When Dreams are Broken ~ There's Always Tomorrow: Marlo Peddycord Francis

Thursday, August 2, 2007

Recently we had a string of thunderstorms move through town. In the process, our cable got knocked out - taking our internet access as well as our television connection. The outage lasted about 4 hours. Around hour two, Brad came huffing into the office where I was taking advantage of the time by doing some much needed filing. Brad sat down at my computer and tried to connect to the internet. When it became obvious to him that the connection was not being made, he turned to me - raised both fists high in the air and yelled, "Why does NONE of the technology in this house work??!!!!"

Oh my stinkin' stars ... "technology"??? He freaks me out.

Have a great night ~

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Ten years ago, every dream I had for my future came crashing down when my husband and father-in-law died in a mid-air collision. Rick was a pilot in the US Air Force and to him, flying was no different than walking or breathing. Somehow though, that day, flying betrayed him. Suddenly what was the fourth day of our vacation became the first day of the rest of my life without Rick by my side. How would I raise our 5 year-old son alone? What would I do? Where would I go? Why did my dreams have to die? I have learned in the years since, that what I was asked to do that day was essentially this. I had to be willing to trade my dreams for God’s dreams. Although it was a daunting task ~ by His grace ~ I made that exchange … and the result has been a slow process of turning this loss into a usable experience. Ten years later the blessings are too numerous to count … but it all started when I made that willing exchange. Not only have I been entrusted with this awesome opportunity in ministry ~ but I have learned what to do … and where to go … and that my dreams didn’t die, they’ve only been redefined by a Restorative God who loves me very much. On this blogsite, I hope that we can talk about what it means to accept God’s dreams over our own dreams. I hope that for a little while, we can take each other by the hand ~ and walk this road together. Come, and blog with me … I want to hear about what your dreams have been ~ and what He is dreaming for you today!
Blessings and love ~