Goosebumps

The strangest thing happened this morning. The boys woke up early, as usual, and as I was getting them out of bed Sophie stumbled into the room in a half-awake state. I took her to the potty, and as she was rubbing her eyes trying to wake up, she looked up toward the ceiling with a surprised look on her face like something startled her. She said "Oh, Mommy! It's a birthday!" then reached toward the celing for something. I looked up expecting to see a moth or a spider on the ceiling, but just saw the ceiling. Sophie whispered "I can't reach it, Mommy. It's a birthday!" then went back to rubbing her eyes and waking up.

I thought she must be dreaming or sleep-walking until I relayed that story to my dad tonight. Moments later, he e-mailed me a picture of a gravestone. Today would have been my mom's 65th birthday. I had it in my head that her birthday was later this week. When Sophie mentioned a birthday, I chuckled and said "Lord, if today was the 4th, you'd have me a little freaked out!" Needless to say, He has me a little awe-struck.

As a Christian, I fully believe that Sophie saw something this morning. I'm not sure what, but I believe it.

Happy birthday, Mom.