by: Angie

Today's blog was actually written by our eldest daughter, Angie, 17 years old, and posted on her own blog: angiezaragoza.blogspot.com

While she doesn't post very often (the kids only get 30 minutes a day on the computer), I asked her permission to copy one of her blog entries here to share with you. Of course, she wrote her original blog post in Spanish, but I am going to translate it into English. Then, at the end of today's post, I will copy her original post as written by her in Spanish. Now, those of you who may know some Spanish, or are learning Spanish, and will try to read her original post in Spanish: a warning! Youth today in Mexico are like youth today in the U.S. - all grammar rules and correct spelling fly out the window when writing facebook entries, text messages, chats and the like! It actually seems that they use a whole new third language! I sometimes have to read their messages out loud, phonetically, to figure out what they say!

Here at Refuge Ranch there is a different person assigned to care for the younger children during the day each day. For example, I am in school with the older children on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, teach piano and violin lessons (15 of them!) on Tuesdays and care for the younger children on Thursdays. So, Angie's blog was originally posted on a day that she had taken care of the younger children - her own siblings, along with Cirino's two children, Bernabe and Berenice, and Mia, the daughter of some crusade volunteers. In the blog she makes referance to losing her cell phone! That is true! She had had it with her and had handed it over to four year old Ana who then laid it down....in the grass somewhere! I was very impressed with Angie's mature attitude - she insistently looked for the phone, but never got mad at Ana! She just kept saying: "It is only a cell phone. People are more important." Wow! "Only a cell phone"?! It had been a Christmas present and would take her a long time to save up enough money to replace it. However, I truly believe the Lord rewarded her correct attitude. The cell phone was found, outside, the next day, but in perfect working order. (Since then, one of her older siblings was playing around with the phone and has permanently messed it up.....but that's another story!)

So, enjoy Angie's blog! (By the way, the picture was taken by Angie! She is a very creative photographer!)

"Today, Thursday, was a beautiful day. I had an awesome time playing with my siblings. Well, the truth is, we did lots of things: like go to see the horse, pick pears, and play in a ton of overgrown plants. That's where I lost my cell phone.....FOREVER! Ha, ha, ha! But, that doesn't matter, RIGHT??!!

After all, I give thanks to God for the lives of my little siblings and for Mia's life.

Thank you, Jesus, for everything you give us. I LOVE YOU!"

Hoy
jueves fue un dia muy

bonito.

Me la pase super bien jugando

con mis hermano.

BUeno la vdd hicimos muchas

cosas. Como ir a ver al

caballo, ir a cortar peras, y

jugar en un monton de

plantas, lo cual perdi me

celular para SIEMPRE...

jajaja!!

Bueno que importa NO??!!

En fin le doy gracias a Dios X la vida de todos mis hermanitos y x la vida de

Mia....

Gracias Jesus x TOdo lo que nos das..

TE AMO....