I got handmade cards. I got a fabulous letter. I got a stepping stone for my garden lovingly made in cub scouts. I got pretty flowers. I got the dishwasher unloaded by my precious 5 year old. But my very best gift came when, after church, my sweet older boys told me to go and lie down and have a nap while they put Liam and James down for their quiet time. Who wouldn't take their kids up on an offer like that?! And in taking that nap, I got a little gift from God.......I dreamt of my mom.
I use to dream all the time, but they have been scarce since my divorce. Too exhausted, I suppose. Mom hasn't been in my dreams since the first few months after her death, and even then--she was usually dead in them.
This time, I dreamt I was walking through our church, looking for something. As I passed the chapel, I heard someone call "Jennifer. I'm over here." I turned and saw through the door my mom sitting on the end of one of the pews. She stood up and I ran to her and threw my arms around her. I could feel her sweater and smell her hair and touch her arm and she hugged just like my mom hugged. I was so excited..."you made it!" I said through my tears, "you're here!". I couldn't stop smiling. I pulled back to look into her happy eyes, then just went on hugging and hugging her until my dream slowly faded away.
When I woke up, I felt "fulfilled" somehow--like I really had been near her, and it would be enough to get me through until I got to see her again.
What a divinely perfect Mothers Day gift from a Heavenly Father who knew just what my battleworn spirit needed, and I simply felt the need to share it.
Hope your Mothers Day was just as blessed.
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Oh Jennifer. What a tender mercy for you on Mother's Day. Just what your heart needed. Somehow He always knows.
What a wonderful dream!
That is beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing it with all of us. Happy Mothers Day.
He's Awesome. Truly.
They truly are little gifts given to help us continue on. I'm so glad you were given such a peaceful dream.
I've had my fair share of dead husband dreams, or ones where he just walks away from me without a single word. But twice I have been blessed with the most wonderfully calming dreams, the same ones like yours that just help you to carry on. And that's what we do, carry on.
Just wow! What a gift.
Lisa Q
Amazing Jennifer! God is so good and new just what you needed!
Tha gave me chills! Dreams are SO real sometimes that sometimes I swear they aren't dreams at all. Love that you got to see your mom!!
Jennifer -
How wonderful! Sometimes my dreams of my dad are just like that - so real.
((hugs))
Jen
I read you blog so often and I think it is the best! I am a homeschooling mom to four little ones and I think you have such great strength. Thank you so much for sharing your stories with us! I love the dream, and am so happy that you saw your mother in it. I sat here crying like a baby thinking how wonderful it was for you to get to dream about her. Happy blogging!
Dawn
God is so good to us! I am glad you chose to share such a personal moment with us.
Happy Mother's Day!
I'm so glad you had a blessed Mother's Day. He and He alone truly knows what we need, with each passing day.
Thanks for sharing your dream.
What a beautiful gift. God is so good. I'm glad you had a good day. What sweet boys you have.
The perfect Mother's Day gift.
what a blessing! --you made me cry ;) sniff!
heavenly father sure does know just what we need--when we need it.
what a treasure for you to hold close to your heart!
happy mother's day to you!
That is really really neat Jennifer!
I'm glad you had a wonderful Mother's Day!
God is sooooo good.
That is a fabulous gift. I'm all teary and can't type. Cheers!
SO. SPECIAL. <3
What a beautiful Mother's Day you had!! I am so glad you got to "spend some time" with your mom. I dream of my dad (who passed in 93) from time to time but never anything that perfect.
Divinely perfect, indeed! I am so happy for you!
What a wonderful mother's day!
That is just absolutely one of the sweetest posts!!!!!!! I love that your boys were so sweet and I love that you dreamt of your mom. Wonderful gifts indeed!
Oh, Jennifer. How sweet it must have been to see your mother on mother's day. That does sound pretty perfect--even the boys and their thoughtfulness.
That IS cool, to dream about your mother.
Maybe lots of boy children aren't SO bad--if yours are taking good care of you on Mother's Day and putting little brothers down for naps. I'm just worried about the impending smell...
That was so nice Jennifer. I still haven't read your life sketch. I'm afraid, since I don't have the best relationship with my mom. Maybe I'll go and read it when emotionally, I might be ready for a battle (my own spiritual battle on the inside).
No no!! No worries that you've somehow caused anything...I just feel bad for not commenting yet, and I wanted you to know why.
Cheers Jennifer P....
What a seriously beautiful gift you received.
love the dream! Happy belated Mother's Day to you!
sounds like more than a dream...
That truly is a miracle and so wonderful. I'm so glad!!!
Ah, tender mercies. I have some pretty amazing dreams. Some hilarious in their ridiculousness, others warming in their cheerful truth. I love it when I can remember my dreams. Often they become lost as I blink my eyes awake. I miss the dreams I used to have of Celest; Gone they have been for some time. Her 12th birthday would be in two weeks. She would be entering Young Womens. I miss her.
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