A day of writing with Lourdes

My happiness carried over into today.  It was so nice!

Marlin and I were alone at the Breakfast Program.  Marlin's baby belly is starting to show!  The kids were really, really good at our group.  Three of the girls had a giggling fit right before we prayed.  Oh well, I was probably one of those girls more than once in my life.

Lourdes came as they were all leaving.  She made a point to tell me that she is much more relaxed these days because she knows that things go well when I am in charge and that every detail will be taken care of.  It felt great to hear that.  I know that things go well, but it is always nice to be told you do a good job and more importantly,  it makes me really happy to hear that Lourdes is able to relax.

We received a letter regarding the Sarmiento's hope to move to the US.  It required a response, which meant Lourdes and I spent hours at the computer this afternoon.  It is a good bonding time for us.  And we write in the same way, just in different languages, so we enjoy writing together.  We think we could write books or daily devotionals and make millions!

I am looking forward to trying out another car tomorrow.  It belongs to the son of Jairo's good friend.  He bought it brand new.  Knowing the history of a car is a BIG deal in Honduras.  It is also diesel, which is great here.  I think I have been doing a good job at being thoughtful and careful in this process.  In some cases there have been cars that I like and can afford to purchase, but that aren't practical for various reason such as gas mileage or upkeep.  I think Jairo understands that I am trying to be practical, not picky.

I often provide entertainment for people without knowing it.  Yesterday I forgot how to read in English - Jairo was still laughing about that today.  Today we were talking about the marriage conference tomorrow.  Jairo invited a boy who serves in the kitchen most days to attend the conference.  He knew that I would have no partner to bring so he announced that he was going to bring me.  He is really sweet, but I think he is about 21 years old.  He was joking.  So now everyone is teasing me that I have a date tomorrow.  I know he doesn't think of it as a real date, and both of us can learn about love and marriage.