I have quite a few big goals this year on my list of 76 goals for 2025. I got a bit carried away while writing them and thought I should delete some of them. I can’t figure out which ones to delete, so I will just go for them and see what happens.

One of them is to revive my aquaponics system. Everything is still in place, and I should be able to get it going without much trouble. Instead of Tilapia, I will use trout, bass, or catfish for my fish part of the system. The problem with the Tilapia is that I had to heat the water, which added an enormous cost to the venture. It was a fun experiment, and I look forward to doing it again.

Another is to peddle my bicycle to Fairbanks, Alaska, and back. It will be a goal that I can accomplish because of having a support vehicle, taking breaks, and riding in the vehicle when I need to.

Another is to put in a quarter-acre fish pond and have it stocked with lots of bass so I can catch fish any time I want. It will be lined, have water plants around the edge, have a pump, and have a little waterfall that Patty will enjoy.

Another is to put in a 2000-square-foot garden and grow enough food for our ten-person family. I have never gardened before; I have always left that for the ladies, so I am reading many books on how to be the world’s best gardener.

Another is to grow the Jefferson Evangelical Church to be a church of 100 people in average attendance by the end of 2025.

Another is to start and finish writing two books.

Another goal is to recruit and train ten different churches to use my leadership class material to make disciples in their churches.

Another is to get my 26-foot dory in Alaska in tip-top fishing shape, learn how to catch halibut well, take four people out fishing 20 times, and limit out with ten halibut every time.

Any time I feel tired and unmotivated, I read my goals and get all jazzed up again. Try it.