My friend Rachel recently guest blogged for Mandy Thomspon on Dreaming. I encourage you to go and read it. You will be encouraged by what she shares.

I am a big dreamer. I would like to think it is because I trust God to bring the dreams he gives me into reality. I can’t just sit back and dream and expect God to make it happen. He uses people like  me to make things happen.

Today, Noah my middle son and Bryan left for Washington, DC because God gave me a dream. Noah was born at 32 weeks (2 months early) with a staph infection. If he had been born 6 hrs. later doctors said he wouldn’t have made it.

For almost a year after Noah was discharged from the hospital, I did occupational and physical therapy with him daily. While doing therapy, I would pray over him and declare who he was and who he was going to be.

We had several difficult years with physical problems, but I continued to pray over him. Bryan and I stood and believed he was going to be amazing. Gradually things turned and Noah became a brillant child.

Last school year, Noah was nominated to attend a forum in Washington, DC. He will attend a dinner at the Embassy, meet with world leaders, hear a speech from Sean Covey, and participate in many other leadership building events.
Here is Noah this morning before he left.