Sep. 1, 2009
Dreams
I know - another post from me! Amazing isn't it. I don't have many readers for my blog anymore. That's what happens when you aren't regular I guess - people stop coming by to visit....but I still want to write about things that are going on. So here I am.
Last night I dreamed about Honduras. I was back there but I was saying bye again and as a crowd of kids were around me I wanted to remember their faces but I couldn't see them well through my tears. I was truly blessed to be able to go to Honduras. There are many changes I want to make in my life to not take things as much for granted as I do. I need to break out of bad habits and set new ones. Set new goals and do things with a more focused purpose and not just aimlessly wander near the goals I have currently.
I miss Honduras deeply. A part of me wishes we could just up and move there. My family would probably think I was crazy if they knew that. I seriously doubt that would ever happen anyways...but I know a huge part of me I left behind there. I would go back in a heartbeat if I could. I know all things happen for a reason. I'm sure at some point if God wants me to understand why it took 12 years after graduation from college for me to go on a mission trip then I will come to realize it in time. Plans often don't turn out the way we wish. My desire to be a medical missionary in a third world country didn't come about - but I do know as God's children we are all missionaries every day to the people we interact with. I hope God will grow me to be a better witness for him here where are family currently is.
Who knows, maybe my daughter will end up there. She has said several times she wants to go to Honduras and play with the kids and share some of her toys and talk to them. She bounces around between want she wants to be, she's wanted to be a vet - because she loves horses. A couple years ago when reading the book Missionary Stories for the Millers she said she wanted to be a missionary. She has also said she wants to be a stay at home mom...and a Pampered Chef consultant too. I see in her a desire to be like me, but also to do different things that are in her heart. I wonder how it will turn out. Time will tell. In the meantime maybe my thoughts can help others re-evaluate their life just like I'm doing with mine and make changes if they wish.
Marie
Copyright 2009PumpkinsMomma
Last night I dreamed about Honduras. I was back there but I was saying bye again and as a crowd of kids were around me I wanted to remember their faces but I couldn't see them well through my tears. I was truly blessed to be able to go to Honduras. There are many changes I want to make in my life to not take things as much for granted as I do. I need to break out of bad habits and set new ones. Set new goals and do things with a more focused purpose and not just aimlessly wander near the goals I have currently.
I miss Honduras deeply. A part of me wishes we could just up and move there. My family would probably think I was crazy if they knew that. I seriously doubt that would ever happen anyways...but I know a huge part of me I left behind there. I would go back in a heartbeat if I could. I know all things happen for a reason. I'm sure at some point if God wants me to understand why it took 12 years after graduation from college for me to go on a mission trip then I will come to realize it in time. Plans often don't turn out the way we wish. My desire to be a medical missionary in a third world country didn't come about - but I do know as God's children we are all missionaries every day to the people we interact with. I hope God will grow me to be a better witness for him here where are family currently is.
Who knows, maybe my daughter will end up there. She has said several times she wants to go to Honduras and play with the kids and share some of her toys and talk to them. She bounces around between want she wants to be, she's wanted to be a vet - because she loves horses. A couple years ago when reading the book Missionary Stories for the Millers she said she wanted to be a missionary. She has also said she wants to be a stay at home mom...and a Pampered Chef consultant too. I see in her a desire to be like me, but also to do different things that are in her heart. I wonder how it will turn out. Time will tell. In the meantime maybe my thoughts can help others re-evaluate their life just like I'm doing with mine and make changes if they wish.
Marie
Copyright 2009PumpkinsMomma
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Sep. 2, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by jenn4him I have always wanted to adopt a child, but it never seems to be in God's plan for me. I have often thought that my daughter might do this one day, as she has such a heart for orphans.
Visitors to my blog have gone down, too. I think it has to do with all the competing ways to connect with others. It doesn't bother me. I blog because I want to remember things for my family. The people I connect with are "gravy." Blessings to you...
Jenn
Visitors to my blog have gone down, too. I think it has to do with all the competing ways to connect with others. It doesn't bother me. I blog because I want to remember things for my family. The people I connect with are "gravy." Blessings to you...
Jenn
Sep. 2, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by psalms16vs2 It's nice how much you've enjoyed your missions trip. And you won't really know your family's response until you mention it. :) I've seen my daughter want to be like me too, and now that she's 14yo, I see her own God given desires come out. It's an awesome process to watch.
JoAnn
JoAnn
Sep. 12, 2009 - Untitled Comment
Posted by Haflingerhorses Yes, sometimes God takes our desires, and sees them fulfilled through our children, like Solomon when he wanted to build the temple but couldn't, but rather, God used his son David.
God works in mysterious ways sometimes.
Antoinette
God works in mysterious ways sometimes.
Antoinette
