flotsam and jetsam
March 3, 2008
Some snippets from my week:
- When I left for Hope House on Friday, I had absolutely no energy. I ended up holding Nkosi, a teeny-tiny one-year-old, who seemed equally energy-less. He lay on my chest as I lay on the grass for a good portion of the afternoon.
- We had some pastors from the States with us this past week, and they came over for dinner one night. I’m not a very good cook and tend to stress out when I need to cook for people I don’t know very well. But all went well, and they seemed to enjoy my sauce and meatballs. Phew…
- Because I was gone the week before, I taught a double-header missions class this week. I went into it hoping that 2 1/2 hours wouldn’t seem to drag on for the interns, and knowing they were probably hoping the same thing. We ended up having some incredible discussions and even went over our allotted time. We finally stopped three hours after we started, and the interns couldn’t believe so much time had elapsed. Soooo good.
- Yesterday I did absolutely nothing. I stayed in my pj’s all day and lounged around the house. It was my first day off in over 3 weeks, and I fully embraced the spirit of nothingness.
- I’ve been taking nasty uncoated penicillin tablets three times a day for the past two weeks. Sadly, my tonsils don’t seem to have noticed. I’ve got a month longer to go, and I’m holding out hope that the pills will work their magic.
You’re not a very good cook? Who was this Alece clone at your house when I was there? I remember lots of good food (and so do my thighs)….
talia, if i remember right, YOU did a lot of cooking while you were here! and we ate our fair share of cereal, too!
glad you finally had a day of nothingness.
somehow it feels good to be back on the same continent as you. hugs girl! PS….got the story teller book….love it! are you coming with the group in a few weeks?
Good things! Days of nothingness, *wow* moments with the interns, a child who needed the Alece God provided (as well as visa versa), and great cooking! Ok, all except the penicillin. Good stuff.
ahhhh… the beloved spirit of nothingness. i think that’s what us holy people call “a sabbath”.
;)
glad you got one!
A pj day sounds absolutely delightful…
ahhh- the pj day sounds blissful friend :) And come on tonsils… shrink already!!
i could seriously go for some of those meat balls.. mmhmmm.
hopefully i can squeeze in another pj-day soon. i need another one!
I miss home….I mean besides the Hint of Lima Tortilla (pronounced Tor-tilllll-a) chips, Diet DP, Starbucks, Panera Bread….oh yeah and my family….what is there here that I don’t have in Africa….
I miss you and look forward to swapping continents with you in a few weeks!
Me
I meant Hint of Lime… :)