Gratitude

Tonight I sorted through 6 large bags of clothing for Honduras.  My sister-in-law has been giving me their clothes for years and it is time to send another box.  We have sent close to 50 boxes since I met Mi Corazon, Reyes, and it is always a joyous event collecting clothing, shoes, toys and other items to send down to our family and many others.  The contents have changed slightly but remain mostly the same...the bare necessities (toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, deodorant, vitamins, socks, shoes, underwear, towels, etc.) and a few treats!  We don't always know what will be a "hit"...one box it was a talking parrot that was donated from a garage sale and made it into the box at the very last minute.  Other "hits" have been crayons and coloring books, bubbles, tootsie rolls, legos, Waf fel les (Waffles), Nutella, Nesquik, anything Barbie, anything Disney Princess, anything Superman, anything Spiderman, anything FUTBOL (Soccer), peanut butter and jelly, chicle (chewing gum), a glow in the dark ball, slinkies, beads to make jewelry, Spanish Popeye DVDs,  Christmas lights, Bible Story Book (en Espanol) and so much more!!!  The children love all of it and play together, quietly, for hours.  I was more than amazed when they sat and colored for 4 hours the first time they used crayons.  Art projects are their favorites!

Group Lego Project

Coloring together!