We had a fun Friday night
together. Janessa collects Littlest Pet Shop figurines and heard online that
some people had found some at Goodwill. Before we made the trek to the Goodwill
in Salt Lake, I said a silent prayer that we’d find a Littlest Pet Shop figure.
When we got to the store, the toy section looked puny and my hopes began to
crash. But we looked anyway. Goodwill had the small toys assembled in grab bags
hanging on the wall. Janessa looked on the lower racks and I looked above. Then
I saw one. Janessa informed me that this was a Littlest Pet Shop and it was a
rare one with glass eyes. In the same grab bag, was another Littlest Pet Shop
figurine. Janessa expressed her gratitude for my prayer and for God helping us
with this small miracle.
When we got home and she looked
at the other items in her bag, she came across a Lucky Charms fortune teller
where you click it and the dice is inside. The responses were Yes, No, Maybe,
Doubtful, Try Again, Always. We spent the rest of the evening asking questions
of the fortune teller. Most of the answers seemed plausible and even spooky. It
was fun!
Later, Janessa curled
up by me on the couch as I was writing. Then Janessa asked me what I usually
write about. I was sad to say that it’s usually about my problems, how to get
better and how to help people with similar problems. I showed her a book idea I
was working on and she read aloud the following excerpt:
“Trust that the universe will
take care of me. Enjoy each day! Await miracles. Don’t despair. Hang in there.”
At one point, Janessa said “Don’t
disappear.” I wondered where that statement came from. Then I realized she said
that instead of “Don’t despair.” I love it! She totally made my day.
If you’re ever feeling down,
spend time with a child. You’ll leave with a stronger belief in miracles,
dreams coming true and life is fun!
