Ava...I love you!

Isn't it great, for those out there that have at least 2 or more kids, how you always have individual time to spend with each of them if you take the opportunity. This time with Ava occurs on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Usually we hang out watching a short movie together, some times we feed the animals, other times we read books, etc. To be honest one my favorites of all is listening to music and dancing with AVA. This past Tuesday we started to do this, but I was lead another way.

I grabbed my computer and instead of hitting Pandora, I was led to check out You Tube. I thought to myself, why not pull up some songs for Ava in Creole, her native language. I thought, at least maybe we could sing some songs together and she could help me with my Creole.

I searched YOU TUBE by typing in "Haiti Worship Service", thinking this was the best way to gather some music. When I did this, the video attached to this blog came up. When the preacher began to speak, Ava disappeared. I was thinking that she was not interested at all at the video I pulled up.

But then she comes back into the living room carrying a little stool. She sets the stool in front of the computer and takes a seat. She then sits in front of the computer for the next 8 + minutes watching the video. I had to leave the room due to the tears that were streaming down my face. These tears of joy would have distracted "her time" with "her country."

As I left the room and entered my bedroom, I would peak out to look at her. Ava's little hands cupped her face in front of the large computer. She was having a moment in which I could not share. You see, this was her first "trip" back to her homeland! Ava is on loan from God for a little while. Our prayer is that she has such a love for her country that she returns to make an impact for the Kingdom in the land of the beautiful smiles and joy that is so prevalent among the her people.

When the video ended, she came and found me in the bedroom. I picked her up and gave her a big hug. Although words were not exchanged, there was a silent yell with in her little spirit that connected with my spirit. It was something like this...

"Daddy, thank you for what you and mama have done for me. But I want you to know that I love my people and I long for them."

I love you Ava and thank you for who you are and the way you radically change our lives daily! You are beautiful inside and out!