[kimmom]

Okay some of are going to think that I am crazy, but I still want honest answers. There have been a few times in my life that I have had reoccurring dreams that guided me. The first time was directly before my best friend's mom died and she really needed me to be her strength (we were only 13) I was actually dreaming part of her funeral as it happened, but did not know who it was for. The second time I was 16, after a couple of weeks of dreams that two of my friends' sisters were in car accidents, my own sister was nearly killed in a car accident and while she was in the hospital (especially when she was in a coma) I had to care for my four year-old sister and our families home. The third time was just a crazy feeling for a couple of days then two dreams the night that my son actual died. The similarities between the dreams and what happened in my life are too similar to be coincidence. God was preparing me. I am thankful for the preparation, I don't know how I would have handled each situation if I hadn't played them in my head, after the dreams. Whew, all of that said I will tell you of a dream that I had last weekend. I have had plenty of mean-nothing dreams like everyone else but with the feeling that God has spoken to me in dreams in the past makes me wonder about this one. I had been seriously considering adopting from Ethiopia (don't ask why Ethiopia, I feel called there), and have been over and over a photo listing and a dvd from the agency. I knew which kids seemed best for us, but I wasn't drawn to them, they are now referred. My feeling was right they weren't for us. Now to the dream, I was standing in my home listening to a man. He was standing in Africa with his hands on his son's shoulders. He shouted "where are you" all of the way to me. " I am trying to hurry" I shouted back to Africa, over and over I kept telling him. He seemed impatient, not angry, just concerned that I hurry. He shouted back over "My son has waited too long already, Habtamu has waited too long already." I never felt like the boy knew his father was there or speaking, I assumed that he wasn't living but watching over his son. Then I woke up. There are two Habtamu's in my photolisting, both of them have lost their fathers, which explains my feeling. Has anyone else had an experience like this? I don't want to disobey God, but I wounder if seeing these boys so many times has just transferred into a dream. Any Christian opinions would help so much.
Kim

[punchkin]

I too believe in dreams. I believe that it is Gods way of communicating with us at times. I dreamt of my daughter way before we even thought about adopting. But the minute I laid eyes on her I knew she was her to stay. I have a fson now. I dreamt of him before he came. I called my support person and told her that i had a fson coming, born to a young mother, who needed my help. She didn't believe me. 2days later she called me and said, are you ready for your baby? Most recently i had a dream that my 4 sisters and i were standing by a black car crying, waiting for our aunts, all dressed up. I was spooked. I was wondering why we were all together, dressed up and crying. I called around to everyone but all was fine. 3 weeks later on Dec.7, 2006, my father passed away, and everything was just like my dream.
I believe that God speaks to us in our dreams alot of the times, because we are so bogged down with the day to day things that we don't pay attention. So HE has to speak to our subconscious.
GOD has always talked to me thru dreams and visions. I say to pay attention to your dreams. If you don't understand them, pray and ask God for clarifacation.
I wish you the best.

[filswife]

wow... i too try to listen to my dreams. my freind who is a clergy person believes that my husband is Joseph incarnate. He dreams things and it motivates him like made. Also remember that YOUR plan is not necessarily THE plan. My dd is definitely a shining example of that. my dh and i had gone through all of the process of becoming foster to adopt parents.. classes, homestudy, the works.... when one day my clergy called me and said "do you have any interest in infants?". WHAT?? i was waiting for the state to call me! an unwed couple came to the clergy, asked him if there were any families looking to adopt in the church. so... there we are! I was thinking we were going to adopt a 5-6 year old from the system, instead i got to be at the birth and delivery of my baby daughter. she is supposed to be with us. i toy with the idea of still fostering to adopt... it will probably happen.... but, keep your mind open to OTHER plans.....

[kimmom]

I am so glad to hear from both of you!!! I get crazy looks when I try to explain to people that I see things in my dreams before they happen. I wonder how many of us there are worldwide. Habtamu and his brothers weren't my first choice, so what both of you have said is leading me to believe that I am on the right path. My dad has had dreams too. He saw lights when the ambulance was picking my sister up after a terrible car accident, he woke up and got ready for the call. He also had a dream about his bosses daughter before her car accident and death. I dreamed about her afterwards. I would like your opinions and support in another off the topic question. I am so glad to hear from people who not only whole-heartedly believe me but have experienced what I have. The night after Cassie died I had a dream that I was at a gathering with her family. I saw here there, but no one was paying attention to her. We were there waiting for her to pass so I approached her to ask if she was scared. She smiled at me like I was being really silly and told me that she wasn't, so I asked her if she was afraid before she hit the tree (a detail that hadn't been shared with me yet). She told me no again and walked to the front of the room. When I looked back up at her she was being watched (like a movie) by her mother and she was a baby again. I was told that there was a home movie at her funeral and I am sure that her mom always saw her as a baby, so that makes sense. When I woke up I felt like the dream was a message from Cassie to her parents, to tell them that she wasn't scared. I have often wondered if I should tell them. It has been more than six months since her death. Should I tell her parents? Would they be glad to hear that she never felt fear, or would they think that I am nuts and be more upset by it being brought up again? Once again I am so glad to here that other regular people have and recognize these dreams as a gift from God. Congratulations to both of your families, and I hope to be able to report that we have had success soon also.

[punchkin]

Hi! I would tell them. Some years ago, I had a dream that my Grandfather was trying to run his kids and grandkids over with his car. We were running and screaming trying to get out of the way. Of all people he caught me. Gdaddy held me in his arms and I was no longer afraid. He told me he need me to do him a favor. He said he had to go away, and that he needed me to tell everyone that he was sorry for the way he had been, and to please forgive him, and that he loved us all very much. He made me promise. I begged and pleaded to go with him, but he said I could not. He told me not to forget, that I must tell them. He then climbed back in his car and drove away, with me waving and saying goodbye grandfather. I recieved a call early the next morning saying he had passed. I never told anyone about that dream until 2006. When I told my aunts they all started to cry. They needed to hear that. They asked what took me so long to tell them. I told them that I didn't think anyone would believe me.
So i'll tell you what they told me. When God gives you a message to give, don't question it, just do it, and he'll take care of the rest.
Be blessed, and good luck.

[kimmom]

Thank you so much for the advice! I know that I keep saying it but it is such a relief to speak to someone who not only understands what I am saying, but has had very similar experiences. Thank you, thank you, thank you!