10-28-01 @ 1:16 am EDT

...that I sat on the couch with Dad and I had a little black kitten. It crawled all over me and when it nestled against my arm I cried out to Dad about how cute it was. Then I decided to see if it was male or female, because I had no idea what to name it. I thought Lucifer would make a cool name for a cat, but it would have to be male. What was it?

I lifted it up to check it out and it seemed to be a little bloody, but I couldn't tell its sex. I think it was female, but couldn't be sure. I tried to hold it up to have Dad tell me but it wouldn't stop squirming. The blood didn't really worry me, as I knew it was supposed to be there. But I was puzzled that I couldn't figure out if it was a boy or a girl.

That was all there was to the dream. I like to think sometimes that God--or someone else--sends messages through our dreams. But I can't flatter myself thinking He or she would do so. And even if they did, what would it mean?