The kids... and other stuff

I was wrong about the kids.  The brother is smiling in front of his house.  I'm glad.

I went to today's Devotions meeting.  It was good.  I wrote prayers from myself and for mom.  I also wrote that I was thankful for my students at Upward Bound and for my volunteer job at Habitat.

I just printed the FBI criminal summary check form.  I will also need to have my fingerprints done.  I guess I can go to a police station or do it myself.  I'll just need an ink pad.

Sad or mentally preoccupied children

I started volunteering at Habitat for Humanity's corporate office in downtown Atlanta.  I love working here.

I noticed today that two young, black children appear mentally preoccupied at a Women's Day event in Orlando.  I wonder what the children were thinking about?  I hope that they are happier now than they were on that day on May 11, 2013.  It's interesting that during the same period I was getting used to my mother's illness/change in behavior.  I truly hope that they are happier in their new Habitat home in Orlando.

There is a Latina lady with her two children.  Those children smile much more than the two black children.  Latinos do try to make their children happy -- it's one of their strong cultural practices.  I hope that the black mother and her kids have happier days today.

The black boy really reflects the sadness that I've been feeling... I hope that he doesn't deal with those sad emotions for too long.  They can affect his general demeanor and expectations from life.