The Pipedream

HI! WE'RE THE PAPPAS FAMILY. LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT OUR PIPEDREAM. IT ALL BEGAN WITH A SONG WE LOVE BY JOHN PRINE. HE SINGS "BLOW UP YOUR TV, THROW AWAY THE PAPER, MOVE TO THE COUNTRY, BUILD YOU A HOME."

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WE BEGAN TO SEARCH FOR A SIMPLER LIFE. WE WANTED TO SPEND MORE TIME OUTSIDE, MORE TIME TOGETHER, MORE TIME BUILDING, CREATING, AND LIVING OFF THE LAND. WE WANTED TO HAVE A FAMILY.

I guess the irony of having a pipedream is that it's a little lofty and out of reach. we latched on to the idea that even though we had these impossible ambitions, we could still achieve them. 

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IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FOCUSED YOU ARE ON YOUR DREAMS, LIFE WILL THROW YOU CURVEBALLS. YOU CAN PLAN ALL YOU WANT, BUT SOMETIMES GOD HAS A DIFFERENT VISION FOR YOUR LIFE. OUR PIPEDREAM HAS EVOLVED FROM SEEKING TO ACHIEVE A SPECIFIC VISION TO TAKING WHAT COMES AND MAKING THE BEST LIFE OUT OF WHAT WE'RE GIVEN.