When I grow up...

You know, when you are little and your parents ask you what you want to be when you grow up?
Your answer is always something like an Astronaut, or a Doctor, or a Princess, or a Country Music Star ( yeah, that was mine ;))

But most of the time something happens to these dreams as we grow up. They are modified to fit our current lives, or they change completely. I can honestly say that I no longer desire to be a country music star, and if anyone reading this has ever heard me sing they can understand why.
Honestly, my goals and aspirations in life have become, to women of the world today, quite simple. However, achieving what I want in life to me, is an uphill climb everyday.

Here are my three goals/ambitions/dreams for my life. Ready?

1. To be a Godly woman.
Insert proverbs 31 here, right?
But it's true. More than anything else I want to serve my king. I desire to learn how to have Kindness and wisdom come from my lips. I want to be a woman who looks at the days to come and laughs because she knows her father will and has always provided for her. I desire to be clothed in strength and dignity. In 2010 I believe a true Proverbs 31 woman is kind of hard to find, but they are there if you look.
So, how to become this? Well, these are qualities I strive for through prayer, and through seeking the wisdom of women who have gone before me and have these qualities.
The thing I love most about the woman described in proverbs 31 is the very last verse. It reads "Give of her the fruit of her hands and let her works praise her in the gates"
Earlier in the chapter the reference to the woman's hand and arms are everywhere. She has "willing hands", "Open hands", and 'strong arms". The chapter explains that she works with her hands and produces fruit, and provides with them and the final verse says to give her those fruits. So, being a Godly woman will be one of the most rewarding things you can be when you grow up in my opinion. :)

2. To be a good wife.
Feminists everywhere want to punch me in the face. This is a dream that has stuck with me since I was a little girl. I have always desired to be a wife one day. But what kind of wife? What do I want my marriage to be? The key to marriage in my mind is unity. Philippians 2:1-4 says
"So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort in Love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus."

I want my marriage to be a ministry. I believe that is what it should be. I have two friends who recently got married because they said they could do more for the kingdom together then they could apart. I love that! I want to serve my king and his kingdom right alongside my husband.

3. To be a great mother.
I used to NEVER want kids, and I am still wondering if I will make a good mother. I have been told my kids will be very…interesting.As I have gotten older my mind has changed about whether I want children or not, and I do. I want to have my own and do a small part in helping those children who are abandoned by adopting. I just hope to be a wise mother for them like my mother has been to me.

So there it is.
I don’t really know what possessed me to blog about this.
Actually, I do. A few days ago a friend of mine asked me what were my dreams in life, and my answer was “too many to count”. This is partially true. There are many things and places I want to see, feel, experience, and know, but these three things are the “big deal whoa watch out this is what I want” dreams.
Anything else I get is just icing.