Guest Blogging with Morgan Mandel

Today, and for the rest of the week, I'm a guest on Morgan Mandel's Sweet Not Spicy blog. I'm discussing my latest book, A Rainbow for Christmas. Thank you, Morgan, for having me.

It's refreshing to see how others handle their blogs. I enjoy reading comments from new people I haven't met before on the Internet. One commenter mentioned keeping a notebook next to her bed, so she can jot down thoughts and ideas that come to her in the night. That jogged my brain, and I remembered keeping a notebook there, so I could write down the dreams I can never recall in the morning. I don't know what happened, but I no longer have a notebook there. I'm going to get a new one and leave it nearby.

Do you keep a notebook near your bed? Have you gotten good ideas from it?

Please visit Morgan's blog and leave a comment if you can!

Dream to Reality

"Dream Reaching" MM Sikes

Have you ever focused on a thought or problem and asked for a dream about it? I've heard about people who do this but have had limited success trying it.

Dreams are strange and complicated. I own several books written about symbolism in dreams. Two of these books are dictionaries of dream symbols that I sometimes consult. There are numerous online sites such as "An Online Guide to Dream Interpretation."

Years ago, three days before her death, my grandmother told me about a dream she had the night before. In that dream, her mother knocked at the window and beckoned her to come. Because of that dream, she anticipated her death although she was home and had not been in declining health.

I'd like to learn more about dream research and am glad to see so many sites available to study. If you have a dream story, I'd love to know about it.