A great treat!

A great thing to eat would be different for us all. Here we see a treat that most Mexicans around here really enjoy to eat. "Duros con cueritos" is what they are called and this shows a common way to eat them. That would be vegetables and pieces of pig skin on a a deep fried flour eatable plate. I personally cannot stomach the pig skin but the rest of it is indeed very good. Sharing a treat with a friend is even better. 

Why is it that things to eat or do are better shared with someone you love to be with? 

We are made to share. "A sharing machine"  That is what I think anyway. God created or invented LOVE as something that connects his marvelous creation. Sharing just does not make much sense without love. Share something with someone today!

Very good years!

Casa de Niños has been part of my life for 24 years. Years of learning, fun, and growing. God has done a good work in my life causing me to grow here in the midst of children. I have seen many lives blessed by what God has established in this place. This is truly a refuge in their time of great need. Thank you for supporting Irma and I in this work, and I pray that you will continue. Please encourage others and tell them about this wonderful work of God! Blessings and have a wonderful day!

How many years does love last?

Loving a baby is not very hard. It is a lot of work caring for one. I have seen many parents come to our gates with their older child saying that they want to leave him or her with us. The parent has reached their end and are ready to throw in the towel. Does love have an end? No it doesn't, but if you walk long enough on a wrong road you will feel lost. 

Love suffereth long, and is kind; love envieth not; love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,   doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not its own, is not provoked, taketh not account of evil;   rejoiceth not in unrighteousness, but rejoiceth with the truth;   beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. 

 Love never faileth...

Lizards and kids!

I have never seen so many different kinds of lizards as there are down here in Mexico. Not all are as cute as this one that was part of some fun for a few boys at the Casa. The lizard was not harmed, but he was used to scare a few girls. 

What a beautiful creature, and very fast as the boys had to work together to catch the little guy. 

Pray for our boys that they will grow up into wonderful men of God! 

Blessings to you and have a great week!

Preparing

Having some nice conversation with my dad in Minnesota and catching a gold finch preparing for the coming colder weather. I miss a snowfall and it is nice to be in Minnesota at the right time to enjoy the snow, then return to Mexico where the weather is much warmer. 

It is amazing seeing these birds prepare as it seems for more difficult times. They were flying back and forth for some time filling themselves then it started to snow and they stopped coming to the feeder. 

I wish that I had that type of wisdom; knowing and preparing. I do often know that something is coming but have not prepared or done the things that should have been done. God tells us things in his word then shows us those principles in his creation so that we should not miss it.