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Once again we are at the end of the year. It is time for me to look back and share with you some of the highlights which happened in my life in the year 2006.

In chronological order:

1. Feb 14 2006 marked our 10-year dating anniversary. I wrote a little poem for the occasion.
2. My life as a full-time pastor began on Feb 16 2006. All I can say is that it is a dream come true, a prayer answered, and a life offered.
3. Wrote a post on spiritual discipline. Those concerns still stand today.
4. Beginning in March, I started my sermon series on minor characters in the Gospels, the first one being Herod Antipas.
5. Blog about whether “Interpretation should be considered as part of the Creative process“. This post stirred quite a lot of discussions and remains as the highest commented post.
6. Celebrating Jocelyn’s first birthday.
7. To celebrate Mozart’s 250 birthday anniversary, I attended a live performance of Requiem K.626. Although it wasn’t a top-notch performance, I enjoyed it nonetheless.
8. Attended NT Wright’s lectures at UT. Almost feel like I was in a pilgrimage.
9. Was quite upset when I wrote the post about the church “expected” response in the midst of the DVC phenomenon in May.
10. Wrote some reflections after 4 months serving as a pastor.
11. Discovered that Cc begins to blog!
12. In July, my pulse went up to 125 for a few days. Triggered some thoughts about life.
13. Started a series on “Pastor: Proclamation, Word and Person”. (I hope I can go beyond the 3rd post in 2007, ha!)
14. Guest post by Peggy on Faith & Detective Stories. It is an eye-opener for me.
15. Spent 2 weeks in Brazil for Short-term mission. My first overseas mission trip.
16. Exhorting in Margaret & Kevin’s wedding.
17. It was our fifth wedding anniversary on October 13.
18. Went to Vancouver to enjoy a 1 week vacation with my 2 girls!
19. A parachurch fund-raising event prompted me to ask the relationship between Christianity and pop culture.
20. Cc received her Christian Education diploma from ABS Centre of Canada.
21. My reflection on the meaning of Christmas and “silent night” was surprisingly referenced by a number of bloggers.

So, what are the highlights of your life in 2006?