Wishes and Dreams

Posted on by Kerra Martin

Sometimes, it is fun to wish. To be full of dreams, just like a child.

Today, I wish. But I’m not going to wish for parties and volleyball tournaments and real classrooms and real people and real hugs, the things that I was planning to have about this time.

I am going to wish for wonderful, magical things. Because it doesn’t hurt so much to not have things I never planned on having.

  • I wish I had a tame chickadee that would let me hold it whenever I wanted to.
  • While we’re on the topic of animals, I wish for a pet ostrich that I could ride (like they do in the Swiss Family Robinson), and a pika, and a dogey like Kristi’s.
  • I wish for my hands and my brain to automatically know a magnificent piano piece without me having to learn it. (Preferably Leiki Ueda’s version of “The Battle” from the Chronicles of Narnia. You should see how cool it is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEz0D3VohFA)
  • I wish that sometimes, I could transform the creek down the hill to the Atlantic Ocean, and its banks to the grassy cliffs of Newfoundland, and I could sit on them and soak up grace in the form of sun and wind, contemplate the power of the ocean, and watch for whales.
  • I wish that I could dance “The Landler” from The Sound of Music perfectly. (Again, without having to learn.)
  • I wish that my history book would be so riveting that I would have to promise myself only one more chapter, and that rather than rewarding myself with Real Fruit gummies when I’m finished, I would console myself with them.

Maybe wishing for such things doesn’t have a lot of purpose. But there are some dreams worth spending time longing for. There are some dreams worth planning to experience.

  • I dream of minds that are only healthy and at peace. Minds that can create and inspire and grow constantly, unhindered by lies and impurity and selfishness.
  • I dream of bodies that are whole, that can laugh, and run, and dance, and sing, and do cartwheels perfectly.
  • I dream of perfect security, where, in my interactions with people, I am completely ok with myself and with them.
  • I dream of embracing people I love, knowing that I will never have to say goodbye again.
  • I dream of not even noticing the blossoms, the diamonds, the gold, the oceans, the crowns, because I see the face of Jesus and I never want to look away.

Oh Jesus, help my unbelief. I don’t deserve for these dreams to come true. But You’ve never been about deserving.

I wish that all people would know that life is more than this crazy world.

I pray that I will dream boldly enough that my dreams and my hope are contagious.

14 thoughts on “Wishes and Dreams”

  1. Keep dreaming, Kerra! I enjoyed this and it got me dreaming. We were made for another world where all God’s dreams (which are our best dreams) will be reality. COVID-19 has got me thinking more about that world.

    Wishing you the very happiest of birthdays today, Kerra!

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  2. Not sure if I can reply here or not. (I cannot seem to post comments on your blog and Rich has helped me so many times already…)

    This post made me cry- with longing for these things that we were created for that someday will once again be ours- and lament for the reality we live with here. It is good to dream.

    Also, I had not heard this piece of music before. Beautiful. I will convince Kiera to learn it… 🙂

    Today is your birthday? my, I do wish I could come celebrate with you. Happiest of birthdays to you!

    On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 10:13 PM Realizing Provision wrote:

    > Kerra Martin posted: ” Sometimes, it is fun to wish. To be full of dreams, > just like a child. Today, I wish. But I’m not going to wish for parties and > volleyball tournaments and real classrooms and real people and real hugs, > the things that I was planning to have about this” >

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  4. Dear Kerra, I loved reading about your wishes and dreams. (If I’m honest I am still wishing for parties and real hugs). But thank you for reminding us of what our hearts can really long for. I’m going to dream with you.

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  5. This post is beautiful Kerra… thank you for sharing that list of dreams. Too often I fix my eyes on earthly dreams… longing for friends that live miles and miles away… aching for security and peace… it’s a good reminder to fix my eyes on heaven – the dream that will come true!

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  6. I love this, Kerra! I can almost hear you speaking the words 🙂
    Some of your wishes made me smile, like the tame chickadee – when you find one, I want one, too! 🙂 But some of them made me ache – for you . . . for myself.
    “I dream of embracing people I love, knowing that I will never have to say goodbye again.”
    That almost brings tears to my eyes. I dream of that, too!
    Thank you for being real, for being who you are!

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  7. Hi Kerra…..
    Thanks for sharing your “dreams”
    I am wishing you a blessed birthday today as we thank God for the gift of you!!

    Diane

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