Childhood Dreams

As a child, there were many things that interested me. I loved animals and art and creating things on the computer.
My dreams were as varied as becoming an Olympic Ice Skater to being the greatest animal trainer around!
In my heart though, I seemed to know that there were really only two things that truly mattered to me.

The first was to get married, and the second, to have babies.

I spent many an hour dreaming of my wedding day, what it would be like to set up my own home, and having my own little precious baby (which of course would be a boy!) to hold and dress and rock to sleep.

When I was nearly 11 years old, I met the boy who would someday become my husband.
About a year or two after that, many of my dreams of "wife hood and mommy-hood" included him as the "handsome husband" I'd dreamed about for so long.

I'd say that "one day all my dreams came true" but that's only partly true!
Yes, my two main aspirations for my life did come true-but it took much longer than one day!
And you know what? Every day I continue to live out my dreams, as I complete each household chore, and change each dirty diaper.

It might not seem like loading and unloading the diswasher every single day (or multiple times a day!) and washing and ironing the shirts I just ironed and washed a few days ago is very "dream come true-ish"- but when I look at it just right - the way that God would want me to, those mundane and seemingly endless tasks are exactly what God wants me to be doing!

Some day I might illustrate books - or even train animals. But today I'm happy to be here in my house, with my little boy and my husband who comes home each evening.

Thank you God for my family, and the job you've given me in taking care of them.
Some days It's harder than others to remember that I'm living out my dreams, and doing what You want me to. When those days come, help me to look up to You and to keep putting one foot in front of the other-and doing so with JOY!