Here you'll find my very own "best of" for the ending year.

Maybe you'll find something new to try. Enjoy~

Best Movie:  This is going to sound crazy, but I REALLY enjoyed going to Indian Jones with my husband. We, actually, went to see it for our 9th anniversary!!! Just watched again over Christmas holidays.

Best Concert: Without a doubt Natasha Bedingfield. A friend surprised me and took me to see her at The Gothic in Denver, CO (where we used to live). LOVED IT!!!! I really enjoy her music.

Best CD: You know the best CD that I have, has to be a mix version that a friend (aka adopted sister) made me gave me the day we moved from Denver. It has such great tunes on it from oldies like "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" to Journey singing "Don't Stop Believin'" (we rock out on that song a lot around here) to the song I sang at her wedding, which was Stacie Orico's "I Promise" as well as some hip-hop songs on it, can not forget Natasha Bedingfield's "Wild Horses." So, I guess I would have to say that compilation CD is the greatest to me.

Best Computer: Not the one I have, but at least I have one!

Best Gadget: My iTouch that my in-laws got me for Christmas in 2007. Seriously, I LOVE my iPod.

Best Dept Store: Hmmm, Target, I would say. But we have Fred Meyer where we live!

Best Food Making Experience: Oh, wow, just one. Seriously, cooking and creating recipes and 'art on a plate' as my dh calls it, is my hobby and passion. HMM.....I guess making curry with my kids tops the list, though. We LOVE Indian food. I am going to tackle Naan before too long, so dh can have the yummy Indian bread to go along with the curry!

Best Website I Found:   Well, I would say that I love gmail calendars. I have dh's calendar, my calendar, kids' school calendar, along with my menu planning calendar at one shot. Plus, we share them all, so we know who is doing what and when.

Best Shirt I Found Online: Oh, a very cute springtime shirt for Jamison at Janie and Jack's online store.

Best Networking Site: FaceBook Rocks!

Best God Moment: Clearly when he made it obviously clear that we were to plant a church. I was sitting in a student's dress rehearsal at the university when I just heard a still, small voice say, "You won't be back next year." I wept, but felt at peace. Jon was in India and we honestly, had no clue what was around the next turn, as no conversations had been voiced about church planting. Yet, God was preparing me all the while to move and leave something very precious to me. It was just the beginning of a very, very amazing journey.

Best Story of the Year: Again, to me personally, our church planting journey. It didn't start in 2008, rather about 2000. However, in March 2008 is when it was kicked into high gear and the ball started rolling very quickly.

Best New Discovery: This amazing coffeeshop in Sultan WA, Vinaccio's, absolutely the best! Yes, WAY better than Starbucks, hands down!

Best Book: Same Kind of Different as Me. The book opened my eyes to so many things. One such moment was when I realized that slavery was still taking place when I was a child, as the main character lived but a mere 15 miles from me in rural Louisiana. SAD SAD SAD. Yet, God does have a plan and purpose for all of our lives, as was the case for Denver's life. You should really read this book.

Best Accomplishment: Being debt free, other than our mortgage. Talk about a FREEDOM!!!!

Best Pizza: Mine and the kids' homemade pizza. Other than that, Conto's Pizza in Lake Stevens, WA.

Best Drink: My favorite lately is to brew coffee with ground cinnamon in it. YUMMY! Then, add splenda, half and half and a touch more cinnamon. Good stuff.

Best Reunion: Jon was in India for three weeks in February and March. It was wonderful to have him home, to feel his arms around me and to know he was safe. But the coolest thing was to know just from looking into each other's eyes, while we weren't able to communicate for three weeks, except for an email here or there, we knew as soon as we looked at each other that God had been telling each of us the very same thing: We were on the same page, church planting was our future, someway, somehow.

Best Restaurant Meal: Maltby Cafe in Maltby, WA. Seriouslsy, the best breakfasts around. LOVE LOVE LOVE to eat breakfast there. However, the scones with homemade raspberry jam at Cabbage Patch in Snohomish are a close second. (I REALLY missed the Pacific Northwest!)