I think it's interesting how we can try to summarize a year by looking at a range of different areas - design, economics, politics, health, etc. - and turn them into statistics to see how good the year was.
However, when I try to do this with my life in 2010 I see it as a to-do list of things that I had hoped to achieve that I did or did not meet. I also see things on that list that had been checked off that I hadn't planned for at the beginning of the year but were a welcome addition. But, in the end, a list doesn't summarize 2010 well enough for me. 2009 was a year of hard trials for me, and 2010 looks to be a year of transition out of those hard times and into the early stages of God's calling on my life.
Looking ahead at 2011, I have an urge to make a list of all I want to accomplish and then focus on those things. However, I am going to resist temptation and just dive into what God has for me - one step at a time! I don't want to get bogged down by THINGS, but rather focus on HIM. I know - and am still discovering that - when I daily give my life (and TIME) to God, He truly leads me. It is there that I truly live and live to the fullest.
I am eager to step into my final semester of architecture school (I think). I know that if I discipline myself (oh, that doesn't sound fun) and keep my priorities straight through all the business, then it will be a semester that promises to propel me forward into the unknown (my future) with confidence. I am stoked. I can't wait to see what God has in store for me.. and YOU!
Cheers.
-Tim
