Saturday, March 22, 2014

A Dream Come True...

Around her 10th birthday Sarah began to dream that one day she would go to Paris and see the Eiffel Tower. As her mom I would love to share that experience with her, so last month when I started journaling and praying over for some dreams and goals I have I added being able to take Sarah on a trip to Paris to my list.

The week after writing that dream in my journal a teacher friend of ours asked me if Sarah and I would be interested in taking a trip next summer with her and a group of students she was taking overseas. I would be a chaperon and Sarah would join the other students. When I asked where they were going, her response was "We first land in Paris." My jaw dropped and I explained how I had just written and prayed over being able to take Sarah there some day. 

After much discussion, Sarah and I are officially signed up to go on the trip in July 2015. We go for 10 days and visit France and Spain. We will be going with a group of approximately 40 students and 10 adults. We just had our first team meeting last week and got to know some of the other students and leaders. We are looking forward to making some new friends.

Daddy and Brayden will be staying home and taking care of each other. We will miss them, but excited to have this opportunity to go and see places we have only dreamed of.


When I wrote it in my journal I didn't expect for the answer to come a week later, but it continues to speak to me and Sarah that God hears the prayers that we pray and he can answer them at any time.

I know God doesn't say yes to every prayer we pray. Sometimes what we pray isn't what he has for us. He has a better plan, a greater plan that we may not see. In my relationship with Christ I have grown and continue to grow in my trust of him. Giving up my control and trusting that he is in control. He knows me better than I know myself. He knows my beginning to end. For whatever "yes", "no" or "not yet" he gives to my prayers I will choose to trust.

For this answer to prayer I am so thankful. I can't wait to walk out this dream with Sarah. Thank you Lord.

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