. Enjoy listening to others for what you receive may be a new friend.
Magdalena was a reluctant participant in our literacy workshops until I listened to her story of un creciendo, a sudden rushing of water down a dry arroyo, when she was a child. The water came up in her grandmother's yard and took her two brothers down stream. They were rescued after clutching a tree for several hours. Magdalena had a Cinderella story as a child but no prince to the rescue. Her stepmother would not let her go to school but instead kept her home to do the chores. Knowing very little English she has lived all of her life in Grant County. During workshops for two years I would say, Please teach me some Spanish! She mainly ignored my requests and would seldom make eye contact. After listening to her story the face in the picture became her typical greeting accompanying, "Hola, Michelle."
Lord send someone today for me to listen to and show your love for them through me.
Con el favor de Dios,
Michelle
