Meet Luz!

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.