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DREAM MACHINE

It seems First Daughter Jenna Bush had a nightmare some time in the last year. In it, her dad lost re-election. She woke up determined to throw herself into his campaign so that her bad dream wouldn’t come true.

Both Bush daughters were a lot more visible this time around than last, observers said, adding a lot of humor and sparkle to the campaign. Who knows how many votes they gained for their dad? Maybe a lot. The dream tidbit is apparently part of an upcoming article in Newsweek.

Our daughter Eden is fascinated by dreams and psychology. She’s has a couple of books on the subject. She said she heard that Abraham Lincoln dreamed about his own assassination, although usually dreams aren’t predictive: they’re mostly to show you what your subconscious mind is thinking.

We decided it would make a cool research paper to link dreams and history, to see how lots of things might have changed as a result of somebody’s “interior movie” that compelled them to act in some way.

Come to think of it, you know those exit pollsters who took so much heat last week for being so wrong? Maybe they shouldn’t have been asking voters who they voted for. Maybe they should have laid them out on couches and asked them about their dreams. You know: “Vatch zee vatch.”

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Praise report: The Lord has moves, doesn’t He? He granted Monday’s prayer request, that a young Navy man named Nick could get time off from a rather skeptical superior to take a special test for his future private-sector job. Thank You, Jesus! Bless that officer for his gracious permission, and let this young Navy man know that the power of prayer can torpedo any obstacle to God’s good will for our lives. (Philippians 2:13)

Prayer request: A friend’s sister, Janet, was to have a baby by C-section yesterday. Father, keep them in Your peace and protection. We pray that it all went well and that she’and the baby are healthy, happy and ready to come home soon. (Psalm 121:5-8)