A prompting

Leaving the apartment takes an absurd about of time.

including  multiple trips up and down the stairs.

Yesterday, determined to only make one trip

 I had both arms full:

three jackets

two bags

one HEAVY car seat 

a handful of snacks

and a toddler already racing down the stairs

A gentle thought whispered,

Grab the Ensign.  

Frustrated I took everything down to the car.

Buckled both kids in,

then ran back up the stairs to find the magazine.

After a long morning playing, I pull into our complex

look over my shoulder

to a miracle. 

Both  of them, OUT!

“Yea, behold, I will tell you in your mind and in your heart, by the Holy Ghost, which shall come upon you and which shall dwell in your heart.” —Doctrine and Covenants 8:2