Our family had a great opportunity to host a foreign exchange student from Bolivia. He was 17 years old- the same as our oldest son, Chandler. He stayed with our family for 10 days in February. It is amazing how close you can get to someone you have never met before from another country. He spoke pretty good English and my husband spoke Spanish, so we communicated well. We had great talks and learned a lot about his country and family and he did also. Last week I had a pleasant surprise when he contacted me on Facebook. It was Bolivia's national mother's day and he wanted to remember me. This made me realize that it is so important to be a great mother in your own families, but when the need arise, we need to expand those mothering skills to others. Sometimes neighbors need us, other family members or maybe the community. Women have been blessed with a nurturing gene and it is great to use these attributes to let others know that they are cared for.
