Saturday, a Girl Scout dropped by our house and left a big brown bag with a sheet of paper stapled to the outside. The paper listed non-perishable items that the Girl Scouts are collecting for the homeless. Rowland filled the bag and set it next to the front door to be picked up on Wednesday.

This morning as I was getting ready, I heard little Kitty ask Rowland what the bag was for. He explained that the Girl Scouts were collecting canned goods, pasta, etc. for the homeless and that we were participating in their drive. The next thing I heard was Kitty asking, “Do the homeless people know how to cook the stuff?” William responded without missing a beat, “KeKe, their homeless, not stupid!”

A lot of insight for a little guy!

Aren’t they the cutest little girls on the planet?

Sometimes I wish that I were still little and could curl up with my girlfriends and have sleepovers. (Don’t anybody make any crude comments!) The innocence and honesty in sweet, young friendships is so special. Kitty and Jia don’t know that they should be ashamed to tell their best friends everything. They haven’t gotten to the place where they’re afraid that they’ll lose their friends if they’re really honest or that their best friends might not always forgive them. I’m thankful that I have a few girls in my life that are those kinds of friends. I’m not sure that they’d cuddle up with me to watch a movie, but I know they’d walk through fire with me - because they have!!! What special, special gifts! There’s nothing better than a sweet, sweet friend!!