I agree completley with nooc. My dream right now is to find where I fit in this world. My wife is a nurse and anyone who knows here knows that she was created to be such. She enjoys her job on many different levels besides the pay. I would like to find that same type of path for myself. One in which I fit.
My dreams come true would involve a career where I have both challenges and a feeling of competency each day (one without the other is bear); satisfying relationships; opportunities to express myself creatively; contentment with my marital state; and I’d like to have two big dogs.
I guess i have a couple… one is to actually make a living from photography, another is to radically change PCI Youth… (that the Presbyterian Church in Ireland youth department) and really get the young people in it passionate about their faith!!
Making sure kids with autism and their familes have a voice in places where they don’t normally (mostly in government and research)
to love and be loved in a true authentic way…
to leave a legacy by being a catalyst for a community of missional artistic leaders who are grown and sent out from the church and who then change the world by incarnating Jesus to real people through their art and life…
still working on this statement…thanks for asking!!
Unfortunately, I feel like I’m too old to have dreams for myself. I know I’m wrong, but honesty is something that I strive for.
I dream that my kids will not struggle with the same things that I’ve struggled with. I dream that they will find God’s calling on their lives, and not live according to someone else’s.
I watched “Peter Pan” with my daughter the other day.
There’s a scene in there where the mom is telling the kids about how their dad has (had) hopes and dreams, but he put them away, in his drawer, and that sometimes he takes them out and looks at them, but then he puts them away again.
It’d be easy to say “Uh, yep. Pretty much it. That’s what us Dads do. Put ’em in the drawer, go to work, get yelled at by ‘the man’, etc. Yep. Poor me.”
It’d be easy to say that, but it would also be a load of self-pitiful BS on my part, and it would ignore the huge blessings in my life.
I have a wonderful marriage and two amazing kids. I get to share my life w/ my best friend, and we get to help our kids find their way through this world.
I dreamed I went to heaven and
You were there with me
We walked upon the streets of gold
Beside the crystal sea.
We heard the angels singing
Then someone called your name.
You turned and saw this young man
And he was smiling as he came.
And he said, “Friend you may not know me now”
And then he said, “But wait”
You used to teach my Sunday School
When I was only eight.
And every week you would say a prayer
Before the class would start.
And one day when you said that prayer
I asked Jesus in my heart.”
(Chorus)
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am a life that was changed.
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave.
For the most part, I’m living my dream. Wife, mom, getting to sing the fun stuff now and then with an awesome band. Some I think of…writing a book and speaking–especially for moms. To be smarter. I can’t figure out this technology thing. I guess my big fantasy would be to have access to tons of money to give away and help others get their dreams. How much fun would that be?
Packing up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
I can’t believe the hopes He’s granted
Means a chapter of your life is through
But we’ll keep you close as always
It won’t even seem you’ve gone
‘Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
‘Cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
That a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
And with the faith and love God’s given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you live in
Is the strength that now you show
We’ll keep you close as always
It won’t even seem you’ve gone
‘Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
‘Cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
That a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
‘Cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
That a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
To live as friends
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
That a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
my dreams change daily. it seems every time i think i know, God tells me it’s not. haha. which i guess is what the book The Dream Giver told me. which is why that is my #1 most recommended book.
my main dream – to have a real good time, do all the things i want, have what i want and live the life i want…
I also dream that i…
can discover how i can uncouple myself from the me first self consuming happiness dream?
can stop being addicted to self medication to make me happy? Is food, wine, flirting, buying gadgets, porn and black coffee really the things i need to help me get through the down times?
could ever stop putting myself first for longer than 5 mins of intense will power?
can ever be wrong and admit it?
can i lay down my right to be right and not pick it up again and beat someone over the head with it until they agree how wonderful i am to have laid it down for them?
can stop taking myself so seriously and start taking God seriously?
could stop carrying jesus around in my story, under my arm like some sort of lucky rabbit foot and try and live in his story instead?
My dream is to live out God’s dream he has for me. I think it’s beginning…some type of ministry with speaking and writing to reach the lost/unsaved/struggling. I’ve been through so many difficult experiences and I know that God can use me…I’m just beginning to let him!
And of course…that my kids know Jesus and learn to listen and follow (Jesus that is…although listening and following what I say would be nice ;) ohhhh, teens…)
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To know what I was created for and to be genuinely comfortable in my own skin doing it.
I agree completley with nooc. My dream right now is to find where I fit in this world. My wife is a nurse and anyone who knows here knows that she was created to be such. She enjoys her job on many different levels besides the pay. I would like to find that same type of path for myself. One in which I fit.
you stole my post idea.
To change the world – not just in some “walking an old lady across the street” kind of way, but in a profound, earth-shaking kind of way.
Not that there’s anything wrong with walking ladies across the street or anything.
My dreams come true would involve a career where I have both challenges and a feeling of competency each day (one without the other is bear); satisfying relationships; opportunities to express myself creatively; contentment with my marital state; and I’d like to have two big dogs.
I failed to mention serving Savior and my fellow man…I’m hoping that’s a given among Christians but I know that sadly, it’s not.
To preach and teach.
To impact a generation of Jr. High students.
I guess i have a couple… one is to actually make a living from photography, another is to radically change PCI Youth… (that the Presbyterian Church in Ireland youth department) and really get the young people in it passionate about their faith!!
To make the most of my single years.
To work with orphans.
To be a wife and mother.
Making sure kids with autism and their familes have a voice in places where they don’t normally (mostly in government and research)
to love and be loved in a true authentic way…
to leave a legacy by being a catalyst for a community of missional artistic leaders who are grown and sent out from the church and who then change the world by incarnating Jesus to real people through their art and life…
still working on this statement…thanks for asking!!
To know I still have dreams.
(This question always makes me think of “Pretty Woman”)
To continue discipling women, to write books, to start a ministry, to encourage lukewarm believers to pursue a more intimate relationship with Jesus…
…essentially to become the Beth Moore or Elisabeth Elliot of my generation.
Dreams…….
Unfortunately, I feel like I’m too old to have dreams for myself. I know I’m wrong, but honesty is something that I strive for.
I dream that my kids will not struggle with the same things that I’ve struggled with. I dream that they will find God’s calling on their lives, and not live according to someone else’s.
I could sooner pick a star from the heaves than encapsulate so!
I watched “Peter Pan” with my daughter the other day.
There’s a scene in there where the mom is telling the kids about how their dad has (had) hopes and dreams, but he put them away, in his drawer, and that sometimes he takes them out and looks at them, but then he puts them away again.
It’d be easy to say “Uh, yep. Pretty much it. That’s what us Dads do. Put ’em in the drawer, go to work, get yelled at by ‘the man’, etc. Yep. Poor me.”
It’d be easy to say that, but it would also be a load of self-pitiful BS on my part, and it would ignore the huge blessings in my life.
I have a wonderful marriage and two amazing kids. I get to share my life w/ my best friend, and we get to help our kids find their way through this world.
So – I already have my dream… every day.
to never grow up.
to give my ghetto students some hope in their darkness.
to live well.
to have fun.
I dream of a world where people can live together in peace, harmony, and I can have a lot of money.
I dreamed I went to heaven and
You were there with me
We walked upon the streets of gold
Beside the crystal sea.
We heard the angels singing
Then someone called your name.
You turned and saw this young man
And he was smiling as he came.
And he said, “Friend you may not know me now”
And then he said, “But wait”
You used to teach my Sunday School
When I was only eight.
And every week you would say a prayer
Before the class would start.
And one day when you said that prayer
I asked Jesus in my heart.”
(Chorus)
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am a life that was changed.
Thank you for giving to the Lord
I am so glad you gave.
Anne. Your Spam blocker hates me.
For the most part, I’m living my dream. Wife, mom, getting to sing the fun stuff now and then with an awesome band. Some I think of…writing a book and speaking–especially for moms. To be smarter. I can’t figure out this technology thing. I guess my big fantasy would be to have access to tons of money to give away and help others get their dreams. How much fun would that be?
los – i have all ray b. songs to go directly into spam…please notify me if you are posting that or a MWS song.
Packing up the dreams God planted
In the fertile soil of you
I can’t believe the hopes He’s granted
Means a chapter of your life is through
But we’ll keep you close as always
It won’t even seem you’ve gone
‘Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
‘Cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
That a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
And with the faith and love God’s given
Springing from the hope we know
We will pray the joy you live in
Is the strength that now you show
We’ll keep you close as always
It won’t even seem you’ve gone
‘Cause our hearts in big and small ways
Will keep the love that keeps us strong
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
‘Cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
That a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
And friends are friends forever
If the Lord’s the Lord of them
And a friend will not say never
‘Cause the welcome will not end
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
That a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
To live as friends
Though it’s hard to let you go
In the Father’s hands we know
That a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
No a lifetime’s not too long
To live as friends
Wow, Los, didn’t know you were a closet MWS fan. I guess nobody knew your secret ambition.
I mean, I knew about your closet history with the New America Singers (http://www.newamericasingers.com/), but this is a shock.
No worries, man, when you’re up against the wall, you know I’ll be here for you… fo-or you…
my dreams change daily. it seems every time i think i know, God tells me it’s not. haha. which i guess is what the book The Dream Giver told me. which is why that is my #1 most recommended book.
darn that learning and listening and obeying.
http://www.amazon.com/Dream-Giver-Bruce-Wilkinson/dp/159052201X
my main dream – to have a real good time, do all the things i want, have what i want and live the life i want…
I also dream that i…
can discover how i can uncouple myself from the me first self consuming happiness dream?
can stop being addicted to self medication to make me happy? Is food, wine, flirting, buying gadgets, porn and black coffee really the things i need to help me get through the down times?
could ever stop putting myself first for longer than 5 mins of intense will power?
can ever be wrong and admit it?
can i lay down my right to be right and not pick it up again and beat someone over the head with it until they agree how wonderful i am to have laid it down for them?
can stop taking myself so seriously and start taking God seriously?
could stop carrying jesus around in my story, under my arm like some sort of lucky rabbit foot and try and live in his story instead?
My dream is to live out God’s dream he has for me. I think it’s beginning…some type of ministry with speaking and writing to reach the lost/unsaved/struggling. I’ve been through so many difficult experiences and I know that God can use me…I’m just beginning to let him!
And of course…that my kids know Jesus and learn to listen and follow (Jesus that is…although listening and following what I say would be nice ;) ohhhh, teens…)
Living in South Africa with my husband, serving and loving the people here for the rest of our lives. Yay!
While I’m alone and blue,
my dear will kiss me tenderly,
and says ‘I love you’.