So. I just have to tell you what He’s doing. The public schools have teacher in-service today. So all the kids are out hem-hawing around. It’s a gorgeous fall day.
And now we’re “that house.”
The one where all the kids come.
It’s like I knew it was coming. And now it’s here. And I’m okay with that.
There’s lots of reasons why. One is selfish: they tenderly play with Caden and keep an eye on him. The rest are selfish too: I think God is in this. I think He insists on using us wherever we are if we’re available to Him. I think I have no idea what will happen. And I’ll probably get my heart broken and my idealistic ideas smashed. But I’m okay with that too.
On a hunch I asked if they were hungry. They gave me that little kid look. Where the answer is “yes” but they don’t know what to say to an adult. I passed out chips and soup and bananas. And fully comprehended why He’s been teaching me about frugality; it’s not so we can hoard the money we save. It’s so we can afford to give whatever away when it’s obvious that’s what He wants us to do.
And I can’t believe I read this post during all of this:
http://www.conversiondiary.com/2008/05/story-of-friendship.html