It's been a while since I last blogged. Although I've had the best of intentions it seems like no matter how many goals I set, how much I say things will be different or how badly I want it, the burden of busy always seems to find it's way back to me and my hopes, plans and dreams slip through the cracks of my broken mind.
In this season of life I'm a full time wife and mother (with another on the way), my husband and I are heavily involved and ministry, I work full time and go to school part time. Most days I'm so thankful for this opportunity but some days I just feel smothered and semi suffocated under the burden of busy.
Go here, do this, do that, don't forget to do the dishes, wash the clothes, feed the baby, write the paper, take the test, doctor appointments, blood work, planning and preparing, go to bed and start all over again. Will it ever end?
I doubt it. At least, I hope not.
My busy life also means it's full. Full of opportunity, full of blessings, full of things and people to be thankful for.
Although it probably doesn't sound like it, I'm not mad about the place my life is at. I'm thankful for the hustle and bustle. I'm not dying for a break, I like knowing there is more to life than just the day to day. However in the middle of all the madness one thing rings real and true to my heart and soul....
Lori, don't quit your daydream!!!
Through the business and the blessings, I don't want to forget about the things that make my heart wild. I don't want to forget about the journey I started and the destination I long to reach. I don't want to forget the things that I heard and saw so long ago, long before the busy. I don't want my dreams to be distracted to death.
I have a deep desire in my heart to write. To write blogs and books, articles and journal entries. I want to write! About everything and anything. Ok, maybe not anything but anything that makes my heart tick.
I know life gives a lesson to learn daily (if not hourly) and I love to share my own experiences, ideas, thoughts and practices with others.
My hope is to help and encourage, lead and propel, share and learn!! I want to be the best example of strength and grace, humility and dignity, brains and beauty to my daughters that I possibly can. I want to be the kind of wife that my husband can be happy to come home to, I want to make an impact wherever I step foot. Whether it be in the business world, church, school or the grocery line.
I know that God has called each of us to life and liberty, not just busy and broken.
My daydream is that I would find a way, go the way and show the way. Through my life and through my writing.
What's your daydream? What keeps you up at night? What hopes, dreams and aspirations keep your heart ticking?
It's never too late to find out! It's never too late to get started.
Regardless of what life looks like now, don't ever, EVER quit your daydream.
