Did I forget to dream?

It feels like yesterday I was cartwheeling around my backyard without a worry in the world. I woke up everyday with the excitement of knowing I got to run around with my friends and do all sorts of kid things. Wow, does time fly and boy, does the world get more complicated as the years go by. I remember dreaming of being a "pay-for girl" when I was little. No, I didn't want to be a prostitute. I wanted to be a cashier. Whenever possible, I'd stand by the cashiers as they rang us up, in the hopes that they'd let me push some buttons on the register. I'd use our home computer as a register and the desk as the conveyer belt. I was so fascinated with calculators that had the print option that I asked for and got one for a birthday as a child. I think I would've preferred an actual cash register, but we can't have everything. =)

Oh, how simple my dreams use to be. With age, dreams should get bigger and better, but I'm beginning to think that I forgot to dream along the way. Quite awhile ago, in church, we were charged with the task of creating a list of the dreams we want to see fulfilled before we die. When I attempted it, I was stumped. Stumped. How is that possible? When did I stop dreaming about the things I want to accomplish in this life? I couldn't think of more than a few and even those felt made up. I mean, yes, I wanted to graduate college, get married, and have a family, but past that, I drew a blank. What was I put on this earth to do? What is my destiny?

I know God puts people in our lives that we can learn from and admire, share our dreams with and love. That is my husband. Matt has no shortage of dreams. Sometimes I think he has enough for both of us. I swear he comes up with new ones everyday and they aren't usually small. He dreams BIG and I admire that quality in him. To him, anything is possible. Anything. If he wrote out his list of dreams, it would be forever long. He's known since birth what he was created for and he's doing it. Gosh, I wish I was like that.

What are your dreams? What "job" would you do for free, if given the opportunity? I encourage you to think about these questions, write down your list of dreams, and strive to make them happen.