Sacrifices

Just thinking about how lent and sacrifices mean a lot more when you have less to give up.  Yesterday I spent about half an hour talking to one of the moms of the kids who come to eat at the comedor.   This lady is a stick, she is so skinny, her second hand clothes hang off her.  She was talking about the blessings of God.  She said a few weeks ago she had hurt her back, and couldn't wash clothes, (which she does for a living).  She had no way of earing money to provide for her two girls, but God took care of them, because they could go to the comedor during the weekdays for lunch, and on the weekends, she said somehow, she could always find enough money to feed the girls.  She said she didn't eat sometimes, but that it didn't matter if the girls had food.  She is an amazing lady, with two beautiful girls, who always walk around with the biggest smiles.  She was proud that they were going to go to school, so that when they grow up they could get better jobs than just washing clothes.  She says sometimes she gives up a meal or two so that she can buy school supplies...  I just think, I have never had to give up a meal, let alone two, for any reason!