Vampires, Werewolves and Ghosts?

Not hardly! There is quite an obsession these days in the media, books and movies though. Apparently howling at the moon is of great interest to the general public, it’s of interest to me as well, but for a much different reason. While I believe in the Supernatural, “For we are not fighting against flesh-and-blood enemies, but against evil rulers and authorities of the unseen world, against mighty powers in this dark world, and against evil spirits in the heavenly places.” Ephesians 6:12 NLT. See? The Bible is clear there is a realm we don’t see but there is plenty to concern me here in the Natural that I can see.

I know a lot of people who say that there is no credence to the idea that the full moon affects people’s behavior, moods, or actions. Having worked in a psychiatric facility for 17 years and I could tell you stories not just of wild behavior by the residents but the staff as well!

I’ve been keeping a log of behavior trying to find any pattern or trigger for Monkey’s “bad days”. This brings us to last night, a good night, a couple of behavior issues but NOTHING like what we used to deal with, easily redirected and all in all, a good night. My dear husband wasn’t feeling well so he stayed home from Church and was watching How It’s Made. Of course, they’re making donuts! So Monkey began to ask for donuts and I said something like maybe (MAYBE) tomorrow. Apparently maybe isn’t in her vocabulary. She went to bed and I went to the grocery store and got some donuts along with some other necessities.

Fast forward to the wee hours of the morning when my sweetie says, “Monkey is jumping on the bed.” For some reason these up all nighters tend to come on the nights I stayed up late and have a hugely busy day the next day. I went upstairs and she was waiting by the door saying, “Dunkin Donuts?” Are you kidding me? I tried to get her to sleep but there was no sleep to be had! And so although she didn’t howl at the moon she did jump on her bed. When I stumbled downstairs at 5:45am to scribble on the calendar it was a bad night, I noticed that it was the night before the full moon. Ahhh, it makes sense as I flip back through the past several months this morning now my eyes are open.

From now on I believe I will be napping the night before the full moon! And while I’m at it I think I’ll grab a quick nap now before I have to take the dog to the vet.