Noble & Waiting for Our Dreams: New Movie Review
I can’t tell you the last time I went to the movies.
Before we had kids, we used to go to the movies all the time, but now it only happens once or twice a year.
When I saw the preview for Noble, which opens this weekend, I knew it was a movie that would be worth seeing in the theaters. Check it out:
I had the opportunity to preview the film this week and came away so inspired. Noble is an award-winning film about Irish heroine Christina Noble who followed a dream to Vietnam and ended up literally saving thousands of children.
The story-telling is brilliantly done with flashbacks to her difficult childhood and early adulthood, making the moving especially compelling.
I have always been fascinated by Vietnam, particularly the Bui Doi — the children Christina helps in the movie. I think this stems from the fact that Miss Saigon was one of the first Broadway musicals I ever fell in love with and it includes a song in it about the Bui Doi, a term for the children Amerasian children left after the Vietnam war.
Christina has a heart for these children, and in the movie you see her dream about Vietnam and vow to God that some day she will go there to help the Bui Doi. At the time, she had three little children and simply couldn’t go.
But 20 years later, after her kids are grown, she goes to Vietnam and fulfills her dream. She founded the Christina Noble Children’s Foundation and has done such incredible work.
The real Christina
Christina’s story was a reminder to me that sometimes our dreams don’t play out immediately after they are birthed. She was faithful to her dream and when the time was right, she pursued it. It wasn’t easy, but she beat the odds and so many children have flourished because of her.
It is easy to become impatient with our dreams — or to just push them aside as impossible. As moms, we have so many responsibilities, including little precious lives to take care of. A big dream might have to wait, just like Christina’s did.
But waiting doesn’t mean the dream has to die. Christina’s story inspired me to keep dreaming and keep praying. God is faithful. And He can do a mighty work at any point.
I wish I could meet Christina to thank her. I have thought about her and the children she serves every day since seeing Noble. Her story impacted me greatly.
If you are headed to the movies this weekend for Mother’s Day, I sincerely recommend checking out Noble. I think you will love it. The world needs more women like Christina Noble.
This post was sponsored by the movie Noble, but all thoughts are my own.
We are a family of 6 (boys almost 8, almost 6, 3 1/2 and a girl 18 months). Our budget is about 175 a week, which includes some non-grocery items such as diapers, tp, anything I get from Wal-Mart or Sam’s Club. First of all, I stay at home and my husband only works 40 hours a week and mostly works from home, so I have a lot of help that way, which I know plays a role in choosing what works for each family. I also enjoy cooking so I know that affects what food we choose for our family. I meal plan every two weeks and then grocery shop for one at a time. To save money we eat a lot of meatless meals. The majority of my cart contains, some cheese/dairy products, beans, fruits and veggies and carbs consisting of pastas and breads (usually only whole grains). Where I live I have a small grocery chain, a larger grocery chain and Wal-Mart available to me. I choose to shop at Wal-Mart because they will price match any current ad. I’m one of those annoying people, I know. But it saves my family money. Because I can match Aldi’s ads, I can feed my family fresh produce much more affordably. Such as last week I was able to purchase blackberries, raspberries, blueberries and strawberries for $1.29 per package, whereas normally priced the black, blue and raspberries would have been closer to 2.50 or more. I can also get fresh pineapple’s for 1.99! When we do eat meat, it’s usually chicken breasts or ground beef which I purchase at Sam’s club. Beef is insanely expensive! If I purchase convenience goods it’s because they are on sale. We also mostly drink water. The kids get a small glass of juice with breakfast and once that is gone they get water. We all have camelback water bottles that we use the rest of the day. I drink a cup of coffee and use a reusable k cup. Not as convenient as a real k cup, but a lot cheaper! I’m scared of what our grocery budget looks like once the boys get older. The oldest one right now constantly says he’s hungry! I tried the coupon thing, but it seemed that it’s usually for convenience foods that I don’t really want my family to eat.
Whoops, that was supposed to go on your grocery budget post!