“Mom, can I have a glass of water?”
“Sure, just grab a glass…it’s over there”
“No, those are plates”
“Right, I am thinking of Miss Donna’s kitchen, how about over there?”
“Nope that one is just full of bowls”
“I guess that was Miss. Lara’ house…at WorldVenture they were over the sink, in Guatemala they were down where you could reach them (opening cupboards)…oh, there they are!”
“…It’s ok…I went and got a drink out of the bathroom sink”
(ok maybe I am overexaggerating a bit, but you get the point!)
I have a serious case of kitchen confusion! You know, when you go to get a plate in a kitchen that is new to you and you continually find yourself reaching for the spot you knew the plates were in the last kitchen you were in, or the most familiar kitchen to you? Since the 1st of November, we’ve been learning where to find things in 5 different kitchens (6 if you count the fact that as people were buying the furniture right out of our house, we were continually reorganizing our own kitchen in Guatemala trying to find places to put things!).
As I sat down to write this blog I planned to share that figuring out the kitchen-of-the-week is just a funny funny part of our days…and most of the time it is pretty amusing trying to put dishes away, but I’d not be me if I didn’t admit that there have been a few tears shed as well…
Does it really bother me that much that it takes a few tries to find a mug to put hot chocolate in? No.
Am I exceedingly thankful for the warm, cozy and inviting kitchens we’ve been blessed to prepare or share meals in these last weeks? Oh yes!!
Are you tired of reading news that we are still homeless? I sure am!
But, that’s where we are still! Can you believe there aren’t bazillions of houses empty and waiting lining the streets of Salida where we can pay $500 in rent and all be able to actually move around in without crashing into each other?
So the tears aren’t so much that the spoons just aren’t where I thought they were, but rather, we are still in temporary-land. And, as incredible as temporary-land is here in ‘the boys can spend hours a day sledding outside’ Winterpark…our time is coming to an end next week, and we aren’t sure what comes next.
But there is that hopeful trust. God has provided everything we’ve needed up to this point, and I can trust Him to continue to provide!
Is it frustrating not to know where our next “home” is? you bet!
Can I be sure there is a lesson in this time of waiting, uncertainty and transient-ness? Yes…and I am guessing it isn’t a lesson in “things come easily to those who eat their vegetables”.
Is it humbling to look past my own selfish desire as a mama for a nest for my family, to the lives of dear friends who are struggling through far more challenging things right now? ummmm….ashamedly yes.
So tonight, I am enjoying a fabulously stocked kitchen, loading up a DISHWASHER after homemade pizza while the kids munch on fresh chocolate chip cookies.
Warm fresh cookies and milk...but where to find a glass??
And maybe, just maybe one of these days, I won’t have to keep reminding myself that I resolved to feel this way! (Doesn’t take much to see how the Isrealites kept getting themselves into such trouble does it?)
Thanks for listening and lifting us up in prayer!
Glad to hear things are crazy, but under control (sort of)! I loved your comments about the Israelites – I just finished the fall unit of Sunday school with the youth all about Moses wandering in the wilderness. As they complained and got into such trouble (golden calf and all) we just kept thinking, “Where was their faith? Didn’t they SEE that God was taking care of them??” Red Sea/Quail/Manna/Water, etc – Count your blessings – right! Easier said than done, but necessary. We’ll keep praying for you all. . . . .
Love, Becky and Chuck Morris