Uganda | I have been here for a week.

I have been here for a week.

This week has been a wild one so far, I learned a few things about life and myself.

Things I learned -
1. Friends come in all different ways
2. Public transportation isn't something I am use to yet
3. This family is one of my favorite units
4. Ugandans can talk for hours
5. Living without air conditioner can be a challenge
6. Cold Showers are better than anything else in this world
7. It was not a surprise when the carpenter takes our couch and puts it in the front yard and leaves it there for hours, to fix it -- only for him to leave for 4 hours.
8. Goat meat isn't that bad, but nothing something I want everyday
9. Fans are literally from heaven
10. Ugandan phone plans are confusing.
11. Wifi goes out often and its common
12. Ice is my favorite thing


Things I've learned about myself -
1. Wet washcloths on a hot day are the best things ever sent
2. Jesus is too good
3. Devotions at night remind me just how much Jesus loves me
4. Pictures from home, make me miss home
5. Boda-Bodas may not be the way I choose to get from point a to point b
6. Prayer stops my overthinking brain
7. Hammocks at night are the best things
8. Deep conditioner will need to be used weekly.
9. I laugh a lot here.
10. Vitamin C is taken daily
11. Eye drops are put in often
12. My face is covered in dirt every second of everyday
13. The market was one of my favorite things
14. I am ready to be surrounded by kids - so ready.
15. Ice is my favorite thing


I learn new things daily, I love it here. But I am overwhelmed here -- only by my own thoughts, I am thankful. So many of you have reached out and it has been so helpful during this first little bit. Right now it feels like I am on a short term mission trip, but when I lay my head down on my (borrowed) pillow I am reminded that this is my home. No matter how many times I compare my stories to others stories, no matter how many times I talk myself out of being here, no matter how bad I want a Krispy Kreme doughnut -- this is my home and Jesus has me here. & He constantly gives me a peace. I can say honestly that I haven't overthought near as much as I did in America. I think that says a lot.
Their smiles resinate deep within me. Their little hands break me down. I told someone the other day I wanted 1,000 -- their response,  "thats a big house." I giggled and my mind went to what Heaven will be like, being surrounded by so many children - that joy. That may be when I get my 1,000 children, but until that day I am going to share the love that Jesus so selflessly gives me every single day.