feeling loved

yesterday in the afternoon i got a chance to sit down and talk to women in my neighborhood. we haven't seen each other in a while, with my teaching schedule, i just haven't been around much to hang out with the ladies. so yesterday i was talking to a few women and they were asking me if i was going back to the states for Christmas. i told them how i wasn't going. then they asked if anyone was coming. i told them that no one was coming. then they said, "kasihan", which is the same as "pobrecita" in spanish... like poor girl... i was explaining to them that it was okay because i was going to friends' house. but they kept talking to each other, not me, as to how they should come over on christmas and stay with me since they are my family. then one of the ladies looked over at me and said, "but i can't sleep over okay." i felt so loved and cared for. they told me not to hesitate to have them over and spend christmas together. it was great. now i'm trying to think of a way to make it happen some how. i'm praying about it. please pray with me. i want to receive their love, but also enjoy the day to remember Christ.