Preg*nan*cy

Pregnancy- "the period from conception to
birth."

Most of the time we hear this word, we think of it in a literal sense...

However, as I was waking up this morning, the thought occurred to me, there can be a deeper meaning to this word.

To be pregnant with vision, dreams, & purpose.

As our small ideas join with the Divine purposes of God,

they join together to make

new life- new purpose- new vision.

For those of us who have been pregnant in the natural, it is a time of excitement, expectancy, and great joy.

However, it is also be a time of discomfort, stretching, and growing.

The true can be said for the birth of our dreams.

The process to get there can be uncomfortable a times-

being stretched to believe for the impossible,

growing in our faith & love-

ultimately giving birth to our purpose.

As we embark on this new year, my heart is full of personal goals and dreams.

My goals include:

*being more disciplined in exercise & diet (time to get in shape),

*keeping the house organized and clean (really need to work on this one),

*staying on top of the laundry,

*having people over to our home more often,

*blogging,

*starting our own business,

*more consistency with homeschooling,

*being a better wife & mom,

*loving more, worrying less, and giving freely.

What are your dreams for this year?

At this point, all of these goals are just "embryos", if you will-

Seeds of purpose, waiting to come to fruition.

They hold in them the potential to become great things.

I pray that as we begin this new year,

my dreams & yours will grow into everything God has purposed them to be.

"For I know the plans I have for you," says the Lord.

"They are plans for good, and not for disaster,

to give you a future and a hope."

Jeremiah 29:11, NLT