October 10, 2010

happy thanksgiving

welcome to my world

when you don't have family near by you have to make family

this is my roatan family

carlos, the young man in the green shirt is our gardener

and we have definitely 'adopted' him

and have grown to love his family too

we had such a wonderful time together

sharing, laughing, stumbling through spanish/english together

but all the while extending our hearts and hands to each other.

it was a very special time

with too much food, lots of cake (not pie as they don't like that as much)

and lots and lots of laughter!

kendi the girl in the front came to the house a few hours early 

and helped me stuff the bird, peel veggies

and we made name cards for everyone

i taught her to stamp and emboss and she loved that!

we put a bible verse on the inside of each card 

and during the dinner everyone read it

we expressed what we are thankful for

i was so overcome with emotion that tears welled up in my eyes

those of you who know me well, realize how hard it is for me to not have family nearby

so to have these special people gathered around my table was really wonderful.

i realize that class, language, color doesn't matter one bit when 

love is expressed and shared.

it really doesn't matter at all

i am thankful

so thankful

for His unending love,

for my family across the globe

for my family near at hand

for friends who know me and still love me

and for a husband who still whistled at me when i dress up nice.

i am blessed.

happy thanksgiving.