Unexpectant Dreams

My father is a Scotsman, born and raised in Glasgow. He came over in 1959 with his parents and the clothes on his back. He’s worked hard his whole life to make sure my sister and I had what we most needed. In addition to the basic necessities, he’s given me a great pride in my British heritage, the ability to pinch a penny in any situation, and a love of porridge and oatcakes. I truly think that bagpipes make beautiful music (they played at my wedding and they’ll play at my funeral!) I make a good cup o’ tea, even though it never tastes as good as the cup I get at home. And I grew up listening to Max Bygraves (who, even though he was English, is a pretty cool crooner!)I’m a Pink Toothbrush
Val de Ri Val de Ra
Tea for Two.

These songs still come to me almost daily.

And that’s when I remembered.

Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea.

I knew that if God ever blessed me with a cottage that’s what I would name it. I don’t have cottage yet, but a blog seemed pretty close!

My memory is slipping though and I couldn’t quite recall all the words. So I tracked down those MIAs.

There’s a tiny house, by a tiny stream,
Where a lovely lass had a lovely dream,
And her dream came true, quite unexpectedly
In Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea.

She was out one day where the tulips grow,
When a handsome lad stopped to say hello,
And before she knew, he kissed her tenderly,
In Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea.

The happy pair were married one Sunday afternoon,
They left the church and ran away to spend their honeymoon:

In a tiny house by a tiny stream,
Where the lovely lass had a lovely dream.
And the last I heard, they still lived happily
In Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen By The Sea,

It took me back, as they say, and I smiled as I remembered my Dad’s stereo - a solid wood oak cabinet polished to a high gloss (they don’t make stereos that way anymore) and his easy chair and a pair of leather earphones that covered both sides of my head!

I had dreams back then…great big dreams of being a lawyer, or a writer, or a famous archaeologist, or perhaps an amazing preacher who would bring thousands to Christ! I can’t honestly recall wanting to grow up and get married and have five children and homeschool them all!

And yet as I reflected on my dreams of long ago, I realized that God has made them come true in a most unexpected way.

I am a lawyer - an advocate for my children. I am here to advise, protect and represent them! My job is to sift through myriads of information and ideas and present to my precious babies a true and accurate picture of God’s world.

I am a writer. Everyday I write another chapter in their lives. I give them the stories that will make them who they are, who they will become. I leave for them, within them, a legacy for their children and their children’s children. They are my books.

I am an archaeologist. I am sifting through the past, trying to find the truth and present it to them in way that they will both understand and appreciate. I am also creating history with them. Together we are creating events that will go on to shape the lives of others around us.

And most importantly, I am a missionary. While I may not be bringing thousands to Christ, I am bringing five. God has entrusted me with the lives of five of his most precious beings and He has done so because He knows that something in me is most what they need.

So this lovely lass, had a lovely dream that’s come true, quite unexpectantly. And the handsome lad still kisses me tenderly in

Gilly Gilly Ossenfeffer Katzenellen Bogen by the Sea!

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