One of the things I appreciate the most about my childhood is the effort my parents took to love, care, and spend time with me and my siblings. I have been given a certain confidence and perseverance in life because of the foundation of loving and supportive parents.
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One of the things I appreciate the most about my childhood, is the effort my parents took to love, care, and spend time with me and my siblings. I have been given a certain confidence and perseverance in life because of the foundation of loving and supportive parents.
"I thought about that as I prepared to go to Honduras to visit the Good Shepherd Children's Home. What does life look like for a group of children living in a third-world country doing daily life without parents?"
Now, I know that children are resilient and are able to find happiness in the tiniest nooks and in the hardest of situations, but I was shocked to see that these children were far from lacking in how much love they received on a daily basis from their tias (Spanish for ‘aunt’).
There was at least one tia in each house in which the children stay. They cook. They clean. They get them ready for school. They laugh and smile with them when they do well. They discipline them when they misbehave. They comfort them when they cry. They do the little things, like make special frozen chocolate covered bananas treats to eat on a hot afternoon. They pray with them and they pray for them. These women empower the children in their care to live full, joyful lives and to dream about the future rather than worry about taking care of their needs today.
After seeing how much the tias devote their time and life to these children, the term ‘aunt’ does not do these amazing women justice – they are angels. I think that any woman who dedicates some portion of her life to taking care of children; especially, children that are not her own has to be an angel.
" I was mentally prepared for empty hearts and sad eyes looking at me — eyes that reflected their abandoned situation."
I now find myself smiling as I think about the first morning I met the children in the cafeteria for breakfast. I was mentally prepared for empty hearts and sad eyes looking at me – eyes that reflected their abandoned situation. Oh the joy that comes with being wrong!
What an amazing opportunity to see pure joy that I have no doubt was contributed by the consistent love of Jesus shown through the tias of Good Shepherd .
Rice Bowls and Bridgewater customers do truly make feeding these beautiful children on a daily basis a reality. This women's appreciation month, we are so thankful for the women who do their part to empower the next generation- whether that's through purchasing a candle or cooking a meal. Thank you!
"I thought about that as I prepared to go to Honduras to visit the Good Shepherd Children's Home. What does life look like for a group of children living in a third-world country doing daily life without a parent(s)?"
Now, I know that children are resilient and are able to find happiness in the tiniest nooks and in the hardest of situations, but I was shocked to see that these children were far from lacking in how much love they received on a daily basis from their tias (Spanish for ‘aunt’).
There was at least one tia in each house in which the children stay. They cook. They clean. They get them ready for school. They laugh and smile with them when they do well. They discipline them when they misbehave. They comfort them when they cry. They do the little things, like make special frozen chocolate covered bananas treats to eat on a hot afternoon. They pray with them and they pray for them. These women empower the children in their care to live full, joyful lives and to dream about the future rather than worry about taking care of their needs today.
After seeing how much the tias devote their time and life to these children, the term ‘aunt’ does not do these amazing women justice – they are angels. I think that any woman who dedicates some portion of her life to taking care of children; especially, children that are not her own has to be an angel.
" I was mentally prepared for empty hearts and sad eyes looking at me — eyes that reflected their abandoned situation."
I now find myself smiling as I think about the first morning I met the children in the cafeteria for breakfast. I was mentally prepared for empty hearts and sad eyes looking at me – eyes that reflected their abandoned situation. Oh the joy that comes with being wrong!
What an amazing opportunity to see pure joy that I have no doubt was contributed by the consistent love of Jesus shown through the tias of Good Shepherd .
Rice Bowls and Bridgewater customers truly do to make feeding these beautiful children on a daily basis a reality. This women's appreciation month, we are so thankful for the women who do their part to empower the next generation- whether that's through purchasing a candle or cooking a meal. Thank you!
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