Smiling SO BIG

Happy Valentine's Day to all of you out there! Today was an excellent day and sad too. You see, Steph left for China...it's a happy sad thing. We dropped her off at IWU and she leaves tomorrow from Indy. Wow!

But the rest of the day was a day to make a person smile...at least me. At International House, I feel like I am really getting to know the kids and I just love them so much. It is great to be teaching and I pray that God can use me effectively in their lives. Both Mohammads and Isra were there today along with Halima and her silent sister Isha. Halima is learning English well and when she comprends a new word, her face lights up. I could go on with many more kids…maybe some other time.


Tonight, though I think was the best! My cousin Jeff and I decided to give away flowers. You see his Aunt owns a flower shop and they throw away any flowers with the tiniest bit of imperfect. So we took some red roses and delivered them to people. So great! We went to friends’ houses and then ended up at Higher Grounds and Walmart where we just handed flowers to whoever we thought needed them. (We even dropped one off at the Pizza Hut drive through). It makes me so happy to see others smile and many seemed to really appreciate it. So satisfying and fun too! Oh yeah...if you are wondering what is on the top pic of Jeff and I...it's my Mom's hat!!! Opps! We thought it was funny.