guest blog - Maliah according to C and M

Well the time has come- Auntie Maliah is leaving us here in Zambia! We are sitting in her room and she is all packed up and ready to go. We are so sad, but so thankful for the time she has spent with us here!! She’s a keeper, this one. We thought we would list off some of our favorite things about Mariah, for yalls enjoyment. Here it goes:

•       To start, she sleeps with this little brown pillow, that she has had to make a case for because it gets so dirty. Tonight is the first night all summer she is sleeping without it because she had to pack it. (tonight should be interesting)
•       She is really good at movie quoting…. I mean really good. It’s like she was in the actual movie herself.
•       She’s really good at mean mugging. Also, a professional stank facer and peace sign thrower. (take a look at her pics, hollaaaa)
•      Sometimes, she snores at night because she is so congested. Happens to the best of us I suppose.
•       When she eats stale loaded baked potato pringles, you will get the whole works in the toilet. I mean the Big D coming atcha live!!!
•       Now, don’t get us wrong. We LOVE Auntie Malaria. (her nickname for the summer, tack on some lice and there ya have it). Anyways, we really are so grateful for her leadership and sacrifices she has made this summer.
•       Mariah is in LOVE with these children. When she is around them, you can feel the Lord radiating from her heart. It is such a blessing!
•       Mariah also has wonderful leadership skills. If something needs to get done, she is your go-to-girl! Camp LIFE would NOT run without her here. (Example: we are currently watching her chase a butterfly out of our room, I mean who else would want to do this daunting task. “Get out, get out, wrong way” she says…  )
•       We love Mariah’s sense of humor. She never fails to make us smile if we have had a rough day. Her little quirks just make us love her even more!!
•       Mariah is very motivated in her faith. When she has down time, she spends time with the Lord or is giving me advice about my relationship problems.
•       She is easy to talk to. She gives good advice and loves people so well.

As her time here is coming to a close, our tears are flowing freely. I have gone through about 20 mini packs of tissues. Snot fest ladies and gents. (but seriously I really have, maybe not from crying but still..) Everyone send up some prayers for her as she makes the transition home, which can be a tough one at best. We love you Mariah!!! We miss you already!

Love,

Auntie Cayla and Auntie Mackenzie <3