Day 29: Sign Language

I helped out in children's church this morning at Netcast and there was a precious little girl there today. I was in the 2 year old's room, which I hadn't helped in before, but I do love that age. Anyways, this little girl, Ruthie, had hearing aids and had obviously not had the easiest time learning to talk. She could communicate with us though, but she also signed a lot. I know a scattering of sign language and was able to form a bond with her through that. It was obvious that she couldn't sign around everyone because most people weren't able to understand that, but I was able to sit with her and point to letters, signing them and saying them, able to call her a beautiful girl, able to rejoice over the balloons we saw and so much more. I was so thankful for the bond with an incredible two-year-old child.