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Stress and Anxiety Dreams

The brain is a wonderful, funny organ. It does so much for our bodies without any conscious effort! But sometimes, I wish it would find a different way to handle stress. When I’m really stressed, my dreams can get really weird. I have a few recurring dreams that pop up when the pressure’s on. The school dream. Usually, it’s the end of my senior year of high school and I realize that I’ve been skipping out on one class for the whole year. Maybe I’m scrambling to finish an extra credit project; maybe I’m so worried about other classes that … Continue reading →

Scents and Dreams (and Nightmares)

German researchers have found that different smells can influence your dreams. When study participants were exposed to bad smells (researchers used rotten eggs), they generally had bad dreams. When study participants were exposed to good smells (researchers used roses), the dreams were generally good ones. It does make sense — smell stimulates a whole lot of behaviors in the body. Different scents can influence emotion, bring back memories, increase or decrease appetite, and even stimulate sexual arousal. Dangerous smells can even trigger a fight-or-flight response. The scent of burning (even if it’s just my neighbors using their grill on the … Continue reading →

The Dream: How I Knew Wayne Was the One

When I was 15, I had a dream unlike any I’d ever had before. I’ve never been able to recall most of the specifics, not even right after I woke up. I don’t remember who I was with, what we were doing, or where we were. But it wasn’t the specifics that made it important. It was the feeling it invoked that made it stand out. At the very end, right before I woke up, I was introduced to someone who was supposed to change my life and become the most important person in it. I couldn’t see his face. … Continue reading →

Allowing Our Kids to Dream- Within Reason

I’m a firm believer that we should encourage our kids to dream-within reason that is. Tyler somehow got it into his head that he was going to open a restaurant when we return to New Orleans. He even created his own menu. I played along with him promising that I would help him out by being his assistant manager. He drafted my sister to come to New Orleans on her days off from the nursing home where she works. Her job was going to be head waitress. Because I know that Tyler has a tendency to obsess I decided I … Continue reading →

Daily Dream Discussions

We are a family who puts a lot of stock in our dreams. It is not like we are casting our fortunes or anything, but we do manage to connect on a daily basis with discussions about our dreams. When I think back, I’m sure I am partially (if not completely) to blame since I used to ask the children at breakfast if anyone had any good dreams the night before? Now, we just spill the beans on all of our kooky and interesting dreams and often look them up in our tattered dream book to see what they might … Continue reading →

What Makes People Get Married?

What makes people get married? From comments I’ve had recently on certain articles and from discussions in the forum, I have to wonder what makes people get married. When I read or listen to what some people say about their spouse, I have to wonder why they married them at all. Did the person change so much after they were married as though had been putting up a front and then suddenly let down their guard? Did they not take enough time to get to know the person and went solely on a physical attraction – more lust than love? … Continue reading →

A Marital Nightmare

As you might have surmised by now, I’m keen on dreams. (For examples, see “The Dream: How I Knew Wayne Was the One” and “Do You Ever Dream About Your Spouse’s Family?”.) Here I go again… The Recurring Nightmare It’s never the same dream twice, but the theme is always the same: Wayne leaves me. I hate these dreams. (Nightmares.) It’s not like he just up and leaves and says, “Thanks, it’s been fun, but I’m done with us.” Oh no. In my dreams he’s usually mean about it. There’s usually another woman and right in front of my face … Continue reading →

Marriage Week in Review: October 22 – October 29

Courtney and I have worked hard at bringing you marriage topics this week. We have missed Heather who has been in a temporary computer crisis. Keeping checking daily for interesting and hot marriage discussions! Monday, October 22 Marriage Takes Effort Some people go into marriage with a very dreamy attitude. While this may work for a while, at some point in time couples need to realize that marriage takes effort. Love and getting along does not always come easy. Thoughts on Long-Distancing It: How Commuter Marriages Are Born In this article Courtney discusses the long distance relationship that she saw … Continue reading →

Helping Your Child Achieve His Personal Best

Teaching your child to achieve his best takes a serious commitment. To learn and grow requires effort and the ability to be able to peak your child’s desire to achieve the goal you have helped him set for himself. His personal goal can vary due to his disability. Whether his objective is to master speech impairment, overcome emotional issues, or learn to walk unassisted, he must have the tools needed to help him reach his goal. The key to learning is desire. To begin, set a target goal and a time frame to achieve it. There is something about charts, … Continue reading →

Gospel Doctrine: Daniel and the King

This week’s lesson covers both Daniel and Esther. I’d like to take a few minutes to focus on the first six chapters of Daniel and one of the lessons that caught my attention. As I began reading a few chapters, I confess that I began to wonder about this king Nebuchadnezzar. After hearing Daniel explain his visions and seeing Shadrach (Hananiah), Meshach (Mishael), Abed-nego (Azariah) thrown into the fiery furnace, how, I wondered, could he throw Daniel into the lion’s den? The answer, I am embarrassed to admit, is in the scriptures. King Nebuchadnezzar did not throw Daniel in the … Continue reading →