I think I’ve mentioned that I’m teaching a course in Pastoral Care these days. I made the assignment for Thanksgiving week very simple.

It’s a project from Jon Acuff, in new book, All it Takes is a Goal.

And it’s very simple.

1. Write the words”best moments” somewhere, On a piece of paper. On a blank journal page. On a note in “notes” on your phone. On a blank page at the back of the Prayer in The Night book. 

2. Write things down that are best moments from the past five years. 

They can be big things. “Seeing our grandson for the first time.”

They can be little things. “Making a fresh cup of aeropress coffee.”

They can be one-time things. “Finishing my dissertation”

They can be everyday things. “Getting my desk cleared off.”

As Acuff says, “everything counts.”

If you are like the people enrolled in class, you are asking, “How many things do I have to write?” There’s not a limit. This is a list that you may be starting now and finishing in a decade or more.