signs

i'm a big believer in signs.  sometimes i remain unconvinced until i see a sign.  i just have to have something rather tangible to confirm my beliefs.  well....

last weekend we were enjoying a family day out.  it's not often we have the gift of itinerancy and just meander through our day with no fixed agenda.  but this was one of those rare occasions.  first, we had to stop at old navy and exchange some christmas gifts for our daughter.  don't you hate it when the hanger says one size, when it's a COMPLETELY different sized garment?  i didn't notice, usually i do. back to the store they go.  then lunch.  i don't remember where we went, but we had a great time, lots of laughs and fun.  on the way home....we passed....THE GOODWILL SUPERSTORE.

i love my thrift shopping like crazy.  we've gotten some great deals at goodwill.  this was a new store, and we hadn't been there before.  we're halfway past, and little one says, "i wouldn't mind if we stopped and looked."  translation:  "mom and dad, i'd love to go to goodwill and pick up some new books."  that's what that usually means.  so we turn around, hunt for parking, and i do mean hunt, and proceed to shop.

furniture was a bust, so i gave up on that immediately.  i went to housewares.  hubby and little one went over to find board games.  i found the most interesting brass wall hanging, i had to buy it.  i had no idea what it said, but i knew i had to buy it.   it was in arabic, and it read (approximately, i cannot recreate it here):

الثقة في الله

which means Trust in God.

so...a sign?  i believe so.  i believe i'm on the right path.  it was a totally random stop, on a totally random day, and i found this?  there was a gentleman at the store shopping, who was Muslim.  he translated it for us.  he said if i hadn't found it first, he would be buying it.  i took that as A VERY GOOD SIGN.

i don't know why i have to have signs, and i can't take faith on well, faith, but i do.  i've struggled with this for a very long time.  and i think i may have found a home.  i'm still a bit uneasy, because i cannot get my memory to engage, and memorize phrases and words, but i'll get there.  i'll get there by making flashcards.  great.  more signs.  :)