I never realised how much it actually means to be "known by name". At home it's just so natural... not down here, in a foreign country, with a foreign language, foreign people, foreign everything.
On my day off (Saturday) I usually go to my favorite Starbucks shop here in Pattaya. It's placed on the top floor of a mall right at the Beach and they have this little outdoor terrace place with a magnificent view of the bay, the beach, palm trees. It's simply beautiful and since it's a little out of the way compared to the other Starbucks shops which are on street level, it's usually not too full and I can enjoy a quiet afternoon with a good book...
and by now the entire crew knows me by name! First it was only the supervisor, then 1 or 2 of the other barristas, but by now it's really all of them.
It just adds such a "homie" feeling to it, like belonging somewhere. They smile and wave at me everytime one of them passes my table, sometimes even stop for a little chat. It's hard to explain.
But here is what's even more astounding:
God, the creator of this very universe, knows YOU and I mean every single one of you, by name!
With this encouraging fact I wanna wish you all a blessed weekend
and revel in thought of HIM KNOWING YOUR NAME!!!
Love, Hanna
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