God's wife.

I love this story so though I'd share it :)

An eye witness account from New York City , on a cold day in December, some years ago:

A little boy, about 10-years-old, was standing before a shoe store on the
roadway, barefooted, peering through the window, and shivering With cold.

   A lady approached the young boy and said,
  'My, but you're in such deep thought staring in that window!'
  'I was asking God to give me a pair of shoes,'was the boy's reply.

   The lady took him by the hand, went into
  the store, and asked the clerk to get half a dozen pairs of socks
for the boy. She then asked if he could give her a basin of water
and a towel. He quickly brought them to her.

She took the little fellow to the back
part of the store and, removing her gloves, knelt down, washed
his little feet, and dried them with the towel.
By this time, the clerk had returned with
the socks... Placing a pair upon the boy's feet, she purchased him a pair of shoes..

      She tied up the remaining pairs of socks
and gave them to him... She patted him on the head and said, 'No
doubt, you will be more comfortable now.'
   As she turned to go, the astonished kid
caught her by the hand, and looking up into her face, with tears in his eyes, asked her.

  'Are you God's wife?'

Humble pie...

We were driving to fetch Paul from work yesterday and approached a traffic light where there usually are at least 3 children begging. I didn't have any money on me (literally, not a cent!) and rolled my window up so I wouldn't have to make contact with them because I wasn't in the mood for a guilt-trip as well. One of the young people was walking on crutches and had thick bandages wrapped all around his leg. Now Julie was sitting in the front seat next to me and she'd brought her purse with in the hopes of going to the shops after we'd picked Paul up so she could buy herself some 'gel stickers'. She saw this young guy, felt sorry for him and wanted to give him some money. I asked her if she had any coins on her and she said no and then without thinking, she took the only money she had, a R20-note, out of her purse and gave it to me so I could give it to him. I was moved to tears and was so humbled by the compassion of my beautiful (inside and out) girl. We really do learn so much from them...

Kids' Quips

I love that Edie is getting bigger but there are still a few words she has difficulty saying properly. A few minutes ago, they were playing outside and she says to me, "Mom, do you want to go on an ACBENTURE (adventure) with me? :) So we sang "Follow the Prophet" while walking around the wendy house... I love that I can see / hear and do this with my kids!