Yesterday.............

We had a lovely day yesterday celebrating Amy's birthday.  She requested lasagna made with homemade noodles and a side lettuce salad. Alyssa was in charge of the meal and Ana made the dessert/birthday cake: peanut butter pie.  Everything was very tasty!
In the afternoon she asked if we could watch the movie "Amazing Grace" which told of the life of William Wilberforce, an English member of Parliament, regarding the slave trade in England and the world.  The scenes go back and forth in time to tell how he came to have the convictions that he held and stood for. We had some good discussions afterward. One topic was: standing for right-causes will not make 'one' popular nor be easy.  His health was failing and he was letting up on trying to eliminate the slave trade in England. Then he met a lady and married her.  The movie portrayed her as being very influential in helping him regain momentum to get back on track and persevere. She helped him keep going. The ending was very sweet and heart warming.

  I think Amy had a very nice day yesterday.