“Joy is prayer; joy is strength; joy is
love; joy is a net of love by which you can catch souls.”
~ Mother Teresa
A mom I know
was on vacation and in her hotel room with her two children when the
housekeeper knocked on the door. The
mother answered the door and before she could say anything, the housekeeper
said, “I speak very little English – I speak French.” The mother dusted off her college French and
told the housekeeper that she could speak a little French. The housekeeper gave her a huge smile and a
double high five. They spoke in French as they changed out the towels and
emptied the trash cans. The housekeeper
shared that she had come from West Africa just a few months before with her
four children. She showed the other mother
photos of her children and her husband, who had arrived in the U.S. several
years earlier. The mother introduced her
two children to the housekeeper and the children greeted the housekeeper in French. Before she left, the housekeeper double
high-fived the mom again and they shared a hug.
The mom thought it was a great start to her day and I imagine the
housekeeper did, too.
