A few weeks ago I told you about *Elaine, a girl who refused to speak to me. I had guessed that she was upset about me moving. I was right. After sending her a note, she started speaking to me again.
Since then I took her out for pizza once. She was very excited and it was a great time to talk and catch up.
Friday I took her and her brother on a "special trip" to the Jelly Belly Factory in Fairfield, California. It was a great time and Elaine had a lot of fun. She asked a bunch of questions and was really interested in a makeup compact that a friend left in my car years ago. I never think about it because it's in the passenger door and I'm just never in the passenger seat! She stared at the colors for most of the drive. Although they had both been to the factory multiple times, they enjoyed the tour. Several times Elaine said, "you haven't seen this before, so you can stand up front!" It was sweet. Elaine has a givers heart, and I was reminded of that several times. When she was given $5 to spend at the factory, she gave up a jawbreaker she really wanted to be able to buy something for her sister. After the factory we got in the car and headed through rush hour traffic to Chik-Fil-A, a place that neither of the kids had every been to before. It was exciting for them.
The reward of the trip for me came at church on Sunday when Elaine ran up and gave me a big hug! I am so glad that she had a great time, and now I think she knows that she can call me anytime!
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