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As the title suggests, Jackson is not sure where we are. Yesterday, his mommy and daddy weren't sure either. First of all, I have to give huge kudos to my amazingly brave hubby for driving to and through Guatemala City. Wow. I can't even count the times we were almost squished. (Dad, you might not want to read this part). We DID learn that if I stuck my hand out the window when we wanted over, it worked much, much better than a signal. Go figure. I'll try sticking my head out next time. This blond hair might as well be good for something!
We found the stores we needed and navigated them fairly well. Our list of things to get back when we're home is growing, especially when I saw my contact solution for over $10 a bottle! Gulp. When we bagged our stuff and headed back for Antigua, we learned our most valuable lesson yet. No matter what, don't ever, ever, ever miss your turn. Because, apparently, there is a law against left-hand turns or u-turns of any kind. Poor Steve. Our joke for our whole marriage has been that his middle name is u-turn, so he is in some serious withdrawal. Is there a Celebrate Recovery for that? After we drove through some, ah, interesting traffic and got a nice tour of the city (and ignored the powerful urge to drive our car across the tall concrete median!) we found the only, and I DO mean only left turnaround. You better believe we didn't miss a single turn after that!
When we made it down the winding roads to Antigua, it felt so much quieter and more peaceful! We decided, after such an exhausting 6 hour jaunt, we would splurge on the Dominoes' Tuesday night buy-one-get-one free pizza special, which I managed to order in Spanish! Yeah! Strangely, when we pulled into our compound, all was VERY peaceful....and VERY dark. Ah. Now we got introduced to the latest adventure, the rolling blackout. Apparently, Guatemala is suffering from the higher fuel costs just like everyone else, so we may be having a lot of these. Hence, we enjoyed a pizza dinner by candlelight and went to bed by flashlight. The blackout lasted about 5 hours, and everything kicked back on by 11. Praises.
Today's adventures were awesome! I was never so excited to do a load of laundry in my life, as Steve got our new washer and dryer to work, despite the fact that it took much translation and several trips to different hardwarish stores. My dials on the washer are in Spanish, but I am guessing pretty well so far! We learned how to make the kitchen functional, how to disinfect our fruits and veggies, and how to make our new house a home! The kids are doing awesome and are teaching us grown-ups a thing or two about adapting and adjusting. Guess our new middle name needs to change from u-turn to flexibility! We miss all of you!
2 comments:
I am just amazed as I read your journey and your willingness to go outside your comfort zone to walk in obedience. You all are inspirational and living proof that the will of God will never take you where the Grace of God will not protect you!! Thankyou for having the courage to do what He has called you to- you will never know the enormous influence your act of obedience has had and will have on those who are watching, us included. Love to you all and we will continue to pray for your precious family!
Thanks for the great story.
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