SIGNS FROM ABOVE

My son Alex and I were getting ready to go for a walk when my husband Steven came into the room.

“Where are you two headed?” he asked.

“We’re going to take a walk in the woods.” Alex said as he was putting on his jacket. “Do you want to come?”

Steven shook his head. “I’ve still got some work to finish up.” He looked over at me. “You two have a good time.”

I was slipping into my own coat. “Hey, did I tell you that while I was sweeping the kitchen, after breakfast this morning, I found a white feather about this big?” I held my pointer finger and thumb about two inches apart.

Steven nodded his head. “That’s a pretty big feather to find in the house.”

I looked over at Alex. “See! I told you it was a sign from my guardian angel!”

Alex looked over at Steven and shook his head. “I told her it was probably from one of my pillows in my bedroom.” Alex looked over at me. “Because if we go by your reasoning then I have about four signs from guardian angels on my bedroom floor right now!”

I ignored his reasoning and looked back over at Steven. “Right after I found the feather I looked out the kitchen window and saw a red cardinal sitting on the pine tree!” I looked back at Alex. “Another sign of good luck.”

Alex started to laugh. “You have three bird feeders in the back yard! Of course you’re going to be seeing birds out there!”

“Come on!” I said as I zipped up my coat. “A white feather and a red cardinal all within a minute! That can’t be a coincidence.” I reached into the pocket of my coat, looking for my gloves when I felt a coin instead and pulled it out.

Holding it up for both of them to see. “Now I find a penny in my pocket!” I looked at both of them. “How much more proof do you need to see? Clearly I’m finding good luck signs all over the place!”

Steven looked over at Alex and shrugged his shoulders then looked over at me. “Why don’t you toss that penny in the other room so I can find it? I could use some good luck.”

I tucked the penny back in my pocket. “That’s not how these things work.” I explained.

“So you’re telling me that you can’t give some of your luck to me?”

“Nope. These signs are just for me.” I looked over at Alex. “Are you ready to go?”

“Sure.”

Steven followed us to the front door.

Waiting in the doorway, watching us as we walked to the car, Steven finally called out. “Okay, I figured out a way to get around your rules.”

I turned around and looked at him. A confused look on my face. “What do you mean by getting around my rules?”

“Well,” Steven leaned against the door jam crossing his arms across his chest. “You’re telling me that you’re the one finding all these signs of luck so after your walk could you swing by the store and pick up some lottery tickets?”

I looked over the car roof to Alex who was standing by the passenger door and sighed as I rolled my eyes.

Alex shrugged his shoulders and started to laugh. “Hey, you’re the one that’s bragging about finding all these lucky signs today.”