The Family We are Tiling For

This is our family that we are helping. We are putting tile in their bathroom, plus tiling the shower. On the right is Grandmother Anna who is crocheting a beautiful lap robe. She owns the house and we can help here through the agency on Aging and Disabled. On the left is her daughter-in-law and I'm sorry I can't remember her name but I will put it in next time. On the bottom right is "Beto", his abbreviated name, who has graduated from high school and is planning to attend college. Anna can't speak English so he comes over every morning to translate to Anna. He is holding Deborah, the baby, who is Anna's daughter's child. She is held ALL the time by all the relatives...just smiles when her Mom comes home for lunch but it's no big deal as she has so many mothers and fathers! They have served us tamales (venison and pork), beef fajitas, homemade tortillas and gorditas, and Mexican wedding cookies. Oh my, everything is so delicious and smells so good as we are getting ready for lunch. We do come home sometimes. Next week Anna is making pineapple empanadas for us!!!!!

This is a photo of Barb and Dennis Smith, campers at Desert Trails in Tucson. They are Mission Builders and build the structure of one Lutheran Church a year. While camping in Mission, TX, where we met them for lunch, we learned that he goes over every Tuesday and Thursday through the Canyon Lake Campground where they are, to Mexico with other men and helps build one house a day for someone who is working, owns the land and has children. It is 12 feet by 18 feet - one room with a roof, floor, wood paneled walls. They build a table and shelf and the the ladies of the campground give one quilt per child from their collection of quilts they have made.