February 17, 2012

February 17, 2012

I am sitting on our balcony, it is hot, but a breeze is blowing. We finally have electricity after 2 days. I think how spoiled I am…how many are out in the field with no modern conveniences at all. And I am sorry for myself because the water is now not working upstairs. It has come to mind that Pat had someone come to use this house that when they saw it they turned around and left. Well I am here for at least 2 months. I have called this Missions 101 because I feel that the Lord is training us for something, but mercifully He is taking it slowly. He knows who He is dealing with and does not want to overwhelm us all at once.

So I sit here playing Spider and listening to Matthew Casteel on my computer. Fortunately, I have a few albums downloaded on this old laptop as internet access is a 10 minute walk and not one to be taken at this time of day unless absolutely necessary.

For the first time on this quest I snapped at my husband. I will blame the heat but the truth is the toilet downstairs had not filled with water and so would not flush. He was filling a bucket with water to fill the tank and irritated me by not hearing my answer that I had removed the lid. Silly when you think of it, but aren’t most arguments. I did not get upset when he drug me all over San Jose or when he went off and made friends while I sat by the luggage on the ferry or even when he would not kill the black widow that was on the mattress. It wasn’t until he had given me the same directions several times in a row even though I had answered him that I already had done that.

So sitting here and listening to Matthew has put me into a better frame of mind.

Still no water up here but the refrigerator is working and I go downstairs, braving the dirt and the possibility of bats and fill a pitcher with water…looking forward to when I can have some cold water to drink.

Now back to my game and my music…