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

Sunday, April 12, 2009

The sun is shining. In the 5 day forecast, this was the only day of the 5 where there was a whole sun ... not the sun with the clouds partly covering it ... not the clouds with the rain drops or lightening coming out them ... just the whole sun. It made me smile when I saw it. In the midst of what has been a very erratic weather week - today is sunny. The forecast was correct.
It's like the earth knows and says, "Today will be beautiful. It must be. Only our best for the King."
I love passages where the Bible talks as if the very elements of the earth respond to who He is. The wind ... the waves ... the rocks crying out ... I love that imagery. So today, the earth responds to the truth that Christ the Lord has Risen. It has groaned since Friday ... but today it rejoices with us ... and the bright sky reminds me that The Light has come into the world and this morning,

He

Lives!

Happy Easter and enjoy the day~

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About Me

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 ~