Amazed

So, i have learned that my children will never cease to amaze me. Yesterday, my 7 month old started pulling up to standing. I feel like that shouldn't be happening already since it feels like just a week ago we brought her home from the hospital. She is incredibly proud of herself, too. I just love the silly grin she gets and then she screeches so that everyone (including the dogs) will look and appreciate what she just accomplished.

then, in the same day, my not quite 3 year old noticed the letters on a store that we visited. She informed me that they were large and purple, which they were. This was not astonishing to me, as she has been able to recognize letters and color for some time. What astounded me, was when she read them off "B-A-B-I That says Baby!" Okay, so i know it isn't perfect, but for a not quite 3 year old, color me highly impressed - with big purple letters!

Children truly are little sponges, and it is moments like that that make me thankful that i do actually put the time in with her to play, teach, guide, help her and learn FROM her.

Unanswered Questions

I frequently throw my questions about life out to the void, and either I figure things out, an answer comes to me, or the problem resolves itself. However, lately I have been feeling like my questions are being answered in a foreign language, like the universe is yelling at me "DO THIS" only I don't understand what the message is, only that it is urgent. I would dare to say that none of my current questions would warrant such a dramatic response. If you do not believe in fate, the power of the universe, signs, or the like, you may not understand the feelings I am trying to express.

I will admit, sometimes, I can read the signs wrong. Today for example, while running some errands, I passed a police officer supervising traffic around a construction zone. It was right around 32 degrees F today, so a bit nippy. At that moment, I thought "I should bring him some coffee." Well, after running my errands I had all but forgotten about the frozen "copcicle" until I ran through a drive through to get myself a coffee and my daughter a doughnut. The clerk accidentally charged me for 2 coffees and the doughnut. I had put the charge on my debit card, so instead of going through the hassle of removing the charge, getting a refund, etc, I thought maybe this was a sign that I SHOULD take that cold police officer a nice hot cup of coffee. So, away I went with the piping hot coffee, only to find that the construction crew including the supervising police officer were gone. So, my efforts at good karma were thwarted today.

I have gotten off topic. I still have my questions about my life, direction, goals, paths, and I am hoping that someday very soon I start to recieve my responses in English. Or at the very least, clearer signs that point me in the right direction!
Thanks for reading.