Well, why not?

(note: I realize that I said I’d write about hammocking, but the Arkansas summer has defeated me, for now. I’ll wait til fall rolls around.)

What are some of your dreams? If you could accomplish something, hone some skill, or travel to a country, what would it be and where would you go?

I’d love to own a bakery. I’d love to make cookies and scones for people all day. My sister Becca and I talk about opening a bakery/café someday, hopefully in New Symrna Beach, Florida.



Here’s something else I’d love to do: an internship with International Justice Mission. I could live in some of the most oppressed countries in the world, fighting to end modern day slavery and sharing the hope I’ve found in Jesus.

Or… perhaps do some graduate studies at Cambridge University? I fell in love with Cambridge, and the UK, when I was there in 2007. The registration page is right here. Why not apply?

And while I’m over there, why not backpack through Europe?



Or maybe I should study theology? I never get tired of talking about and learning about God. It would be awesome to learn Greek and Hebrew. I could attend RTS Orlando and live with my grandparents, Joyce and Pop.

I asked myself as I washed my car yesterday… Why do I look to the future and feel confined? I was surprised at the answer I found: laziness. I am frightfully lazy. It’s not that I’m afraid, or that they’re impossible because of my finances, it’s that I’m lazy. I’m too lazy to work for the money. I’m too lazy to make the connections and do the work necessary to make my dreams real.

Now, don’t hear me say that “you can do anything you put your mind to.” That’s pretty much a lie. But if my dreams don't come to fruition, I don’t want the fault to be mine. I want to give everything my best shot and see what the results are. I want to “commit my plans to the Lord, so that they may be established.” (pr 16.3) And if they don’t come to pass, then I know that it wasn’t his best for me. (rom 8.28)

If you have a minute, tell me about something you dream about accomplishing. It doesn’t have to be a big-picture dream. Maybe you’d like to learn the cello, run a marathon, or study Einstein’s theories of relativity. Whatever it is, realize that dreams take a lot of energy, work, and planning.

But it’s a truly freeing thought to open your mind and dream. Dream about the things that get you excited. Realize that God designed you with those unique gifts and interests, and brainstorm about how God can use them to advance his kingdom and bless others.