When I was younger I had many dreams and goals I wanted to accomplish in my life. I wanted to travel the world. I wanted to leave a mark by doing things to help others. I wanted to make a difference.
I'm 28 now and so many dreams have been shelved. Every day life seems to get in the way. When I graduated high school and started college I had my first child. After I graduated with a biology degree I had my second child. I have not had a chance to work much in my field of study yet because I became a stay at home mom. My days are spent caring for my husband and children, not making scientific discoveries or saving the world. There are days I don't even leave the house. My world has become very small.
It is an amazing gift to be able to raise children and I love being a mother. I feel very blessed in my son and daughter. This year after waiting 4 years and 2 months for a third child my husband and I discovered we were expecting again. We were suprised and overjoyed. Sadly I lost that baby on June 1st, 2012. A part of me has always wanted to have a big family. I sometimes think we are meant to only have the two we have now. We will keep hoping and trying of course, but in the meantime I feel my heart has a lot of love to give. I want to have other children in my life to love and care for.
As a young child I saw commercials for sponsoring children who lived in impoverished countries. Some of their faces and stories stuck with me through the years. I have always felt God had put it in my heart to sponsor a child someday. Lately I have felt Him speaking to me even more to do this. In recent years I have supported charity work in my own community, but this is a way to reach out to further and be part of the global community. This past week our family sponsored two children in South America. Suddenly my world doesn't seem so small anymore.
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