FAQ Fridays: A Dream About My Brother

So you had a dream about your brother. Which one?

Luke, the one who died.

Have you dreamed about him before?

No. (Well, I've dreamed about him dead, but that doesn't really count.)

And it's funny, a lot of people have had dreams with him in them, and I've always felt bad because it doesn't happen to me.

My BFF had a dream with Luke in it shortly after he died (they were very close) and said to him in the dream, "Why don't you go visit your sister? You should go visit your sister!" And he said, "Nah, she's too sad."

So I've always kind of felt like when I'm not so sad anymore, I'll dream of him. I had no idea it would take more than 6 years to get to that point, though.

What was the dream like?

He was his teenaged self, with crazy bushy hair, not the age he was when he died (27), when he had his hair pretty much buzz-cut.

He was across a busy city street from me (not sure where), and he saw me and his face lit up with a smile and he waved, and I waved back, and then he was gone.

So you didn't get to talk to him?

No. (My husband's first question when I told him about the dream was, "Did you ask him if he likes the boy name we picked?" [If we have a son, we're planning to name him Luke.] He was disappointed that my brother and I didn't get to have that conversation.)

How do you feel about the dream?

Good. Really good. I personally believe those connections in dreams are very real...as real as if we were talking long-distance on the phone. I really hope I dream of him again, and this time we get to have a conversation. But just seeing him....alive isn't the right word here...present, maybe? That was awesome.

Hope everyone has a lovely weekend. Thanks for spending some time here this week. :)

XOXO

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