Today was super fun. I took a bunch of photos but at the end of the day when Samuel asked if he could look at one I took of Jetty relaxing under a tree, I realized that the memory card was not in my camera. It is also not in my computer. In fact. I have no clue where my memory card is.
If I did have pictures to show you the first would be of Fany, her husband Santos, and her daughter Laura, Ana and her four kids all squeezed at my kitchen table for lunch after church today. We had so much food we could barely fit our plates on the table! But we thanked God for the abundance and enjoyed it very much.
After the picture of us with a table full of food you would have seen the kids playing outside and the ladies painting our nails. It was a super relaxing afternoon. In fact, as soon as we finished eating Fany washed every single dish and Ana swept and mopped the floor while I was putting away leftovers. I might invite them for dinner every night!
Mopping in Honduras is a much bigger thing than in the US. Most people I know mop at least once, if not numerous times every day. Fany seems to walk around her house with a mop in her hand. Personally, I hate mopping. I have no idea why. I don't mind sweeping, but I really can't stand to mop.
Finally around 5 p.m. the kids started getting tired, Laura headed off to take a nap and I took Ana and her kids home. I praised Samuel several times because sometimes it is hard to be 4 years old and his behavior is not always the best. But today he was perfect. He was absolutely wonderful. In fact as he was playing with Laura (they were "cooking" us "food") she told him to stop working in the kitchen because she was the lady of the house. Hahaha! At two years old she really comes up with some zingers. But at least we know Samuel was pulling his weight around the house.
I woke up with no electricity at 6 a.m. this morning and was worried about entertaining this afternoon. But when I woke up again at 9 a.m., I had electricity and a sore throat and headache. Ana said she has the same. Both people who spoke at church had groggy throats. Something must be going around.
Well, I am going to search for my memory card for the camera and tomorrow I am going to take some pictures. It has been too long since I spent time with my camera and you guys are going to forget how cute these kids are!
Still loving life in my new apartment. Figuring if I do not run a lot of errands I am going to spend in one month what I was spending in 6 days for gas. Wow! Now that makes a huge difference!
A month from now a team from my church is coming to visit for the first time since I moved here. We have hosted other teams, but never a team from my church. I am excited out of my mind! I can't wait for them to come and see what is happening in Honduras.
Tomorrow is Monday. I am happy to be one of those blessed few who looks forward to Mondays. I love going back to Buen Provecho, back to the kids, back to the class, back to my friends who serve there. God has given me a really great life. I pray that I will make the most of it!
