"Can We Talk?"

This is our grandson, Nate. He turned 10 months old this week. At this age he can understand a few words, especially "No". He can also speak a few words such as "no" and "mommy". However, he really cannot communicate yet. Mostly, if he wants something he cries to let people know he has a need.

The other day I realized that this is sort of how we feel here in Hungary right now. We know a few words that we try to use when we communicate, and we can understand a few words when people try to talk to us. But, for the most part, we really cannot communicate. There have been days when we felt like a crying infant saying, "I want to tell you what I need but you don't understand what I am trying to say." And there have been times when people have tried to talk to us and all we can do is smile and look "cute" (see picture above). Of course, it doesn't take them long to know that we haven't a clue what they just said.

Of course, it won't be long before Nate will be able to understand more words and his vocabulary will increase so that he can communicate better. This is the hope that we have for us as well: that we will grow from infant to toddler and eventually to an adult.

We sign up for language school this Friday. This will be a semester-long course running from Feb. 15 through May 15. Pray for us as we begin the learning process.