Changing dreams

Our dreams change over the years, of course. Most little boys want to be a fireman, or a policeman.....or in the case of Jonathan's pre-school graduation there was one boy who wanted to be Obe Wan Kanobi.
Most little girls would like to be a teacher or a nurse.

I've always been a little off-beat, myself. I've never been a conformer at heart although I went through the nurse phase for awhile. Yes, the drummer in my mind sometimes loses rhythm. Or maybe he's just improvising?

I've been a "fixer" forever. Always cheer for the underdog. Always looking for solutions. Always looking for those far-fetched possibilities. And for a long time of growing up, I was wishing it could be true that I could someday be ................. a fairie.

You weren't expecting that, were you?

I longed to be the small, flitting thing that could fit into a doll house, have lots of friends just like myself, live out in the fairywoods and have a magical wand.
As we'd drive through town, I'd look at all the ugly parts of things and wish I had that wand. I'd fix it all. New paint here, tear down a dump there, new clothes for that person, turn empty tables into steaming buffets, turn that car into good-as-new, find good owners for the pets in the pound. It was limitless.

And then I grew up a little bit, and the fairie got replaced with reality.

There was the grind of school, the expectations of performance, making other people happy, keeping other people happy. Definitely fairy-squisher types of things. One thing I wanted to do was join the Peace Corp. I didn't do that either. Now I'm in a place in my life with children and I employ peace-making attempts every day.
Funny thing, though, how God takes your individual dreams and ideals and turns them into opportunities.
God took those little-girl fairie dreams and Peace Corp ideals and turned them into possibilities. He turned the possibilities into opportunities when He saw fit to use me in full-time Christian service. Wow....it's even better when you're serving the Lord. All those dreams of changing things and changing people are more than dreams now. They're all reality and everyday challenges.
It's all just another way God shows us how He loves us as individuals. He takes the desires of our heart--no matter what form--and uses us to bring glory to Him.
And I still have dreams along those lines....someday, I would like to take a trip with Mercy Ships. We'll see.
Always dream. And better yet, always do.