Supporting Each Other's Dreams

Yesterday my husband and I took our kids and one of our nephews in search of snow in Arizona so they could go sledding and lo and behold, we found snow without dangerous road conditions.  It was only a few hours, but the kids were able to build their first real snowman and we are so proud of them.  This snowman has character and not sure which kid did the face.

As I reflect upon our 2016, it has flown by and I cannot believe that within a few days, it will be 2017.  In this past year, I've seen our marriage blossom even more and seen God's blessings as well as His protection of our marriage and our family.  Our daughter turned 16 this year and our son is now officially a teenager.  So, we have two teenagers in our home.

My husband bought his dream camera he saved a good portion of the year for and I am so proud of him for waiting and saving for this.  And, this year for Christmas he bought me a piano.  My old Behr piano is not in great condition and needs a great deal of work, more than $10K to restore it and we do not have room for it in our home right now.  My husband was so excited to get this for me and when we finally got it and set it up, a few days before Christmas, he just wanted to hear me play and play and play.

I wanted him to get his full frame camera a little earlier and found a way he could this even though he didn't have all the money for it quite yet without it costing a cent more.  We got to reflect on how we've supported each others' dreams throughout these four years, which draws us closer to each other.

On many occasions, I will go with my husband, hiking and trekking into areas at all hours of the day or night for him to capture photos, being his support person.  Sometimes our children will come along and we are his support team.  But, I think supporting each other in our interests is a great common point to build upon.

And, as I think about my marriage to my husband and how God has made it thrive, I also think about my relationship with God in that when my soul gets more and more healed, how that allows my relationship with God to thrive even more because there are fewer hindrances.

Isn't God so good?

I never thought after two failed marriages and even how we were so challenged in our first year that we would be where we are today.  And, I pray that as each week, month, year goes by, my marriage to my husband grows and thrives more and more together and that God would be first and foremost.

So thankful to God for His blessings and His transformation in my life.  It is my hope and prayer for each couple married that your marriage would also thrive!!!

Dreams

For most of my life, that I can recall, I've always had lots of dreams - many of them recurring. Earlier this month, I began a Dream Interpretation class at my church. Finished 3 weeks of it so far (each class meets once a week for 1.5 hrs). Next week is the last week.

It's so very interesting the things I'm learning and I would suggest everyone take a sound Biblically based Dream Interpretation class. Some great resources are:

• John Paul Jackson
• James Goll
• Jim Driscoll
• Bob Jones
• Mike Bickle
• Doug Addison
• Barbie Breathitt
• Bill Johnson

These are just some of the ones I trust. Learning so much and it's too much to share here.

Have gotten back into documenting my dreams, which I'm doing this in a private blog. Haven't really interpretted any of the dreams yet, as I'm overwhelmed as to where to start. Though, my classes have been teaching me how to do this. There is this hesitation to do this, as I could be wrong. However, when you do dream interpretation, it's not to be done in our own strength, but through the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Yes, you can use a 'Dream Dictionary', but it's used as a guide rather than a set thing that says it MUST mean this.

God speaks to use through dreams. The enemy also interjects dreams (nightmares) also, and some are caused by medications/things we subject ourselves to/pregnancy. Those are the 3 categories of which dreams come from. Not all dreams come from God, however, I'm comforted that God knows about all our dreams, whether they are from Him or not. So, even if the enemy wants to frighten me, I do not have to let him.

In many of my dreams, there are vehicles -- often they are trucks, trains or large vehicles. But, most recently, I've had bicycles and motorcycles. Many dreams I'm able to fly. There are large buildings and warehouses in many dreams or that I will be back as I am at the present age back in the home or town that I grew up in. Often there are very specific people in my dreams, some I haven't thought of in years.

Most nights I look forward to going to sleep, wondering what the Lord will allow me to dream, how He will speak to me. It's through my dreams that I can focus on Him, as sometimes I am all over the place when I'm awake from doing things with my children to my businesses to idle stuff to church to who knows what other distractions.

I encourage you to keep a dream journal. Sometimes there are patterns to them. I look forward to sharing with you more on Dreams.