Monday night- Cooked homemade Indian food for housemates & shared our first house dinner! While I was cooking Jeshaun from upstairs came down outside the kitchen window and was asking me about the food & saying 'mmm smells good!' He really enjoys peeking in the windows to see what we are up to.
Caught on camera!
Our first house meal was amazing & we also opened book of common prayer together
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After dinner Jeshaun & Eugene came in to help Hannah wash dishes...
...and then we made cookies for Minisha, the mom downstairs, because it was her birthday! After the cookies were down we put candles on them & went downstairs to sing. Minisha was so happy and gave us all big hugs, real hugs too the kind where you feel really appreciated. There is something so sweet about loving people on their birthdays, I hope you all feel loved on your next birthday. Share the love too! Tina, the mom upstairs, is also having a birthday this week. Tomorrow, and her party is Saturday night. So tonight Hannah is going to bake a pineapple upside-down cake wit Yasmin & her brothers from upstairs as a surprise for Tina!
So many amazing opportunities for us to be doing stuff together.
Yesterday, Tuesday, I finally unpacked most of my room & got clothes hung up in the closest. It is such a process to unpack everything. Luckily the house is at least functioning enough to have people over for meals or to just navigate through the space. In the afternoon I went up to Humboldt to have coffee w/ some lady friends of mine, Laura, Malissa, & Ariel. Such a lovely time! Afterwards I stopped by our community garden near the new house to water & check on how things are growing! Two of the women from the Joshua Center @ Breakthrough Urban Ministries came out to help water & weed. I appreciate all the help I can get! So much has sprouted- here are a few pictures of what is coming up thus far.
Cantaloupes in front, pumpkins in the back half
Cucumbers are growing!
The tomatoes are sprouting, we need to get cages for them so they dont tip over.
Once I got home from the trip over to the garden Lauren & I made dinner w/ some of the Trader Joe's donations that Love Without Agenda connected us with, we are so incredibly thankful to be partnering w/ LWA. We love their hearts, mission, & willingness to help others.
http://www.lovewithoutagenda.com/
Last night Tina ended up going to see a doctor as the hospital to get something checked out so as we were sitting down to diner the kids knocked on the door. Of course we invited them in, I got more plates & cups and served them dinner. Normally they don't like what we cook because it is a lot of vegetables & healthy food, but they try it anyways especially if they are hungry. The food donations have been such a blessing because now when the kids come over and haven't eaten anything I can gladly cook & feed them without worrying if we will have enough.
It was so nice to have the table full, Sierra from downstairs also came up to eat with us! She asked me to go to the baby doctor with her tomorrow so I will be venturing out in the morning on two buses to go wait with her to get blood work done. I feel so blessed that she would want our company especially during such an important process. We just want to love her well and encourage her to be a great mom even if the circumstances are less than ideal.
After dinner Tina still wasn't back so we put a movie on for the kids & they settled in to watch in our living room.
As soon as the movie ended Tina knocked on the door & was so thankful that we had taken care of them while she was gone. She has to go back in on Monday for a follow up appt. so hopefully everything goes well. We reminded her that we are here to help if she needs anything & I think she knows we are very genuine about that offer.
Last night was a really beautiful expression of what it looks like to let go of our own plans & just go with how life pans out. We want to be available for our neighbors to ask us for help when they need it. Even though I currently am not working (& it is very difficult on the finances) I get to be home everyday cooking, cleaning, organzing, reading, dreaming & building relationships with our neighbors!
I wouldn't change it for anything.
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