Fesa Fou Efra!

a little girl i work with, Karie, is seven years old

she's a pretty good student

she's very relational - and generally a good friend to the other girls.

she showed me a note today that she was going
to give to another girl at the Center.

she was thanking the girl for writing an
"i'm-sorry-note" after they got in a tiff.

she read the note to me and as i looked down
at the paper this is what i saw:

Fesa Fou Efra! - which she read as "friends forever"

wow, what a ridiculously way-off spelling, but i like that she didn't hold back. she wasn't hindered by her lack of knowledge - she just did the best she could. in this simple gesture i saw freedom, innocence, boldness, and beauty in the imperfection.

No worries, be happy, Fesa Fou Efra!