Dream On
Yesterday’s post got me to thinking about dreams. About how each person has a “dream life”–their ideal way of living. In all actuality, I think very few people are, as corny as this sounds, living their dream. Our society as a whole just isn’t content with what they have.
And though I try my hardest to always be happy in my current state, well, I do it too.
There are blogs that I read where I wish I had *part* of their life. Don’t get me wrong, I love my life, I love my family, I love everything. With that being said, there are parts of other people’s lives that seem so…well…so me, but I’m just not living it (ha!). I love Darby‘s sewing creativity, her beautiful kitchen + decorating style, and that she gets to be a stay-at-home mom. I love that Katy has five daughters {oh, what a perfect number!}, sews gorgeous clothes for them, and that she’s a stay-at-home mom. I love that Ree gets to live on the most ginormous farm I can even imagine, takes beautiful pictures, has four kids, and that she’s a stay-at-home mom. I love that Amanda takes time to enjoy life, cooks fantastic earthy things, knits, has four kids, and that she’s a stay-at-home mom.
{Hmmmm…do you see a trend here?}
If I had to write down my dream it would be this:
To be married to my C. and a mom to four girls and a boy who are little doorsteps {i.e. two years apart}. To live forever in the old house we have now {with no mortgage, of course…hey, this is my dream, okay?!}. To be a stay-at-home mom. To have a family that would live forever and always stay on the farm. To have a big garden and can, cook, and sell from it. To have chickens, goats, sheep, one cow, and a horse. To have a stable. To keep bees. To make my own cheese. And pasta. To sew {while never losing my patience, of course}. To wear dresses and aprons. To photograph everything. To knit sweaters with ease and sing along to the radio every night while I cook in a very large kitchen for my very large family.
I think it’s interesting to say your dreams out loud. I didn’t even realize how lengthy my dream was until I wrote it down just now. Some things on there might be impossible to ever achieve, but I just realized I’m living my dream in a lot of ways.
A great husband. A great daughter. A great family. A great house. A passion for the culinary and sewing.
Yes, my life is pretty dang good.
So tell me: what’s your dream life? In one word. Or in one hundred. I would love to know!
Random July Photo of the Day: Poor MM. She just pumped on that old organ forever–she doesn’t realize it hasn’t worked in 100 years!
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Yes, isn’t it interesting as we read other blogs we can relate on many different levels. Maybe in areas that are the same, different or wish we were. I think that is what makes blogland a fun place. It is also a place where we can dream out loud and support each other on these adventures! If we stop dreaming life would be pretty boring (at least I think it would)! It is awesome to see how you are living so many of your dreams!
Tony and I first dreamed of being parents and that came true after 2 adoptions and one surprise! Now we are following our second dream owning an older home…even if everyone thinks we are crazy! But above all…just want to have a loving and happy family!
Thanks for sharing your dreams with us!
Have a great evening
Wendy
I already have a great husband of 11 years, 3 beautiful children that I get to stay home and care for. I am also learnig to sew and can, I already have my gardens and we are about to move into our dream home. So Im pretty good! I do wish I had a better realtionship with my adopted Mother..My birth Mother is no good..but I have had the last year with my 2 birth sisters which I love. So life is pretty good. I have been blessed
Sometimes I read blogs and think, “wow they live a wonderful life.” However, then I stop myself because as I get older I realize there is no perfect life. The couple who we thought were solid gets a divorce, the person with the awesome body who makes us feel a bit more insecure gets cancer, the person who manages to have five babies loses one to an accident. I think its awesome if even ONE of our dreams comes true. Hace you checked out Clover Lane Blog? She can be brutally honest or opinionated but she is an interesting read and her live sometimes has that perfect spin.
My dream was to be a mother….AND through many answered prayers, God gave you to our family(not the normal way but through adoption) HOWEVER, there is no way that I could love you any more had I had you….I often forget that I did not birth you. I love you more than life itself!! I always dreamed of being a grandmother and again, my dream came true. You gave us our beautiful Mary Margaret. She brings us so much happiness…and she is so much like you, that I feel as though I have you little all over again. I love her so much and would lay down my life for both you and her!! So you see, that has always been my dream and I feel so blessed to have it come true. I love you both!
Mom
To be the best wife and mom I can be…other than that, I hope to share my art with others by decorating! I was to be a successful decorator, and by “success” I mean that I always have a home, business, or restaurant to design. This is my dream!