“Well that explains a lot!”
A week ago, my husband and I solved a ten-year marital problem. After pulling the covers off each other for over a decade, I finally got out a yardstick and discovered that we’d been using a queen-sized comforter on a king-sized bed! It brought a good laugh.
This was a problem by design. Design is important. A few days ago I had an interesting dream that underscored that very point.
In the dream, a husband and his wife were playing ping-pong.
Other adults gathered around the table to watch, and I stood to one side observing the scene. Before long the couple abandoned their ping-pong game for a tug-of-war, using a thick knotted rope. Tempers flared. Tears came. The crowd around them started to shout.
The wife turned to me. “Who are these people!” she yelled. “And whose side are they on?”
“They’re the great cloud of witnesses.” I said. “I think they’re trying to tell you something!”Continue reading
