Some things I want to do in my lifetime...

...possibly in this order.


-Become proficient at singing and piano and perhaps one or two other instruments
- Go to a God-honoring college and major in English and/or History, with possible minors in Music, Education, Physics, and/or Government.
-Become fluent in Latin and possibly Greek
-Consider going to Law School (but most likely, don't actually attend unless I love the prospect)
-Run long-distance
-Work in the political world
-Attend the University of Oxford for at least one term for the experience, or possibly longer for a MA in History
-Somewhere in between the above steps, or shortly thereafter, get married to a Godly, intelligent man, and love him well
-Be a missionary for 6 months or a year
-Have kids any time after getting married, love them as dearly as old Mrs. Sowerby in The Secret Garden, and teach them to fear God and to love his precepts and creation
-Teach a handful of other eager students these same things
-Create a peaceful home where love is abounding and learning is encouraged
-Have a large garden (after all, I'll have plenty of little hands around to help! :D)
-Run a home business of tutoring or something like that to help aid with the family income
-Begin to grasp the things I love
-Paint in Italy
-Spend some time writing in Switzerland
-Possibly publish a scientific paper
-Throughout all of this, finish an epic poem or fantasy novel worth reading regardless of era


Underlying thing to do: Serve my God and be willing to add things to this list, and take them off just as easily, according to his will, and my submissiveness first to my parents, and then my husband. ;)


Meridian

Oath

"I swear to the whole truth, most of the truth, and maybe a couple lies." -Alexis C. in Omnibus class :)

=D

“Blogging: Never have so many people with so little to say said so much to so few.” –Anonymous

Churchill on Perserverance

"If you are going through hell, keep going." -Sir Winston Churchill

Aristotle on Rewards

“Just as at the Olympic Games it is not the best-looking or the strongest men present that are crowned with wreaths, but the competitors (because it is from them that the winners come), so it is those who act that rightly win the honours and rewards in life.”
–Aristotle

(hint, hint, get involved in politics!!)

Aristotle on Art

"An art brings into being that which is capable of being other than it is." -Aristotle

A friend on Eating

"Eating is...

...a most exhausting sport."

-Annie T, over Thanksgiving dinner. :)

Jane Austen on Sensibility

"Better be without sense than misapply it." -Jane Austen, Emma

Hehe. ;)

"It must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentleman before the gentleman is first known to have dreamt of her." -Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

I want to re-enchant the world...

I want to re-enchant the world...

Ah yes. :) Thank you, Sarah, for sharing this.

Fun Quotes Series :)

All right, time for another fun little daily deal. This time around, I'm going to be sharing my latest favorite quotes every day until the list is exhausted, or until I'm tired of doing it. :)

Meridian

Quote number one:

"RIP: Really Impressive Performance." -Anonymous