All great things start from something small.
So I want to encourage you…

If you have an idea, go ahead, nurture it.
If you have talents and skills, go ahead, use and develop them.
If you have something that you are passionate about, go ahead, fuel that fire.
If you have a dream, go ahead, live it out.

One of the things that excite me the most is seeing people live out their destinies and becoming the best they could be. I believe most have lost the desire to do great things. Just imagine if every person in this world would want to be excellent and stop living mediocre lives.

I used to dream of being a world-class singer, but I stopped singing when I was 12. I used to think maybe I could play the piano, but I stopped learning after a month or two playing it. I used to want to pursue ballet, but after one recital and one person’s discouraging comment, I stopped dancing.

I dream of becoming a writer and impart to millions around the world. I read books of Stormie O’Martian, Elizabeth George, Elisabeth Elliot, and even Martha Stewart and deep in my heart, I am hoping and praying that someday I could do what they are doing too.

So here I am, almost 30 and I am now writing. And I am determined now not to stop. I have taken one small step, and I continue to take these small steps everyday. And only God knows where He is going to take me.
All I know is that regardless of where this leads me, I am glad I have decided to start anyway.

I dream of having a beautiful and loving family, a strong and happy marriage and to raise up children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren who will live for God and do great things in their lives for Him. I am living that out now, every day being JA’s wife and being Andi’s mom. And everyday, every decision is a small step towards that dream.

Small steps, that is where it starts.

Keep on going, you are going to get there.

If you are going to dream, go ahead, dream big.

I decide to dream big because the possibilities are endless, and my God is limitless.

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Side notes:

1. I have other dreams that I have decided not to disclose, just yet. But I know in God’s perfect time, I will start to live them out too.

2. Have a vision for your life. The Bible says, without vision, people perish. This is another topic altogether, and maybe I can write about it another time.

3. I mentioned that I wanted to be a singer, and there were so many other dreams that I had when I was a child. I used to want to become a grade school teacher too, but for the wrong reasons. I just wanted a lot of gifts every Christmas. Anyway, upon hindsight, it was a blessing that those dreams did not materialize. I know now that those were not for me. My only point there was, I wish at that time I had the guts to keep on trying. At least I will not have any regrets or what ifs.

4. I need to mention this. All of us, each one of us has a purpose in life. God made all of us unique and special and we have a role to fill. You may be trying to figure it out the way I did it for most of my life, doing hit or miss. I was clueless and I didn’t know what I was made for. And it is difficult to live without purpose.

My point is this. Get to know your Maker, so that He can tell you who are and what you were made to do.

5. God’s timing is perfect. God works through seasons. One major lesson that I have learned is that God makes us go through a process. Great things do not happen overnight. He molds us, He prunes us, and the fulfillment of our dreams and His promises come when we are ready.

6. Determine the non-negotiables. Ultimately our lives are meant to please and honor God. Our dreams were from God and are for God. It is not about us and it will never be about us. Our families too should not be sacrificed or be left behind for the sake of pursuing a dream.

Andi loves to paint

7. If you notice the books and authors that inspire me to write, they are women who share about their faith, family (marriage, parenting, motherhood), and lifestyle (homemaking, home management, cooking, food, hosting, etc). I have just realized it just now that those are exactly why I purposefully themed my site and my blogs to be. I guess that is who I am. Naturally that is what I end up sharing about.

“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover. ” –Mark Twain

Proverbs 15:33b …Humility comes before honor.

Job 8: 7 Your beginnings will seem humble, so prosperous your future be.

Jeremiah 29:11″ For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.”