We’d love for you all to come to
Guatemala and meet all the precious children we work with, but we know that is
not possible. So we are going to
introduce you to our sweeties!
(Thoughts and reflections by
Carl)
Luz loves to do and say the same things over
and over. Her favorite things to say are “Ha Ha” “Hi” “Dat Da” and “De Nada”
(You’re Welcome) when someone say “Gracias” (Thank You.) Repeating her makes
her happy. Some of her favorite things to do are to bounce or roll plastic
balls from one side of the patio to the other, watching and waiting for it to
fall off into the grass. There are 2 different swings that she really likes as
well. Getting pulled in a wagon is also fun even though she is way too big for it.
She spends much of her time searching for things. When she finds paper,
cardboard or any other material that she can rip up and tear into small pieces,
she will do it until it is the size of confetti. When these things are not
available, leaves and blades of grass work great for tearing up. Her sight is
quite interesting. She obviously can’t see things clearly. Sometimes you can be
standing close by and she has to search to find you. She touches your face to
know who you are. This can be very uncomfortable for most, but you get use to
it very quickly. Then I come along and Luz becomes very excited to rub my
cheeks. She is elated when I don’t shave for 2 days. It is the perfect amount
of bristles that she wants to rub kind of hard between her hand, sometimes
hurts a little. Also Luz wants to rub her face and her arms against the
scruffiness. This makes her really excited. There is no hiding from this sweet
princess because when she hears my voice, she hunts me down until she finds me.
