Caroleen’s Treasures

Yesterday I could not think of how will I write my entry for the day. And so I posted a photo of my husband dear that makes me laugh each time I saw it. In hope that it could also make you smile :-)I have already posted about the young girl, Tadiday, who lives with us. Last Monday evening, her mother was infront of the house yelling and threatening her. She left as soon as she has delivered her “speech”. After a few minutes while we are having dinner, Tadiday’s younger sister called and Donald went out to ask what was it. The girl said her mother wanted to talk to Tadiday in their house. Donald was at his wits end that time and really trying to be patient, he said “Tell your mother we are having dinner, let her come over here so we could talk because when we get Tadiday to live with us we talked to her personally.” So the girl left and Donald went back to the table. Then there was a loud yelling again from the mother outside, she was addressing it to her daughter but Donald went out again this time. She was yelling and when Donald told her not to yell and make some scandal, she yelled even louder and this time Donald was his target.

So Donald was mad and confronted this crazy woman and the yelling went on for minutes. All that has transpired is very disgusting. She was crazy, I remember my PIL’s when I saw her act like a lunatic.We asked her what is the problem and she said she has heard too many things that I have said against her. And that she wanted to take her daughter back. She threw the keys inside our house saying she won’t work as care taker of the church building anymore and that they will survive without that job. Donald was mad as hell too but he managed to calm himself while I was outside the yard shaking of anger too. Good that there are neighbor’s who came and held me.

Donald talked to the woman and she admitted she was wrong. That she was so sorry for what she did. After their talk, I let Tadiday packed her things and go home just to make her mother keep her mouth shut. I have not slept though the night because all that she accused of me is not true. I was crying the whole night. I just couldn’t accept the fact that after all the help you have extended to them, they do that to you.

Ella was so sad that her Ate Tadiday went home. She was asking the whole night why should we let Tadiday go home when Ate Tadiday don’t want to go. We answered, “She is not ours.” She has grown to love Tadiday as her older sister.

After Donald fetched Ella from school the following day, he went to the house of this woman to talk more about the things she has said last night. He came back and asked me if I did say those words. I said NO firmly. Then he asked me to come with him to the woman to talk and sort things out but I refused to come. I said she should come here in the house. So Donald went back there and soon the woman and her sister-in-law came.

First issue. They say they heard that I said they only joined the church and were baptized because they wanted work from the church. and to tap electricity here in the parsonage.

Second issue. The sister-in-law was fuming mad too because they say I said they were baptized so they can tap electricity here in the parsonage.I sat infront of them and asked them WHO told them that. They cannot name WHO. I said bring that person here so I we can all have a forum. When they cannot give me a name, I began my sermon.

I said they are idle people just sitting and gossiping the whole day…and I told the two woman “I am not the kind of person to say that especially it involves the church. If you wll accuse me of saying things against you all, then call everyone that are involved here so I tell to each one what you all have said aganist each other. That is the problem with you all. You are back fighting each other and then you pass it to me who only goes out of the house when I go to the bathroom. Shame on you.” (I said the last sentence in a nicer way)

They apologized to me and were ashamed of themselves what they did to us when in fact we are trying to help them all in any ways we can. May it be clothes, money or food. They are the neighbors who are close to us and yet they had some guts to do that. But anyway I have forgiven them easily because they are like a family to us. It is just too funny how they say people now are laughing at them that after making a scandal, the neighbors see us talking again like nothing happened.

To me, it is easier to forgive if you are secured of the love of the people who hurt you. But with my PIL’s it is a different thing. I still cannot let myself get near them and am happy that we are living in peace away from them.

Last night Tadiday went here to get the rest of her stuffs. She was smiling. I said she can come here when she needs money for her projects so I can let her do some little work and pay her. I asked the mother if she will let Tadiday live with us again, she said she is ashamed what the others might say after all that she has done to us. That is what people get when they let their anger defeat them. At least we thank those people because our character (patience and forgiveness) has been tested and we won over it.

Today Ella was very excited to announce that they won in the writing contest. the teacher divided the class into groups and each member has her/his turn to run to the board, grab a chalk and write whatever the teacher dictates. I was having problems with Ella with her Phonics but she said she answered it correctly and I am very proud of her. I hope she really can get a high grade in Language because I am having issues with her when it comes to Phonics. She can’t give me a correct answer when I ask her to point which letter is the beggining of the word. But when I write it all in the board, she can read it. Did she memorize it?