Normally, I don’t particularly love Valentine’s Day. I don’t dislike it, but it’s also not one of my favorite holidays. But in Nicaragua the focus isn’t so much on the romantic love between two people or a couple, as love itself and showing it to those you care about – friends, family, boyfriends, husbands. They call it Dia de Amor y Amistad – Day of Love and Friendship. I love that! : )
So, a few weeks before Valentine’s Day a friend here, Natalie, and I were going over the study on love that we’re doing together and an idea came to mind to do something for the people we know in Pantanal for Valentine’s Day. I’ve done a lot with the kids from our program and wanted to focus more on the family so we narrowed our idea down to the women we know – moms, aunts, grandmothers of the kids I taught and the women from the new discipleship class we just started. We went with a Day of Beauty and had manicures…
…pedicures…
…hair styling…
…and of course yummy desserts! I had also found the 5 Love Languages quiz in Spanish and printed that off and we put cards out to write to family members and friends, which was a hit, surprisingly! Every card was used. : )
It was a really nice time to spend with these ladies and it made this Valentine’s Day one to remember, so I wanted to share it with all of you. Happy late Valentine’s Day from Nicaragua!
Until next time…
Much love!
So glad to be a part of this. It was a blessing to give and receive!