory Club over the Memorial Day weekend and wanted to tell me what it meant to her. Her words of praise were especially sweet since I struggled so during the writing of that book.
July 1, 2005: It’s July 1st, and I am officially heading into overdrive. I am behind where I needed to be on the wip. Bummer. I have three trips in the month of July (writers’ conference/booksellers convention, brainstorming retreat, and another writers’ conference). I’ll be gone 17 days total, including travel days. These are all jam-packed business trips where I’ll be on the go-go-go from breakfast meetings to dinner events. Nonetheless, I’ll have to be writing too in order to finish the book in time. Have laptop, will travel.
August 5, 2005: Hmm. Ever notice that when life gives you a sucker punch, blogging and blog reading are just not real high on your priority list? Well, if not, I don’t think you’ve really experienced a sucker punch in the game of life. And since this week hasn’t been one of my better weeks, I am living dangerously close to the "ranting" edge.
September 1, 2005: This morning, I sent an email to subscribers on my e-newsletter list, a request to give and to pray [re: Katrina].
October 10, 2005: Okay, so you may not remember me, I’ve been silent so long. I’m Robin from Write Thinking. Nice to meet you. {{grin}}
November 2, 2005: The edited manuscript of DP landed in my mailbox by email attachment yesterday, and I went straight to work on it. Managed to finish only chapter one, but I did make notes for chapter two which I will tackle soon.
December 3, 2005: I am currently burning up the hours trying to get this latest book done. I will return to my blog soon after I hit "Send" on an email with the manuscript file attached.
So how about you? What did your year look like, fellow bloggers?
-rlh-
Hey, Robin! I notice you only refer to sickness once. I’m impressed! And you mention Bible readings twice and writing projects well underway several times. You are my role model! 🙂
You are an inspiration! I loosely copied your format and did a year in review. Happy 2006!
I just reviewed how I did on my 2005 goals. I thought I didn’t make most of them, but it turns out I only missed a few.
I just posted my 2006 goals. I don’t really think I’ll make them, but I print them out and stick them on my computer monitor. That way, throughout the year they can either inspire me or provide an excuse to go eat Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. 🙂
Camy
I might try this..but I have a comment about that picture you choose…why? 🙂 I’m sorry, it makes me laugh this early in the morning…and well…it is an rear end isn’t it!
Hey, Stacy. You caught the pun with the photo. Year end, rear end. Glad it made you laugh early in the morning. {{grin}} Robin
Hiya Robin:
I took your format and put up links to each blog entry for the month of 2005. To go back over them again was very enlightening, and I thank you for the exercise. 🙂