I mentioned in yesterday's post that beyond the next 365 days I don't really have any hopes, plans, or dreams. Then, I saw the challenge for today. Ha! So, I'll throw something out there, I guess.
I realized I talk a lot about Africa, but it's in the not too distant future; like, starting our career. We have basically lived the last four years with this "end" in mind: no debt, we don't own our house, only one car come January, etc. So, it's always in the forefront of our minds and when I think about the future, Africa is all I see. Forgive me if this subject bores you; it's just my life.
So, if I have a dream for the future it involves my children, career missions, and the great unknown that is Africa. I daydream sometimes, when I'm not caught up in reality, and I like to think of days where Waverly will run around with the neighbor kids, while Chandler and I hang out with their parents. Waverly won't know any differently, she won't miss the luxuries in the States. She's going to have a wonderful life, full of experiences that so many of her peers will not have. She will be surrounded by poverty, but she will be rich in her world view. How could I not want that for her (and our future babies)?
Does that seem weird? We're not going there just to live, we're going to share the Gospel and train up new believers and our children to do the same. But while we're working toward our ultimate goal, we're going to be living; adapting to the new culture, learning how to cook, clean, live, raise babies, and getting to know the people who live around us. I dream that it will be a good transition; fun, even.
That's my dream. Keeping it real.
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