Every morning at breakfast Anna Claire would ask me "Ma, is this a fancy restaurant?" I would tell her yes and she would put her cloth napkin on her lap very carefully. Bennett always had at least one hunting coloring book on the table looking at the pictures.
Every time we walked by the temple Bennett would stop and whisper "That's a temple. Don't talk about it." The kids had been taught about how most of the Indians believe in false Gods.
Every time we took a rikshaw Brent would have a "discussion" with the rikshaw driver. Each time Anna Claire would say "Ma, it will be alright. Daddy does this every time and we just wait until he's through."
Anna Claire told me that each member of the family had a job in India. Her's was to tell children about Jesus and Bennett's was to sing Jesus songs.
The morning that we left to go home Anna Claire got behind Gary, wrapped her arms around his legs, and said "Granddad, I'm not letting you go. You have to stay here."
Every time we saw a dog, and that was every time we took five steps, Anna Claire and Bennett would tell me not to touch the dogs because they were sick.
I had my knitting supplies with me in the hotel. One of the treats I brought Anna Claire was a weaving loom. She would say to me "Ma, let's sit on the couch and knit." She called her weaving loom "knitting."
Our hotel room would only have electricity if you put the key card in the slot. This was the Indians way of saving electricity. However, when we would go back to the room after being gone most of the day the room would be hot. I requested another key card and when we left the room, we kept a key card in the slot so that the electricity would never go off. Well, you had to use this key card for everything because the electricity would not be on without it. Even to use the elevator. The kids loved using the key card. They would take turn using it to enter our hallway, enter the elevator, and enter the room.
Bennett loves hunting but Indians don't hunt. They believe every animal used to be a human being. He would tell me all the time that Indians don't hunt and we can't talk about hunting in front of them.
The day before we left to come back to the States Bennett and I were talking about his approaching birthday. He said "Ma....I will still love you when I'm four."
Bennett preferred me to carry him in my arms every morning going to breakfast. One morning I said "Bennett, you are just too heavy. Can't you walk?" He replied "Ma...when I'm four you don't have to carry me anymore." Bennett is so much like his Daddy. He has an answer for everything and most of the time it seems so reasonable!
At breakfast one morning Anna Claire decided to teach Bennett how to spell her name. A..n..n..a...C..l..a..i..r..e.. She pronounced each letter and he repeated it. Then, when he was through repeating each letter Gary said "Bennett, now what did you spell?" Bennett replied "Sissy."
The same morning Bennett said "Ma and Granddad, I can spell my name with my eyes closed." We told him to show us and he closed his eyes and spelled his name. He was so proud! We just told him how great that was!
Every time we walked by the temple Bennett would stop and whisper "That's a temple. Don't talk about it." The kids had been taught about how most of the Indians believe in false Gods.
Every time we took a rikshaw Brent would have a "discussion" with the rikshaw driver. Each time Anna Claire would say "Ma, it will be alright. Daddy does this every time and we just wait until he's through."
Anna Claire told me that each member of the family had a job in India. Her's was to tell children about Jesus and Bennett's was to sing Jesus songs.
The morning that we left to go home Anna Claire got behind Gary, wrapped her arms around his legs, and said "Granddad, I'm not letting you go. You have to stay here."
Every time we saw a dog, and that was every time we took five steps, Anna Claire and Bennett would tell me not to touch the dogs because they were sick.
I had my knitting supplies with me in the hotel. One of the treats I brought Anna Claire was a weaving loom. She would say to me "Ma, let's sit on the couch and knit." She called her weaving loom "knitting."
Our hotel room would only have electricity if you put the key card in the slot. This was the Indians way of saving electricity. However, when we would go back to the room after being gone most of the day the room would be hot. I requested another key card and when we left the room, we kept a key card in the slot so that the electricity would never go off. Well, you had to use this key card for everything because the electricity would not be on without it. Even to use the elevator. The kids loved using the key card. They would take turn using it to enter our hallway, enter the elevator, and enter the room.
Bennett loves hunting but Indians don't hunt. They believe every animal used to be a human being. He would tell me all the time that Indians don't hunt and we can't talk about hunting in front of them.
The day before we left to come back to the States Bennett and I were talking about his approaching birthday. He said "Ma....I will still love you when I'm four."
Bennett preferred me to carry him in my arms every morning going to breakfast. One morning I said "Bennett, you are just too heavy. Can't you walk?" He replied "Ma...when I'm four you don't have to carry me anymore." Bennett is so much like his Daddy. He has an answer for everything and most of the time it seems so reasonable!
At breakfast one morning Anna Claire decided to teach Bennett how to spell her name. A..n..n..a...C..l..a..i..r..e.. She pronounced each letter and he repeated it. Then, when he was through repeating each letter Gary said "Bennett, now what did you spell?" Bennett replied "Sissy."
The same morning Bennett said "Ma and Granddad, I can spell my name with my eyes closed." We told him to show us and he closed his eyes and spelled his name. He was so proud! We just told him how great that was!
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