a year in review

a new year has just begun, so i thought i'd start it off with a rundown of the one that has just ended.

significant moments:
in may, after too many years in and out of college, i finally finished with a BA in psychology from boston college.
and in may, Jak graduated with his MDiv from gordon-conwell.
in the middle of the summer (after i'd finally finished college), i finally received a diagnosis for my adhd.
this summer we also took our first trip to maine, because we couldn't bring ourselves to leave new england without having seen the famous maine coast.
in august, Jak and i drove our car and a truck with our two cats across the country for a week, as we moved from boston to seattle.
in september, Jak was accepted into the spiritual direction certificate program at mars hill grad school, and we both began our classes there.
and throughout the year, we forged and strengthened many wonderful friendships with some truly amazing people.
in november, my grandmother passed away and we attended her memorial service in panama.
so it was a year of grand celebrations and one of losses as well.

favorite books of 2006:
it's hard to remember everything i've read this year, especially those things that came before i began this blog. so i'll just list a few memorable books (with links to my previous comments about the ones i've posted about) off the top of my head, in no particular order.
1. christ the lord: out of egypt by Anne Rice
2. a generous orthodoxy: by Brian McLaren
3. velvet elvis: by Rob Bell
4. driven to distraction: by Ned Hallowell
5. becoming attached: by Robert Karen
6. scattered: by Gabor Mate
7. a bright red scream: by Marilee Strong
8. the pressure's off: by Larry Crabb
9. through painted deserts: by Donald Miller
10. good omens: by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett