I AM a God-Sized Dreamer

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One of my favorite books is The Dream Giver by Bruce Wilkinson. It is a beautiful picture of how calls to us to dream, work toward it, walk in it and then dream even bigger dreams. 

“The Dream Giver gave my Dream back to me. Now it is part of his Big Dream-and that means my Dream is a lot bigger than before.” The Dream Giver by Brice WIlkinson

I continue to hear God call to my heart that the bigger dream is coming. The dream that i am living is still alive and effective. I am faithfully believing God to grow and bless my blog into a place of love and encouragement for women and families in 2013.

I am just like ordinary in the book. In desperate need of a great God who takes plain, ordinary, simple me and transform my heart, passion, mission and service unto Him as great…..for His kingdom come and His will be done!!

“Ordinary knelt by the riverbank and wept with joy. The Dream Giver was more kind, more good, more wonderful and trustworthy than he had ever imagined.” The Dream Giver

Living Simply~Simply Living

Mel

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About Simple Life Heartenings

Who am I? I am intent on serving loving, leading and teaching others about the things of God. With great care, I open my home, heart and life to carry others life joys and burdens before the Lord. I want to hold your heart in my heart in hopes of lightening the load that you carry. I am trustworthy, a true friend; compassionate, tender, thoughtful and genuinely invested in the road that you are on. I am gathering the eternal joy flowers that never fade. And I want to get to know you. I believe that God has created and called me to graciously support, inspire, lead and encourage women, children and families by sharing my simple journey of faith as I write, relate and teach from God’s Word. I am currently loving families through life by teaching women and children the things of God and providing a "safe-haven" for our NASCAR family through the ministry of the MRO Community Center. My husband, Monty and I, can be found 26 weeks of the year living in a motor home inside of a race track. Praying that the simple moments in my life will encourage and "inspire hope" in YOUR little life's place. While my life is often complicated, I pursue living simply......I am blessed to be Simply Living in the chaos!! P. S. I have the best job in NASCAR!! Really.Who am I? “I have no regrets. I couldn't be more sure of my ground—the One I've trusted in can take care of what he's trusted me to do right to the end. So keep at your work, this faith and love rooted in Christ, exactly as I set it out for you. It's as sound as the day you first heard it from me. Guard this precious thing placed in your custody by the Holy Spirit who works in us.” 2 Timothy 1:12-15 (MSG) As for me.... I am married to my high school sweetheart and best friend of 31 1/2 years, Monty Self. He and I share and open our "home on the road", the Motor Racing Outreach Community Center with our traveling NASCAR family during the NASCAR season.I consider it my joy to serve alongside of my husband as the MRO Women & Children's Ministry Coordinator. My passion and the call of God on my life is to serve and care for families by teaching women and children the things of God and providing a "safe-haven" for our NASCAR family through the ministry of the MRO Community Center. Monty and I can be found 26 weeks of the year living in a motor home inside of a race track. P. S. I have the best job in NASCAR!! Really. www.go2mro.com

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  1. I read the Dream Giver. God takes the ordinary and make it extraordinary! My husband and I are Nascar fans and we’ve heard of your ministry. I will be praying for you as you start a new racing season.

    • Thanks Julie…..and He is. He continues to use average, everyday folks to follow Him in obedience and fulfill His message of grace, love and hope in this world. Blessed to find a new sister of my heart on this new journey.

    • I read the first publication of the book in 2003. It truly transformed my way of thinking, praying and believing God. I began the dream journey into full-time ministry with Motor Racing Outreach in 2001. I was only affirmed by the allegory that I was exactly where I should be and that I could know when God was beginning to woo me towards a shift in heart or the time to begin walking towards the new dreams that God would write on my heart. So here I am, still fulfilled in the call of God on my life but knowing that the next step will be simple obedience in listening to His call to me to come closer and begin walking towards the new opening in my heart for the more that He will do in my life….for His glory!!

      • Bless you! Isn’t that just where we all want to be? Still fulfilled in the call of God but knowing the next step will be simple obedience in listening to His call. Perfect place to be. Thanks for your story and for passing on your wisdom!

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