When my daughter spilled today’s mail across my bed this morning, the first thing that caught my eye was an envelope from Robin (Pensieve). I won one of her contests last week during the Bloggy Giveaways Carnival! Look at my awesome goodies: $10 Starbucks giftcard & Mary Engelbreit surcies.
I confess I spent quite some time rummaging through Robin’s archives searching for a definition of the word “surcee.” I found that there are several ways to spell it and that it’s a very Southern term, which obviously means I needed to learn it, now didn’t I?
If you haven’t visited Pensieve, Robin’s blog is a lot of fun and very interactive. We “met” when we discovered that we share George Clooney as our “celebrity soul mate” (some goofy quiz), but we keep finding additional things we have in common. I can almost guarantee we’ll meet IRL someday. 🙂
Next I saw that I had an envelope from Compassion International with “Message from Your Sponsored Child” printed on the outside! In February I told about Guadalupe, the little girl we’ve recently sponsored. Although I’ve written and sent a picture, this is the first contact we’ve had from her. The letter was actually written by Guadalupe’s (or Lupita, as her mother calls her) mother, since she is only 3-years-old.
I was reading aloud to the kids, but when I got to “For Lupita and for me it was a great joy to know she has a sponsor. It is an answer from God,” I got all choked up and couldn’t continue. How many opportunities do I have to make such an impact on another person’s life? I know that Guadalupe and her family benefit much more from our $32 a month than we would. I also discovered that Guadalupe has a twin brother. I wonder if he has a sponsor?
The most touching thing was the picture drawn on the back of the letter. What a treasure! I love how excited our whole family is about this little girl so many miles away from us.
To find our more about sponsoring a child through Compassion International, click the button in my right sidebar or follow this link.
🙂 You DID get some fun snailmail today! I think Compassion mail trumps giveaway surcies any day of the week!
Thanks for your kind words about my little corner of the b-sphere, and you have been one of the delights of blogging this year for me :).
I had to laugh about searching my archives for a “surcee definition”; part of the problem is it’s spelled half a dozen ways! When I’ve checked my stats, there’s almost always a search on there for “surcies” (and now I bet they’ll land on yours, too 🙂 ).
Thanks again for ALL your encouraging words–some days that kinda thing keeps me going!
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Wow, you got some really goodies in your mail today, didn’t you? Starbucks sounds really good, but then again I’m giving up DP might as well give any up Starbucks. 😛
The picture that Lupita drew is precious. I’m so glad you’re sponsoring her. 🙂
Love
MJ
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What a great mail day! I love it when that happens. It may just happen to me IF I checked my mail! I keep forgetting to check it – I have to actually go to the post office because everything is being forwarded there – with moving and all! Out of sight, out of mind.
How much joy you are bringing to Guadalupe and her mother!
-Andrea
Oh my goodness….a picture from your Comp.child. That is very special.
Emma send our Francis a picture last month…I wonder if he will color for us :o)
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Oops….I meant to say Katie drew a picture :o)
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This is GREAT! I’m with Compassion, too. I appreciate your ministry to Lupita and her family (and her ministry to you and yours).
Sounds like you had a good mail day. 😉
IRL sounds like a blast!!! We do need to get some kind of blog block party started – maybe have a central meeting place (like MY house in Texas – hahaha). If I ever head through Georgia, though, I won’t pass through without stopping in for some IRL sweet tea on the Camp porch.
Glad you are enjoying your Compassion mail! I get choked up, too – especially when I hear about my kid spending his Christmas money on cooking pots for his mom and underwear. We are so filthy blessed over here that it is painful to imagine a kid being thankful for underwear! I love getting mail from my sponsored son in India. 🙂 Compassion mail rocks!
I’m pretty Southern and I have no idea what a surcee is. Clue me in before I get a “kick me” flag stuck on my back!
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