Big Dreams. Li'l Dreams. Big Dreams.

The kids have already been a significant part of the dreaming process. Mostly cause they're home all day and you can't hide anything from them... ya know, like when you try to sneak a tiny piece of chocolate... BOOM, there they are haha! but also because I ask them questions, ya know like "what dya think about this?" or "whadya think about that?" and also they came to look at the building with me...

one word of advice, if you ever feel discouraged about wanting to try something that feels completely crazy and impossible, take a kid or two along. Tell them your dream and watch the dream grow before your very eyes. They see the world of possibilities and are a great reminder that its good to dream and imagine and explore and hope and dream some more.

My 10yr old has had a sore throat for a couple days. She grabbed our "essential oil" reference book and was looking through it and found the recipe section. She liked the recipes and asked if I was gonna have food at the tea house and then decided that she would just go ahead and open up a bakery and serve these recipes. She's going to call it The Essential Cafe. She's already working on a menu. :)

Sometimes I'm afraid to dream big. Part of it is the fear of wasting time dreaming when I could be getting something else done. Sometimes I want to make sure that I'm not just chasing after a selfish dream, I want to make sure I'm investing in something that is actually pleasing to the Lord. There are a LOT of good ideas out there, but I don't want to chase after good ideas, I want to chase after God-ideas... the best ones... the only ones that will be worth anything in the end, the ones that are completely God-focused and will bring Glory to His name and enable me to love others and point them to Him.

And above all I want whatever comes about to be so unbelievably amazing and effective that its obvious it was solely the hand of God leading and directing it and not anything I brought to the table other than my willingness to be used.

The Dream Board

I have so many ideas and visions bouncing around in my head... and it's a bit hard to convey those ideas when there isn't anything in the area like what I'm wanting to do. So I've been scouring the inter-webs to see if there are at least things that are similar and there are, so that's good (means I'm not entirely crazy!) so without further ado, here are some basic concepts that I'm envisioning, and maybe you can begin to catch the vision too!

Very colorful, organic, artsy and fun... It'll feel like a home with something new in every room.

A place for quality fun-time with family and friends playing board games...

and actual face to face conversations...

A room for vintage tea parties... the perfect way to celebrate a birthday, bridal or baby shower...

A place to unwind and relax in a calming atmosphere with a hot cup of tea in hand...

A place to study on your own or with a small group...

A creative space for local artists and students inside...

and outside...

a Community Garden out back...

and of course great TEA!

sounds like a lot in one place, huh? well the building I'm looking at is over 5,000 sq ft

:)