There are moments all day long that I think things and say “I should make a list on the blog of stuff like this” and then I forget. So sorry for that. But I’m going to start a list right now and see how far I get on it.
I learned the word for peanut today. I was buying some peanut m&m’s at the store. (First time since I’ve been here). You can say mani. But evidently here they say cacahuete. And boy is that my favorite word of September and the one day of October I’ve seen. Say “with peanut” con cacahuete and I’m just rolling. No clue why I think it’s funny. But it is.
I found these chip type things in our cabinet at the volunteer house this summer. It’s hard to describe but this flavor is barbeque and I like em. Bought a bag for 25 cents at the store and saw this on the back. Evidently this is something for the kids because the little hula hoops of barbecue goodness are too small for my adult grown up fingers.
Story of the day- before I went home to renew my visa one of my girls asked me to buy her a shirt for her birthday. Black white or red with graphics on it. Typical wings and swords and skull type looking shirt (although I wasn’t going to buy her skulls). I found a few things that would have been good but were XL. And this girl is definitely a small. But I found a shirt in Lifeway store that seemed to be good. I brought it back and found it her birthday is in MAY. I joked with her about this and asked her what she was thinkin askin me to buy her something almost a year away. Side note- I’ve had discussions with this girl about her worth and explained that she is LOVED. Just because she is God’s creation. Apart from anyone else. (She had low self esteem and very little understanding of Christ’s esteem of her). Well this morning she shared during an open circle time (who wants to share something this morning?) about how she talked with another one of our girls last week about “How can God love me when I’ve done so many bad things before?” Then God just showed her He loves her one night. And she gets it. Just gets it. Just gotta love that. So decided today was a good day to give her her shirt. Because she is LOVED. Just have to love how the Holy Spirit works.
So I waited til the girls went in their houses tonight and asked her to come out so I could talk to her. I got a girl to help interpret the things I can’t say. I explained to her that when I was home everything I saw was too big. And how I bought this shirt. And I wanted her to know that God loves her more than anyone else ever can and he KNEW why I bought that shirt for her 3 weeks ago. I told her I loved her too. But God loves her MORE. And he knows.
She put her head on the table and wept.
I love God. I love to see His plan unfold. I love to just be able to watch And be a small part of it.
So grateful. For chips. And peanuts. And Tshirts.
Be HIS-
Andi
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