Sisters and Cookies

A few days back, we were walking to the store because Harp found a dollar, immediately assumed ownership of the cash (that had been sitting by my bed) and like her parents, decided that money found should be money spent. So, we headed to the store to buy something with her own money - to choose an item and pay out of her own little purse. She decided on a cookie from the cafe, an oatmeal chocolate delight - big, chunky and delicious.

And she shared it all the way home with her sister, doling out little bits faster than she could eat them herself. Because, although Rosie is young in years, her appetite for sugary goodness is quite well developed. When anything sweet crosses her lips, she shoves the stuff in her mouth like she's starving...all while signing the word "more" and shouting her desire for "more" through the food patiently awaiting mastication inside her cheeks. The girl wants more. And Harper just laughed and obliged...with her very special cookie. I'm constantly awed by Harper's patience and care of Rose. There are times when they need the normal amount of guidance to learn how to get along. But more often than not, I'll look over to see Harp setting up a bed on the floor just for Rosie, fetching Rose's Kitty or blanket, helping her brush her teeth (one of Rose's favorite activities), or simply relieving her frustration with a difficult toy. She's truly the kindest sibling I've ever seen, gentle and generous.

So when the cookie was almost gone and I was walking ahead of the two of them, the little thing that Harp did and said shouldn't have surprised me, but it made me smile all the way home and honestly, I'm still smiling. "Here ya go Rosie, you have the last piece." Just like that, the last piece of cookie. Sisters.........Rosie might never know just how very lucky she is.