http://www.thisfrontporch.com/on-first-loves-and-dreams/#utm_source=feed&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=feed a place where conversations and life happen Fri, 22 Apr 2011 23:47:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.thisfrontporch.com/on-first-loves-and-dreams/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Emily H. Sat, 17 Jan 2009 06:15:59 +0000 http://www.thisfrontporch.com/?p=268#comment-84 Sometimes I envy you for the specific calling on your life and The Dream that God has given you. I have had numerous "dreams" in my life, but none that ever really stood out as my true purpose in life. Despite that, I find that the closer I walk with God, the more fulfilled I am. I think for some of us, he reveals our purpose in life little by little, slowly unfurling a bit more of the plan at each stage. I have come to love my calling as Army Wife, though that is something that was never in my dreams. I would not have considered it a calling, but having walked in this role for nearly 8 years now, I understand that it is indeed a worthy calling. I look forward to my calling to raise the two children I am carrying, though motherhood always seemed a far-off goal to me. It was something I always planned to do "down the road." I finally realized if I traveled much further down the road, it would be too late. Though I would not have considered this my calling, I now eagerly await the opportunity to fulfill this call. It appears that I realize my various callings only after I have begun to walk in them. Perhaps I am slow in figuring out God's purpose, or perhaps He has chosen to show me just one piece at a time and I'll only get the big picture at the end, when the painting is finished. Having said all this, I come back to your dream and the excitement I have for you as I watch God put each element into place. For you too, He seems to show you only one piece at a time, though you saw the big picture from the beginning. I hear your plea for accountability; I commit to doing whatever I can to encourage you towards that end and never to let you lose sight of The Dream. You have done well so far and establishing this site is a huge step in fueling the fire that keeps your dream alive. Check in with me, too - perhaps one of these days I'll cook stew for my family over a Bunsen burner while conducting research in my lab, just like Mrs. Murray. Sometimes I envy you for the specific calling on your life and The Dream that God has given you. I have had numerous “dreams” in my life, but none that ever really stood out as my true purpose in life. Despite that, I find that the closer I walk with God, the more fulfilled I am. I think for some of us, he reveals our purpose in life little by little, slowly unfurling a bit more of the plan at each stage.
I have come to love my calling as Army Wife, though that is something that was never in my dreams. I would not have considered it a calling, but having walked in this role for nearly 8 years now, I understand that it is indeed a worthy calling.
I look forward to my calling to raise the two children I am carrying, though motherhood always seemed a far-off goal to me. It was something I always planned to do “down the road.” I finally realized if I traveled much further down the road, it would be too late. Though I would not have considered this my calling, I now eagerly await the opportunity to fulfill this call.
It appears that I realize my various callings only after I have begun to walk in them. Perhaps I am slow in figuring out God’s purpose, or perhaps He has chosen to show me just one piece at a time and I’ll only get the big picture at the end, when the painting is finished.
Having said all this, I come back to your dream and the excitement I have for you as I watch God put each element into place. For you too, He seems to show you only one piece at a time, though you saw the big picture from the beginning.
I hear your plea for accountability; I commit to doing whatever I can to encourage you towards that end and never to let you lose sight of The Dream. You have done well so far and establishing this site is a huge step in fueling the fire that keeps your dream alive. Check in with me, too – perhaps one of these days I’ll cook stew for my family over a Bunsen burner while conducting research in my lab, just like Mrs. Murray.

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