Dreams
23 Jan
Dreams are so interesting. Most of the time, my dreams are strange and make no sense at all. However, every now-and-then I’ll have one that really shakes me and makes me wonder if it was more than just a dream…a warning or a prompting from the spirit.
Last night I dreamed that I was helping a pregnant woman through her labor (sort of like a doula). As the labor progressed, I became the woman in labor and had the feeling that the child I was about to give birth to was not my own…that I was a surrogate and the mother of the child was in the room with me. I gave birth to the baby, and the dream was so realistic that I could almost feel the physical sensations that I remember feeling when my two children were born. I love that feeling of release when you give the final push and your baby is born. I really felt that during the dream. As soon as the baby was born and handed to me, the feeling of my dream changed and I knew that this was MY baby.
So…wow. What to make of that?? Here I am, living my life, happy as a clam NOT to be pregnant. Several close friends have recently had babies or soon will, and I have not had ONE BIT of baby hunger. I am finally in the physical shape I would like to be in and feel like I’m still getting the hang of having two kids. Why on earth would I have this dream and wake up wondering if it’s time for another?
So what are your opinions of dreams, dear readers? How do you tell if they really mean something or not?
As to the meaning of dreams, (or the experience of being pregnant), I have no thoughts at all except for a healthy Non-Understanding.
However, as I was reading your blog, the story of Lehi’s Dream kept popping into my head and how often our Heavenly Father often talks to us through dreams.
I am not going to guess about an upcoming pregnancy, but the fact that it was so vivid to you probably means it has SOME sort of message.
Good luck…and keep us posted.
Woah- new layout! I don’t usually take too much stock in dreams because frequently they are so strange and involve weird things like my students, violence, and bits of pieces of my life. I say if you want a baby, go for it! If you don’t, just wait. Maybe we could time it and get Lisa on board and in like a year and a half all get prego! What do you think?
I think the dream was prompted by your recent thoughts of getting your hypno-birthing certification. Think of the “child” as the hard process of getting the training and starting your business. It will be a long hard process, but when you are done, you will be happy and know you did a good thing.
I feel that if it were me I probably wouldn’t think anything of it. I feel that Heavenly Father will let you know. Both Melynn and Alex were NOT planned. I don’t know how it is for you, but the way He lets us know it’s time is through “accidental mishaps” (if more explanation wanted…email me).
I guess my point is that when the time is right you will know and there won’t be guessing or wondering if it’s time.
Does that make sense to you?