sequin Sunday

yesterday was a test in perseverance for me.

i actually spent the WHOLE DAY with a ten year old.

and the really funny news is, i did not perish!

he he.

actually, it was quite a blessing. i got to take my "mentee" J for the day, while her mom was at work. j has been plotting for quite some time to work her way deeper into my life, and it looks like her wishes are being granted.

Lord help me.

no, i'm serious. as a 44 year old single woman, i really DO need the Lord's guidance for this matter! what should we DO together? why is it all the good stuff (ie EASY) is related to worldy things?

yesterday we went to church, which was fun. before i knew it, j was raising her hands just like all the other crazies at the church i go to, and singing along. i am pleased that she actually spoke the powerful name of Jesus aloud, i am excited to see Him come into her more and more.

if it had ended there, all would be well.

but unfortunately, after church and lunch together, i TOOK HER TO THE MALL.

see, she wanted to shoe shop. she had $20 of her birthday money in hand, and a real hunger to spend...i'd like to say that i couldn't relate to such a hunger, but alas, you guys all know the truth about THAT.

anyway, the mall. let me tell you, the stuff for preteens out there is downright scarey. spaghetti straps and leopard prints, and tight tight stuff, and $30 tshirts are far too plenty.

in the end, she saved her money on the shoes (i talked her into liking the ones she had on for now) but blew it by buying her a sequined purse. apparently, every fashionable ten year old has one :)

i have to admit, it was kind of shiny and fetching. doh.
like i said, i'm gonna need some help with this.