wear a smile

i didn't sleep well last night and although i wasn't really cranky i knew that i didn't wear a smile. it had been raining a lot and i wanted to go to los chiles to email shelby (it was her 13th birthday on the 23rd) to wish her a happy birthday but because of the heavy rains i knew the roads would be so muddy and slippery. maybe i was just feeling housebound. whatever. i knew that i wasn't wearing a face that would reveal the love and joy of Christ. i love walking to the highway cuz i talk to God almost the whole way. the first thing i told Him was that i didn't want to present a scowling face to everyone i see on my way. it was not a face of someone wanting to show the love of Christ. i never time His response to my prayers but i know it was pretty quick. just talking to Him gives me joy and a smile. so i was able to smile and wave at everyone on my walk. good thing too cuz when i walked by the house of the lady that helped me the other day everyone in the house leaned towards the door to wave and say adios. tonight walking home i waved and said see you later and the elderly lady waved and said see you later. i cracked up when i realized i had said see you later instead of adios. so i said adios and she cracked up and said adios. i left her laughing and wondering. if nothing else i'm a friendly hello to someone who otherwise might be lonely or ignored. i've noticed that not everyone says hi to everyone, like only to people they know. i don't know anyone and i say hi to everyone so i need to be smiling. i enjoy their waves and by their smiles i'm guessing they enjoy mine. at first they may have just thought i was a loca gringa, now they're probably convinced i am.