And that's it! Dream, pray over that dream, expect and believe for things to begin leading you there. Prepare yourself to live that dream!
God plows the ground, lays the rock, pours the blessings needed....and POOF! Your living your dream. It really is that simple, but it takes hard work, faith work, and self improvement every moment along the way. There's no greater way to add meaning to your life, than to begin working together with those you love, heading towards a dream God has placed in your hearts! Dreamers never quit dreaming, and as soon as you reach a goal, God wants you to reach for another one! Not to glorify ourselves of course, but to give him everlasting evidence and glory as he works in our lives! Know that not all dreams will come to pass, however Godly appointed and destined ones WILL! Our mission is to learn on the road walking towards it!
Daryl and I dreamed of a farm that would birth inspiration for others to dream, and dream big! In a recession, God called us to step out and build our dream! To us it has been equivalent to building the ARK! It began, really over a dinner date. We were dreaming of things we could do to better our lives, improve our community, and let the light of Lord shine! Then Daryl found a train in the woods!
So today we are now building a 173 acre farm for us to share our blessings with children of all ages. Whether teaching about peanuts, agriculture, farming, soil, pollination, Florida's railroad history, or celebrating family on the farm, there's something incredible about standing in a place that was completely created through FAITH! It's obvious Daryl and I couldn't of built our dream alone! We've had many God sightings along the way, that proves to us just as David did in the bible. Our faith has been renovated, restored, and reconstructed through this whole adventure.
How we've come so far so fast, is an amazing journey that only God himself could of orchestrated. Every step and every thing we've done to get this far, hasn't been easy one bit. We've learned that everything we do for God, we can just accept that it's not going to be easy. The enemy knows the good from what we want to do. He knows the good we want to become. So he has to find a way to snare us, get us distracted and keep us from reaching our potential.
Each and every day we are given the gift of breath, we should strive to show Satan where our HOPE is. Let it be a daily ritual that we talk to and acknowledge the one who gives us hope. Even when we feel unsure of the outcome of situations, we can still rely on God's grace to cover us.
I'm going to journal my daily walk. So you can be inspired, encouraged and know that it's really what we do daily that leads us from just dreaming....to living our dreams in reality!
What does my new season look like?
- Currently planning our LOST RAILROAD EVENT opening this fall: Oct. 4th Every Friday and Saturday night. Daryl and I wrote a fictional tale that we're having so much fun with!
- Homeschooling my 8th Grade Son, Garrett and tutoring a friend's daughter, Savannah
- Preparing my home for MOVING: Big Move Date is Sept. 23rd. We are moving to the farm. Yay!
- Lindsee began first year of college
- AJ's playing JV football
- Garrett's marching in the High School Marching Band
- I'm trying to eat healthier and lose baby weight I gained after losing a baby last Nov. I was 4 months when I lost Baby Bryant, and I still have the baby pooch :(
- Serving my Meadowbrook Church Family.....leading children's worship every Wed. & Sun., and beginning to prepare a Jr. Youth Choir for Christmas Live Performance in December.
The road we should all walk is in the path that leads to our destiny. Our God Given Purpose! What's your destiny look like? What dreams do you have in your heart that seem overwhelmingly impossible! That's where you should walk. Let's take daily steps, giving God glory along the way, and celebrating together freedom to live our dreams!
Tonight's homework: Get alone with the Lord.........Begin a Life Journal/Notebook: Titled :LIVE MY DREAM!
On the last page of the notebook or journal create a list of goals for yourself or dreams you have that you'd like to work towards. Dream of at least 10 goals for yourself! If not 10, then 5! Maybe you feel motivated to dream more! GO FOR IT! No matter how big they are or how hard they seem, write them down! Circle the top 3 goals that mean the most to you!
Go back to the front of the journal and write today's date! Let this be a scrapbook of successes and failures. There is no such thing as failure when your walking towards your dream. There may be disappointments or setbacks.....however, you are God's Chosen, and never a failure! Learn from mistakes, mishaps, and curves along the way. Most importantly have a spirit of determination. You'll have to be creative to fight off the enemy every step of the way .....so get ready! He doesn't want you to believe you can win the race! But you can!!!
Journal about everything! Track your progress! Make it personal! Make it fun! Update your dream list as you go! Some dreams and goals you make may be short term, while others may take years! Some easier than others. As long as you are somewhere in the process, then you are on track!
Brainstorm things you can do daily to begin walking towards those goals!
Discover and use what motivates you, what inspires you, what encourages you!
Maybe this blog can be a part of that!
Let's DREAM Ya'll!!!! This is the road we should walk!
Tracy
