TAKING TIME SURPRISING HIS CREATURES

It's not that I wanted to play UNO so much, but that I wanted to play with the cards the Kinas brought! Tomorrow (Feb 2; this is being written Feb 1) is Kinya's actual birthday, but Aino and Masahiro work so decided to come celebrate today by playing games. They brought their miniature cards with them. Sure, my sister has a myriad of games to choose from--but we can play them anytime. But these? We could play with them only tonight.

Only room for one candle, she said, not 68. I didn't know what she was talking about. For the "birthday cake", Joyce didn't get a regular large-sized one, but twelve yummy blocks of pastry, some chocolate, some fruity, one with a Birthday decoration on which she stuck a candle.

It was lit, and we sang "Happy Birthday" to Kinya.

I forgot to mention: Aino is one of my artist buddies. She has commented she wants to help me get my hands on art supplies, and tonight, she pulled me aside and asked if I could use water soluble pastels!

I'd seriously considered cancelling tonight's activity, and God simply surprised me in these ways. 

Why would Almighty God bother to spend time doing that for His creatures? Most of us have gotten so used to e-mail, we will not spend time writing letters anymore.