Seagulls, Mosquitoes, Charlie Brown God & More Surprises

Today, I went to take the children out to lunch, something I haven't done in a long time. Well thank goodness I did because when we got in the car we found our furry babies waiting for us! What the h*ll? How did that happen? Luckily I had left the windows cracked & a cover over the windshield to block sunlight. I had thought earlier in the morning I had heard our little dog barking but I didn't see her anywhere so I assumed it was a neighbor's dog that I mistakenly identified as ours. When our little one didn't sleep with us I had assumed she slept with my niece instead. Boy was I wrong! We were certainly surprised to see them & they were relieved to see us & eagerly jumped out to go do their business & come in the house. I called my husband explaining in a confused state & he sheepishly answered that he had forgotten he put them in there the other night when doing something else. I really teased my husband terribly about this, our poor babies!!

The other surprise is that a friend, while laying on her bed staring at the ceiling, crying & soul searching over a recent emotional event suddenly noticed a pattern in the ceiling texture. It was that of a cross & Jesus' hands reaching out with two hearts below it. Shortly after this a person who had caused her unhappiness called & apologized & wanted to come over. It was a surprising way to see & hear God. He is everywhere when we have the time to look & listen. This is on top of the fact that I had a dream last night that the problem had resolved itself. Interesting isn't it?

I took the boys to the park again today where, NOT surprisingly, we were viciously attacked by mosquitoes again. They chased seagulls & made a new friend. The friend actually had a book of Charlie Brown & Snoopy - he was only 8, I didn't think 8 yr olds knew who Charlie Brown & Snoopy were. That was a nice surprising blast from the past!

Once home from the park I happened to notice our old washing machine's door was open. How odd I thought as I went to close it. More to my surprise was yucky old laundry sitting in it. Gross. So I thought I should check the old dryer & yes, there was more of our missing laundry. This explains what my 3 yr old has been doing when he has taken a bit longer coming upstairs than the rest of us: helping me do laundry - bless his heart!

The last surprise I will tell about that happened today is that I got to play a simple game of checkers on line with a friend who lives in a foreign country. The fact that I was able to is cool enough to me, plus it was fun as rules are different in different countries apparently & the board showed up in both our native languages. Technology is cool. Plus the fact that we had time to visit with each other for quite a while was very nicely surprising in itself.

Dear Readers, today I wish you friends found new & old; the ability to hear / see God wherever / however He may choose to get your attention & send you a message / whomever your God may be; & I wish you happy furry-baby visits in surprising ways as well. Be well & Be Blessed!