My Dream

I'm not one who usually remembers my dreams.  I know that I have them.  I know that some of them are very active as my covers sometimes end up on the floor, but I don't usually remember them.  And when I do, I don't typicaly assign any value or purpose to them. 

 

But last night I dreamed...and I remembered it...and I'm placing value on it.

 

Last night I had a dream.  The context and details around it were strange, and it didn't look like O's foster home (I've been there), but I somehow I knew it was there. 

 

And the kids were there.

 

They walked into the courtyard one-by-one and suddenly there was O.

 

She looked at me and smiled.  That sweet smile of the photos I have.

 

I gently lowered myself to the ground, opened my arms, and she ran to m.

 

Oh what a sweetness and a blessing.  A glimpse into what is to come!

 

I don't remember the rest of the dream, but I awoke with tears of joy running down my face.  Even now as I write this, my eyes get misty at the memory and anticipation.  Thank you, Jesus, for the glimpse!

"The eternal God is your refuge, and underneath are the everlasting arms."

Deut. 33:27a

 

"She opens her arms to the poor and extends her hands to the needy."

Proverbs 31:20

 

"He tends his flock like a shepherd; He gathers the lambs in his arms and carries them close to his heart."
Isaiah 40:11

 

"And he took the children in his arms, put his hands on them, and blessed them."

Mark 10:16

I pray that the smile I see on O's face is reflective of what Jesus sees in me when He kneels down and opens his arms wide!  I know that God is teaching me in the waiting, but I'm not a fan.  There is still a chance that O's file won't get assigned to Lifeline and will go out on the shared list.  So I'm choosing to believe that this dream is God's simple way of saying to me, "I've got this!  Stop worryng!"

 

***GOD IS GOOD UPDATE***

Not even 3 hours after writing this, just got a call fro Logan and not only is O's file at the CCCAW in translation, BUT it has been assiged directly to Lifeline!  And they, of course, will be assigning it directly to me!!!  Praise God!