{just to name a few...}
90 to 108 degrees every day, no A/C
eating dinner at 10pm
the kids going to bed at midnight. every night.
people showing up at your door unannounced and staying for hours
kissing everyone hello on the cheek
men kissing men hello on the cheek
volcanic ash is in the forecast
your neighbor getting Hepatitis A
your friend casually mentioning that her baby had Scarlett Fever
the house three blocks away gets infested with black widows
you find out there are also biting red ants, tarantulas, and coral snakes in your new home
you don't have a dishwasher
...or dryer
...or microwave (that works)
you've forgotten what it is like to have a dishwasher and dryer and microwave
you don't have a dishwasher
...or dryer
...or microwave (that works)
you've forgotten what it is like to have a dishwasher and dryer and microwave
you see the five year-old that lives next door walking down the street by herself
you can't eat breakfast because you're still too full from eating dinner at 10 at night
there were 5 murders last year in the neighborhood next door (oops, don't read that, Mom)
your toddler gets bitten by a dog and you're genuinely concerned about rabies
you toddler gets bitten by dogs all the time
there were 5 murders last year in the neighborhood next door (oops, don't read that, Mom)
your toddler gets bitten by a dog and you're genuinely concerned about rabies
you toddler gets bitten by dogs all the time
going to the hospital, but leaving after two hours because no one seems to be attending patients
dinner guests come for dinner at 10 and leave at 1 or 2am
time is no longer an exact science, but is now expressed in terms of "in a little bit", "this afternoon sometime", or just "later"
a local farmer selling a cart full of fresh farm vegetables at your front door
going to the ATM but there in no money it
no car seats
going to church to find that someone threw a rock through the window leaving broken glass all over the floor
everyone shrugging nonchalantly at any of the above and even remarking, "oh, yeah... that's normal"
hearing your kids speak another language
being so proud daily of your amazing, awesomely generous, thoughtfully kind husband who is reaching so many more people for Christ than you every could
riding bikes with your kids and a dog-sized hare runs across the dirt road
when someone come to your door asking for a Bible
when little kids come to your door selling fresh-picked cherries from their cherry tree
getting mail once a month
never getting junk mail
when someone says they'll come by at 10 and show up at 12
when someone says they'll come by tomorrow, but shows up a week later
when you go to the gas station but they're all out of gas
blood-sucking gnats
Bible study starts (not ends) at 9pm
driving half the people you had over for Bible study home at midnight because they don't own a car
when your daughter begs to go with her dad to take everyone home at midnight, and you let her
losing your life for Christ's sake and find that you love the new life he gave you so much more than the old one
{And you wouldn't trade any of it for the world.}
1 comment:
I am commenting again because this post has no comments and since you said you want comments.
This was a great post by the way. South Americans are crazy with all that late night stuff. That would take some serious getting used to for us right there.
No junk mail, that sound good.
The ATM running out of money! That's funny!
You only get mail once a month? I was wondering about that and I was also wondering if you can receive packages and if UPS delivers. :)
Really sorry about the no A.C. thing. I feel your pain. Yuck.
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