A couple of close friends of mine and I are diving into a book called "You Matter More Than You Think" Dr. Leslie Parrott. It is a good book so far and it has me looking at what I do that matters...or makes a difference. In the chapter about dreams and goals she talks about making a list of things you want to accomplish in the next 10 years. As I was reading my list started something like this..to get the laundry done, to finish the dishes, to have the kids clean up after themselves. You know typical mommy stuff. And I have for the longest time wanted to be an EMT. Being able to help people in their time of sickness or injury may not appeal to some but to me thats something I have wanted to do for a long time. Up until recently that is. As I continued reading she said something that I have been wrestling with.
"Ok thats a start. Would you say that captures your dream?"
Well? Does it?? Does it really capture my biggest dream? I have been praying about where my life is going. Asking God to give me direction. I know what I'd like to do..but what does He see for me? As I was driving to lunch one day last week singing along to the radio as I often do, a song came on. Part of the chorus asks "This is your life...Are you who you want to be?" at that moment God spoke to me louder than the music. What I heard Him say brought me to tears. He said "You are a teacher." Thats it. Plain and simple. The feeling I got after that moment reaffirmed what I believed all along. So I believe I have my "dream list"
My biggest dream is to be able to help children that need help. To be there for those kids that have no one to trust and no one to love them. My dream is to touch young lives through tangible actions that show Gods unending unquestioning love for them. To teach them how important they are to God and to the world. My hope is to win hearts for Gods glory. I know I am in a place where God has put me. I have no intention on going anywhere until He moves me. I feel as though I am living my big dream. I love the kids I teach and the kids I have yet to meet!
Whats your dream?
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams"
~Eleanor Roosevelt
It is never too late to dream and dream big!
