We didn't dream big enough...

The day Meredith was born was filled with excitement and joy but mostly those feelings were overshadowed by the unknown...what do we do now?...how do we change these diapers?...when do we feed her?...how often?...what do we do if she gets sick?...how were we to raise this gift God had given us?...what was she going to turn out like? We had many dreams, many ideas of how it would all turn out but I guess we just don't dream big enough sometimes...we never dreamed she:

would be a child born in Memphis, TN and eventually live near the real Memphis...
would be the most obeidient child we had ever met...
would bring complete joy to our family just by her presence...
would make our hearts literally warm up to see her smile...
would struggle with her decision to follow Christ but then come to a joyful ending of giving her all to HIM...
would be baptized in a hotel bathtub over skype with her home church...
would be considered "a peace maker and a friend to all"...
would be a HUGE social butterfly...
would be the best big sister ever...so patient, responsible and kind...
would be so aware and appreciative of her life and the opportunities she has...
would "fit" a piece of the puzzle for our ministry as a family...
would be able to adjust smoothly to moving a lot...
would live in Africa, 30 minutes from the pyramids...
would speak Arabic...
would wake up on her 13th birthday on the Mediterranean Sea...








We didn't dream big enough...but God knew the whole time. He knew her before she was even thought of...He knows her now more than we do....and we are dreaming of BIG, BIG plans HE has for her future!