Let Her Go! Let Her Go! Can't Hold Her Back Anymore
The children have been studying England and Queen Victoria. It was suggested that we have high tea. That sounds great but in the scheme of things, pulling off a high tea would be a lot of work for me and something I would have to study and learn more about to actually do. BUT, God put someone very special in our lives to pull this off with class and charm.
Queen Elsa, the original Elsa, sent an invite for a high tea to the ladies of our home. Elsa is Austrian so her knowledge was far greater than mine on the topic and she has WAY more class than I do.
The girls dressed up fancy for their tea with Queen Elsa. We were quite the parade walking across the mission with Dolly clanking along in my heeled shoes. A driver even stopped to pick them up (walk beside them.) James is his name..........yep, can't make this stuff up Queen Elsa and James the driver.
Elsa greeted them at her "moat" and welcomed them dressed up in her fancy clothes too.
She was in full character and instructed the girls in etiquette and history as she served them.
The girls had a WONDERFUL time and indeed felt like royalty due to their royal treatment. They left with hugs and curtsies and a favor of a royal trumpet to use for declaration (or decoration.)
Elsa has served in Haiti for 30 years. Her husband brought music education to Haiti. He has since gone to be with the Lord but Elsa stayed in Haiti and continued to serve. A couple of years ago, she resigned her position and stayed on to aid in the transition of someone else to her position in the child sponsorship office. This week, she will board a plane and leave her home of 30 years. She is a wealth of knowledge and entertaining stories. She has driven all over this country and prayed herself through all kinds of situations. I selfishly will miss her and the way she loves on our children. I will miss out on all that I did not get to learn from her. She has encouraged me in language learning and in parenting our children, reminding me that they are my first ministry.
See the little birdie that catches the drips of the teapot....so clever!
Just cutting the edges of a napkin makes it extra fancy.
Lord, I thank you for Elsa, for the heart that You gave her to serve the people here. I pray God, that you continue to put people in her path that she can minister to. That folks in the states see the vast wealth of knowledge that she has in loving and serving others. Help her to find her niche and remind her, when she is lonely that she is still serving you....just on another mission field.
Nou renmen ou Madam Pete....anpil! anpil! anpil!
Queen Elsa, the original Elsa, sent an invite for a high tea to the ladies of our home. Elsa is Austrian so her knowledge was far greater than mine on the topic and she has WAY more class than I do.
The girls dressed up fancy for their tea with Queen Elsa. We were quite the parade walking across the mission with Dolly clanking along in my heeled shoes. A driver even stopped to pick them up (walk beside them.) James is his name..........yep, can't make this stuff up Queen Elsa and James the driver.
Elsa greeted them at her "moat" and welcomed them dressed up in her fancy clothes too.
She was in full character and instructed the girls in etiquette and history as she served them.
The girls had a WONDERFUL time and indeed felt like royalty due to their royal treatment. They left with hugs and curtsies and a favor of a royal trumpet to use for declaration (or decoration.)
Elsa has served in Haiti for 30 years. Her husband brought music education to Haiti. He has since gone to be with the Lord but Elsa stayed in Haiti and continued to serve. A couple of years ago, she resigned her position and stayed on to aid in the transition of someone else to her position in the child sponsorship office. This week, she will board a plane and leave her home of 30 years. She is a wealth of knowledge and entertaining stories. She has driven all over this country and prayed herself through all kinds of situations. I selfishly will miss her and the way she loves on our children. I will miss out on all that I did not get to learn from her. She has encouraged me in language learning and in parenting our children, reminding me that they are my first ministry.
See the little birdie that catches the drips of the teapot....so clever!
Lord, I thank you for Elsa, for the heart that You gave her to serve the people here. I pray God, that you continue to put people in her path that she can minister to. That folks in the states see the vast wealth of knowledge that she has in loving and serving others. Help her to find her niche and remind her, when she is lonely that she is still serving you....just on another mission field.
Nou renmen ou Madam Pete....anpil! anpil! anpil!
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