Maria

Maria spoke no English. Her family was visiting Florida from Denmark, and she loved this wonderful place except that she was lonely and didn’t speak the language. She had James, but her baby brother was only 9 months old and too young to play with in the sand. Maria was almost 3 years old and yearned for someone her age to play with on the beach. Then came two answers to her prayers, and they were named Davey and Benji. The boys were just a month younger and exactly what she had wished for. At their age, language differences mattered very little and discovery was their Rosetta Stone. Together they built sand castles, swam in the ocean and pool and shared the beach experience for several days. Before her family left, Maria hugged each boy goodbye to say thank you for a wonderful time.