And I’ve officially had one of my best experiences so far:
Playing in the pouring down rain with my kids in Uganda!
November is the wettest month. . .but it started getting ready for November at the end of October. No more of the nice, quick little showers that cooled things down then brought the sunshine out again—like I’ve been experiencing.
Now when it rains, it RAINS. For most of the day sometimes. For sure every day. I must admit that I love it because it sounds so wonderful on these tin roofs. Of course you cannot speak to anyone because you can’t hear anything—but I can hardly understand anyone anyways, so it’s a nice excuse. =) And of course it is a wonderful excuse to sleep or read! Two of my favorite things!
I had been wanting to play in the rain, but there just hadn’t been a good opportunity, but the day came! It was wonderful! I think Mama Jane thought I was crazy, but the kids sure enjoyed it! They seemed to be a little apprehensive at first—like, is this okay? But after about a minute, they were going crazy!
If you do not already know, playing in the rain is one of my favorite things to do!
Side stories:
You would think after 2 months the children would be used to my white skin. You would think the gawking would have ceased by now. Not so—for the little ones. (2-4 yrs) They still have it like it was the first time. At church on Sunday a 2/3 yr old got the guts to hold my hand for half the service—and not just hold it, but rub my skin as if, by rubbing, it might turn into what she knows at normal-black skin. Then she moved to the other arm and did the same thing. It’s like I’m an alien.
Just last week, I thought to myself “wow, if I make it through this all trip without seeing one snake, I will literally praise the Lord about that. He has totally protected me so far and its crazy to me! Well of course, I saw one on Sunday. Luckily it was in the lake, very far away from me and I did not have to see too much of it. I would have felt much better if the kids would have been successful at killing it, but alas, it swam away. Not good for my psyche, but as long as they stay in the lake, I should be fine. (I have a phobia of snakes thanks to all the wonderful women in my family)
Playing in the pouring down rain with my kids in Uganda!
November is the wettest month. . .but it started getting ready for November at the end of October. No more of the nice, quick little showers that cooled things down then brought the sunshine out again—like I’ve been experiencing.
Now when it rains, it RAINS. For most of the day sometimes. For sure every day. I must admit that I love it because it sounds so wonderful on these tin roofs. Of course you cannot speak to anyone because you can’t hear anything—but I can hardly understand anyone anyways, so it’s a nice excuse. =) And of course it is a wonderful excuse to sleep or read! Two of my favorite things!
I had been wanting to play in the rain, but there just hadn’t been a good opportunity, but the day came! It was wonderful! I think Mama Jane thought I was crazy, but the kids sure enjoyed it! They seemed to be a little apprehensive at first—like, is this okay? But after about a minute, they were going crazy!
If you do not already know, playing in the rain is one of my favorite things to do!
Side stories:
You would think after 2 months the children would be used to my white skin. You would think the gawking would have ceased by now. Not so—for the little ones. (2-4 yrs) They still have it like it was the first time. At church on Sunday a 2/3 yr old got the guts to hold my hand for half the service—and not just hold it, but rub my skin as if, by rubbing, it might turn into what she knows at normal-black skin. Then she moved to the other arm and did the same thing. It’s like I’m an alien.
Just last week, I thought to myself “wow, if I make it through this all trip without seeing one snake, I will literally praise the Lord about that. He has totally protected me so far and its crazy to me! Well of course, I saw one on Sunday. Luckily it was in the lake, very far away from me and I did not have to see too much of it. I would have felt much better if the kids would have been successful at killing it, but alas, it swam away. Not good for my psyche, but as long as they stay in the lake, I should be fine. (I have a phobia of snakes thanks to all the wonderful women in my family)
4 comments:
ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh i love love love the photos! i wish i was right there playing in the rain with you!
aw, yes, how delightful! i'm glad you got to do that, bunkers. i wish i could hear the rain like that with you. and read!...5 books at once.
and this makes me so happy! remind you of png? did it rain much while we were there together? i cannot remember. going to see geoff and shannon in january in arizona. thinking about the future. miss you. do you have skype? if so, call PLEASE.
I LOVE those pictures JuJu! Hayden got a kick out of seeing you having so much fun in the rain! Thanks for posting them! Miss you!
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