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Our summer break ended so well – the bills are all paid, and we received enough extra giving to make a dent in the house, hallelujah! Our thankfulness is magnified in the shadow of the current catastrophe in New Orleans. It is easy to let fear creep in when I think how easily our long-distance banking transfers could be cut off if our support network experienced a disaster of that magnitude. Just another opportunity to check my faith and intimacy level with Jesus. Who/what am I really trusting in? Am I worrying about tomorrow? Am I able to worship God amidst suffering? If anyone is like me, there’s a lot of repentin’ goin’ on! In the end, I believe that we will all be touched by the suffering Jesus prophesied before the end of the world comes, and I am praying that our home would be a place of supernatural provision and salvation for French souls and bodies.
The French take their summers vacations so seriously that September is really considered the start of a new year for them. Even pocket planners start entries in August (and that’s when everyone is buying a new one!) So in honor of “La Rentrée” meaning “Back to school or Back to work,” we’d like to offer you an amusing little French lesson. Below is a list of recognizable English words that are used by the French, but are translated and pronounced very differently. So for the first example, if you say “baskets” to a French person (and accent the wrong syllable,) they will think you are talking about tennis shoes or trainers (UK).
baskets = tennis shoes or trainers
brushing = salon blow dry cake = quick bread car = tour bus chair = flesh chariot = grocery cart or trolley chiffon = rag Cora, Norma = names of grocery stores coupon = fabric remnant crayon = pencil entrée = hors d’oeuvres jogging = warm-up suit Kellogg’s = cornflakes lecture = reading nickel = perfect pull = sweater
robot = food processor rot = burp slip = boy’s underwear store = awning or roman blinds sweat = sweatshirt vest = coat Now send us some of your back-to-school news!
Love, Angela and the family
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