FIVE THINGS 2023

We thought it would be fun to have everyone share 5 Things You Loved About 2023. A memory, a product, a movie, a song, an album, a book, an experience, whatever). It doesn't need to be overtly spiritual, but certainly can be. So we made a google form and plan to share the list next week if we get some answers.

Lucas and Annie Renz

  1. Morgan Wallen’s new album

  2. Finding out we’re pregnant

  3. Trip to NYC to see elite 8 (even though we lost RIP)

  4. Owning dogs (we’ve had them for 5 years but we sure do love them a lot)

  5. Playing Hogwarts Legacy

Emily Thiesen

  1. Community Group

  2. Having three kids in school

  3. Singing with other musicians

  4. Running

  5. Going to the pool in summer!

Brian Hough

There are many more people and experiences I am thankful to the Lord for in 2023, but these are the most interesting to share.

  1. Jackfruit & Me'eat - Jackfruit is a weird fruit that taste like chicken in recipes. and Me'eat in recipes taste like ground beef, but both are low saturated fat substitutes. They have made eating more Plant Based (to lower cholesterol) delicious.

  2. Season Tickets to K-State Women's Basketball - SP got them for her birthday and it's been so fun to go to games.

  3. A family trip to Lake Michigan. A week with people we enjoy and great rest and refreshment.

  4. The song "Behold" by Mission House. Every so often a song pulls me in emotionally, this was the song in 2023.

  5. The book Digital Liturgies by Samuel Jones. It's helped me refresh how I want to use technology, phones, etc.

Ande

  1. Husband returned from 10 month deployment!

  2. Son made good friends at school this year after lots of struggle.

  3. Celebrated my parents' 60th wedding anniversary.

  4. My new friends took me out for my birthday while missing my husband.

  5. My oldest son wanted to fix my hurting heart while my husband was gone.

Peggy Sue

  1. Toby. Caleb and I were not planning on getting a dog this year (or maybe ever). But the Lord provided him this year and it's been the best thing for us.

  2. Pat Zimmerman put on 2 different shoes to go to the Youth Cookie Competition. I am still laughing randomly about this memory (I wasn't supposed to say anything to Brian...)

  3. "Love Comes Down" by Shane & Shane. This a new-to-me song. I've listened to it maybe 100 times this month. The lyrics have really humbled me.

  4. In January I took a trip to California with my high school girlfriends. We've never taken a big trip with each other ever. It was fun to be with them for 5 days (without kids). On our trip home, there was weather in Dallas that cancelled our flight, so I got to flex my planning-Peggy skills and rebook us through Chicago. They were all v impressed.

  5. Nicola wanted accountability toward the end of her pregnancy to keep active, so we went on walks at least x2 a week. That was fun to look forward to something after work (and to actually get me leaving work on time).

Jon Dunning

  1. Carrying a pocket notebook (Leuchtturm 1917 A6) almost everywhere I go.

  2. Writing with a Parker Jotter (regular and XL).

  3. Sriracha sauce with ketchup on a fried egg sandwich.

  4. The TV show "The Bear" It's like nothing else I've seen.

  5. Playing percussion in worship has been so much fun and life-giving.

SadiePiper

  1. Eras Tour- first concert and no one is ever going to one up that!

  2. Truly Devious (Book) - it’s a murder mystery, my favorite and had a great story

  3. Lifeguarding- This was my first job and it was such a fun experience

  4. The 13 podcast - A Taylor swift podcast

  5. You’re Losing Me - One of Taylor’s saddest songs ever and took too long to release

Avery Bartlett

  1. Church

  2. Reading

  3. Friends

  4. Summer

  5. Family

Jenna Fiscus

  1. Volunteering at PCA camp this past summer!

  2. Going to KSU football and volleyball games

  3. Getting to be roommates with my best friend since middle school!

  4. Taylor Swift 1989 TV & “You’re Losing Me” Vault Track!!!!!

  5. Slow Saturday mornings with coffee & my heated blanket in the cold months ❤️

Hunter Flagg

  1. Youth camp

  2. Youth Fellowship Nights

  3. Helping families in the church to move

  4. Youth eccesiaties study

  5. Mens shooting range trip

Mandi

  1. All the MPC potlucks

  2. All the desserts Graham and Rebecca Rose made for small group

  3. The Thiesen and Rose small groups

  4. All my new MPC friends

  5. Again, the potlucks.

Kristin Benoit

  1. Moving back to MHK

  2. Building community at MPC for a second time

  3. Drinking Radina’s decaf iced snickers mocha w/ oat milk and half-sweet

  4. Taking one last TX adventure to Big Bend National Park in February.

  5. Seeing my kids love MHK as much as we do.

Madilynn Allen

  1. Alchemy of Souls (Korean Drama)

  2. The Gift Nobody Wants (Book)

  3. Moving into a single apartment

  4. The Sun Is Gonna Rise (Song)

  5. Bath bombs and candles

Laura Hough

  1. Joggers (the perfect pants?)

  2. Me’eat. (Plant based and you’d never know it!)

  3. Sleep Mask (I feel like I’m on Gossip Girl)

  4. Ladies at MPC (community with them always fills me up)

  5. Lectric bicycle (game changer)