Dreams from God is an inspirational story of how, through dreams, God brought about the most unusual and fantastic adventures, from devastating heartache to something miraculous. The story is interwoven with situations the author encountered and the people she met along the way.
Dreams from God
A Glimpse of the Future by God's Grace
By Susan C. McDermott, Sonny HestonAuthorHouse
Copyright © 2015 Susan C. McDermott
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-5049-6429-6Contents
Preface, xi,
Acknowledgments, xiii,
Chapter 1 My Inspirations, 3,
Chapter 2 My Beginning, 9,
Chapter 3 Marriage and Divorce, 13,
Chapter 4 Self-Suciency: The Garden, 16,
Chapter 5 Self-Suciency: The Animals, 29,
Chapter 6 Self-Suciency: The Honeybees, 33,
Chapter 7 Self-Suciency: The Great Pumpkin, 35,
Chapter 8 Self-Suciency: Other Fun Stu, 39,
Chapter 9 The Prairie, 44,
Chapter 10 The Big Mistake, 46,
Chapter 11 The Unexpected Dream, 51,
Chapter 12 The Promise, 57,
Chapter 13 Dream Becomes Reality, 60,
Chapter 14 Meeting Takes Place, 62,
Chapter 15 Constant Prayer, 66,
Chapter 16 God's Voice, 68,
Chapter 17 Unexpected Second Dream, 71,
Chapter 18 The Talk, 78,
Chapter 19 My Hope, 80,
Chapter 20 The Command, 83,
Chapter 21 Excitement to Read, 89,
Chapter 22 The Fire, 92,
Chapter 23 The Gift, 94,
Chapter 24 Pure Evil, 97,
Chapter 25 Unexpected Third Dream, 100,
Chapter 26 Dream Fullled, 104,
Chapter 27 The Old Farmhouse, 108,
Chapter 28 The Future, 115,
Chapter 29 God's Protection, 119,
Chapter 30 The Marriage, 122,
Chapter 31 The Lesson, 127,
Chapter 32 My Mother, 130,
Chapter 33 The Darkness, 133,
Chapter 34 Faith and More Surgeries, 141,
CHAPTER 1
My Inspirations
Let me give you a brief background of my family. I lived with my maternal grandmother, who emigrated from Germany before World War II with my grandfather and mother and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My grandmother was a quiet but strong woman. Imagine bringing your family to a new land, not speaking the language, having to find a place to live and get a job, and then going through the Great Depression.
My grandparents had one daughter, my mother. My mother never really talked about her childhood, except to say that her father never hugged her or told her he loved her. But my grandmother was loving even in the midst of trying to cope with all the challenges of a new country. My grandfather eventually divorced my grandmother and left for parts unknown, leaving my grandmother to care for my mother and try to make a living. My grandfather was an uncaring, very selfish person. I don't ever remember meeting him.
My grandmother found work stripping tobacco, which was a miserable job. In her later years, she cared for wealthy children when their parents were away on business or pleasure. I had the utmost admiration for my grandmother. In a way, she became my mother and taught me how to sew, bake, and make soap, but most of all to be frugal. I lived with her until I graduated from high school.
My father was my other inspiration. He also emigrated from Germany with his family when he was young and settled in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My dad was an accomplished musician and was first chair violinist in Germany. German schools were very diff erent from American schools. They were extremely disciplined. If the lines going in from recess were not perfectly straight, whoever was out of line received a hard slap.
My father started school in the United States around the age of ten. This was a challenge because he spoke no English. A few years after coming to America, his father passed away, leaving my father, his older and younger brothers, and his mother. This had to be extremely hard on my grandmother. My memor
