So when I said there aren’t a lot of “fancy gift options” in our small town…
I guess I was wrong because a new German friend (who has served in Kenya, Malawi and Tanzania all her life) decided to make all my favorite chutneys and gift them to me in a bag…
Any ONE of these would have made my day, but having her take me out for tea and gift me all of these items felt like walking into a big hug… 😭😭😭
It felt like God smiling down at me reminding me how loved I am, even if birthdays do bring on some very hard emotions and memories.
I’m learning— how even if we think being away from home means leaving our comforts behind, He brings new friends along to gift us what we thought we left behind. 💛💛💛
