"If You Pray..."

Lately, I have realized

my reading and writing skills are increasing

in Japanese,

but my speaking skills...

are... well.... not.

Basically, they bite.

So, in my personal prayers,

I asked the Lord to help me become

more fluent in Japanese conversations,

not knowing, really,

how He could help me.

But help did come

in the form of

talkative natives.

On the bus,

in the store,

on the street,

people would talk to me in Japanese,

encouraging me to practice their language.

One of my favorite conversations

was with a taiyaki chef

when I wanted to know if he had any custard panda-shaped taiyaki.

"They're all custard, y'see?"

he laughed.

And handed me my custard panda.

♥

Truly, I believe,

the Lord has a way of helping me,

no matter how blind I am to His possibilities.

{Images via here & here}