Friday, April 29, 2011

Five Minute Friday ~ If I knew I could I would....

 
 
 
Well hello Friday!  That wonderful day when I can just free-write for 5 minutes. No editing, just flowing words straight from the heart.... (This week's prompt from The Gypsy Mama is actually something that I wrote a little bit about yesterday... you can read the whole thing HERE. Because I am such a dreamer, this prompt is just cream. ;)
 
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If I knew I could, I would.....
 
~write a book that speaks to women's hearts....just because I want them to feel loved, appreciated, respected....
 
~write a children's book that included pictures drawn by my sister and my mother...a book that brings all of nature into focus as a gift of love from our God....
 
~have a house full of children...mine....as well as the orphans that we would adopt regardless of race...or nation of origin. **i miss being a foster mama...may have to check that out again?!**
 
~hike the Appalachian trail with my husband, kiddos, and dog. All of it. Enjoying every hard-fought mile, blister, and rash......
 
~own a farm with chickens, sheep, and horses, and a huge garden free of voles...
 
~sail down the intercoastal waterway (intra?) in a sailboat...exploring coastal towns..
 
~find a small town with a cottage by the sea and set up home for a while...walking barefoot, picking up shells, watching and feeling the rhythm of the ocean....
 
~travel, travel, travel...
 
~become missionaries along those travel routes...i could teach, Tom could be the nurse, and our children could help...
 
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But WAIT! I'm not done.....oh. Like I said, this dreamer-heart is hard to live with (just ask my husband) but it certainly makes life interesting! I am forever thinking about the way things could be, but luckily, I am also able to be fully present to those I love. (If you are a friend of mine, I hope that I haven't taken you for granted in the midst of all of my dreaming...)
 
Happy Happy Friday.... :) Come on and join in the fun here:
 
 

2 comments:

  1. Hello Mary Jo! I think every one of these sounds like a wonderful adventure. And "do-able". Make it happen! :)

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  2. Wow! I love your list! I, too, want to write books, both children's books and inspirational. I pray that with God's help we both realize this wonderful dream :)

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