This Sunday is Mexico's Independence Day. It is celebrated with much flare and great Mexican flavors. Because the kids have to go to bed early on Sunday, we had our big celebration with the kids last night.
The cake reads, "Long live Mexico (and the gringos)
The kitchen was a hub of activity yesterday and somewhere in the flurry of action, Magda was in a Sharpie fight with Joel. She won, you should have seen him.
We made food from Michoacan,up to our elbows in masa trying our best to be like las antiguas. 
After supper we went back to the dorms for a bonfire.
Fede took my camera and did a wonderful self-portrait.
We played "Hot Squirrel" and tossed a stuffed animal around as we didn't bring a potato with us. ¡Viva Mexico y la Patria!
In our celebrations yesterday, we were reminded that even though we may "belong" and celebrate a country, we are just pilgrims passing through, with our citizenship belonging to a heavenly kingdom.
"These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off, and were persuaded of them, and embraced them, and confessed that they were strangers and pilgrims on the earth. For they that say such things declare plainly that they seek a country."
Hebrews 11:13-14
7 comments:
The neatly done photo op involving kitchen work was a nice touch....carefully placed flour on the aprons, already prepared cake...just like the gas station tv show......
I'm not sure you can say that only Magda won, since it was a team effort against me, but even though I lost, it was still worth it!!!
Quit your winning Joel... just admit it, YOU LOST!!!!! TO A GIRL. gtod ;)
still praying 4 U guys
later bash <><
How happy I am to see G.T.O.D. Bruce, thanks for bringing it back! Dad, are you slipping? I had almost completely forgotten!!
love,
amy
I have to know what G.T.O.D means, I wasn't so blessed to grow up in Bluffton.
how long does it take sharpie to wear off???
GTOD is a carefully designed parenting acronym for the whiny, fussy, slightly bruised, and even those who have been a little disappointed.
It means, Get Tough Or Die.
Your loving Dad :)
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