Awesome thread Mike, but whenever I see your name on a thread I want to read it. I find them informative and uplifting and always from the heart
for your sharing.
I had a dream 6 yrs ago that was so vivid that I had to act upon it. In the dream I was holding babies (different ethnicity) they were clearly MY babies because of my feelings for them but not of my body. Upon waking I heard a distinct voice say call the county. Now I know this sounds crazy, but I have had similar dreams and they have always been what I call visionary dreams. I have had them most of my life and they have always called for action and come true. So I did call the county and within 8 months we had our precious J come home. A yr passed and another dream at this time we were being considered for twin AA 18 month old twins. In my dream I was at a foster training seminar with my dh and a sw introduced herself asked about us we shared being considered for the twins and she said they were not our children she then led us to our daughter and said this is your child. The girl was repulsive in every-way to me. When I took from the sw, she was stiff as a board in my arms and my soul was troubled holding her. A week later we were told about our daughter and because of concerns for her current placement she would be placed with us as soon as they could move her. When she came into our home she was the girl from my dream and frankly this was the only reason I didn't say please take her I can't care for this child. We were her 6th home and she had just turned one yr. She had been abused in and out of foster care. She was very RAD. If not for my dream I could have never parented this child she was and is the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. She is now a very adorable beautiful 6 yr old and very attached. She is still my most challenging child to raise (FAE), but I am so thankful for all she has taught me about love and commitment. A couple yrs later I started having dreams I was pregnant but I knew I wasn't. Soon after a sw from a foster training class said you have a gift with babies (I held all the screaming kids) have you ever thought of emergency foster care. I left a message with my sw to explore this and for some reason she took my musings as permission to sign me up. I nearly fainted thought I'd lost my mind. My dh said leave it be and see what comes from it all. Well our precious H came from the hospital and now shares our name. I said I would never do this again as the ups and downs of court about drove me batty. 2 yrs later baby dreams again and a feeling that another son was coming and he was going to be AA and very small. I laugh as I write this as he is just stirring and ready for the day our beautiful black very tiny (not on the growth chart yet) 11 month old. He is so precious I am so thankful everyday for him.
For me dreams do happen and I am living the best dream ever.
