Ever since I was a little girl, I wanted to be a princess. I wanted to live in a castle and have a fairy godmother make me a beautiful dress. I wanted to sleep in a giant bed covered with fluffy pillows and a canopy. Everything would be covered in sparkles and one day I knew my Prince would come. Then I would live happily ever after.
I still hope that all my dreams will come true, and I still love to wear sparkly dresses and sleep with tons of pillows, but this whole idea of a happily ever after and a prince coming to my rescue on a white horse does not really exist any longer. Some things I do still stay the same and I still enjoy dreaming of being a princess, but my passion has changed from when I was a little girl to the person I am today.
My passion no longer includes fantastical ideas of princesses and frogs and fairy dust. My passion in life is to live a life that glorifies Christ. I want to serve him and bring honor to his praise. I want to live in a way that sacrifices for the
My passion is for children. There are children all over the world who are placed in orphanages and transition homes. There are places all over the globe filled with children who are not wanted. Or filled with kids whose parents can not afford to take care of them. My heart goes out to these children. I’ve met some of these children around the world and my heart just breaks for them. I have realized that these children will not grow up to live in a castle. They will not have big, puffy, glittery dresses. However, they might be rescued by a person on a white horse. Some of these children will go on to be adopted and that is their rescue. But some of these children will be in the orphanages until they reach a certain age and cannot live there anymore. Some of these kids will find jobs and be successful but others may be on the street and homeless.
I find my rescue in Christ. There is not a need for a Prince on a white horse to come save me from the dragon in a high tower of a castle. I am not a patient person. I have more patience than I give myself credit for, but I still hate waiting for things. Recently I have learned that the stigma of a knight in shining armor is fantasy. If a guy rode up on a horse and whisked me off of my feet, that would be wonderful…it would make that whole finding the right guy thing a heck of a lot easier…but in all reality, what would this guy be other than a fairy tale character. I have come to realize that I want a guy who glorifies Christ. And through glorifying Christ, loves me. It is that simple. That is where my passion lies. In relying on Christ that I do not need a prince galloping on a horse. And also that he will send me back overseas into the countries that I love to rescue kids that need it. Some of these kids will not find Christ. It breaks my heart. I want to go into different places in the world to teach English and work with orphans while doing this. This is my passion.
Once upon a time there was a girl named Alyssa. She gave all she had to live a life to glorify Chirst…
