Sweet Sounds

Sometimes, if you stop and listen, you will hear the most amazing sounds.
I don't stop enough. I definitely don't listen enough. I hear plenty, but I listen too little.

When I do listen, here's what hits me...

A purring cat calms me instantly. Especially Rascal cat. Her purr is loud and boisterous, no holding back. Full of love. Sometimes it says "You rubbed my belly!! I LOVE YOU!". Other times, the purr is a happy acknowledgement that you said good morning to her. Bailey purrs are also lovely, but with his massive coat and loud meowing, the purrs often get muffled.

Sophie's voice, when not screaming, so soft and sweet, is the prettiest thing I have ever heard. To hear her say "On koh" (encore) after I have read Alligator Pie for the 20th time in a row, makes reading it the 21st time a pleasure. Listening to her "come to life" in the morning as she wakes, with all the soft cooing and sleepy moans, makes it hard not to jet into her room and scoop her up out of her crib.

One of the sweetest sounds of all, is hearing the man I love, all big and bold, softly speak beautiful words of complete adoration to my lovely little girl. His affection for her is bigger than he is, and her big blue eyes gaze back at him in complete reciprocation.

-jl