Audrey was a special guest in our home who soon became a sister. She lived here with us for two and a half weeks while she transitioned from missionary (In Argentina & Costa Rica) to grad student in Texas. But we became friends long before that. What a blessing she was to our family! Her cheerfulness, servant’s heart, and volunteer work at an orphanage made lasting impressions on all of us. I still remember when she walked into our house for the first time and started washing dishes so I could finish up in the kitchen and go to volleyball with her.
Pizza nights were so much fun! And I loved hearing her mom’s voice over Skype in the evenings. She’s quite a story teller.
Within a week of her departure, Julia gave half of her allowance to buy a gift for child in need, washed dishes although it wasn’t an assigned chore, and let her brother choose the game he wanted to play. “Mom, I just did it!” What? “I let Isaiah choose the game even though I wanted to.” Julia’s new self awareness of sacrificial, Christ-like love was a clearly a blessing from having Audrey as a big sister.
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