a dream of mine

   Those of you who know me really well know that I have a soft spot for animals and kids. Those ads on tv showing the starving kids in Africa and such? They kill me. Whenever I hear a story or see pictures about orphans and such around the world, it makes me sad. It kills me seeing children being starving, dirty, and unloved. One missionary chick who visited a church I went to for a bit told us about some children in some country, the Philippines I think. These children were abandoned, and they have never even been touched. In there whole lives, nobody has ever touched them, or if they have, it wasnt pure. They have never had human contact, never had anyone hug them and kiss them and brush the tears away and tell them they are loved. When the missionaries started ministering to them and hugging them and sitting them in thier laps, the kids started crying. After never being touched in thier whole lives, this much love was just overwhelming. They shouldn't have to live like that. I wanna do something about it. When I give money to charities and such to help them, even though I know it helps them, I dont feel like Im doing anything. I dont feel like I am really making a difference. I have to be there, I have to hold them in my arms and hug them and love on them and bless them with anything I can offer with my own hands. Then I feel like I am actually making an impact. SO. Ive had this dream of mine, for a while, something thats been on my heart that I wanna do. When Im older, I wanna buy a big old colonial mansion or farmhouse. Or any house, as long as its big and old (I love old things. They fascinate me. I dont know why.) Just buy a big old homey rustic mansion, with lots of land, something like this.

 

                                      I know, this one is abondoned, It just needs some love :)

A house like that, and just adopt a ton of kids and animals. Children of all ages and nationalties from all over the world. The broken, abandoned, unloved. And pets....cats, dogs, birds, and maybe a horse or two or three ;). And I'll just take care of them. Ill love them. I know, it would be chaos alot of the time. Haha if Im married by then, my husband will just have to deal with it! Cause this is what i really wanna do. This is whats been on my heart for a while. Thats all.