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

Saturday, May 2, 2009

It's Saturday ... and it's warm. Brad's soccer team had a double header today to make up for a rain out earlier in the season. He came off the field all red-faced and winded. He was so thankful when the coach said the game was over.
"THANK THE LORD!", bellowed from his mouth as he said goodbye to his buddies and headed for the car.
As we pulled out onto the highway, I said, "Boy, you must be tired. I've never seen you pass up Oreos before. Are you okay?"
He sat there a second and then said, "Well my stomach is hurting. Either I've got a cramp or I woke up on the wrong side of my bellybutton."

Summertime ... and the livin' is easy ...

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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 ~