I've been awake since three this morning, with so many thoughts rushing through my mind. We continue to praise God for the gift of life, but at the same time we are experiencing the side effects of trauma. Moses' recovery is physically going well, except for his right shoulder. Lifting his arm above his chest is difficult and he needs physio. Otherwise, traffic makes us both much more nervous right now. Just the other day I saw a car knock a motorcycle and I immediately burst in to tears. It happens often, but now I feel the weight of it much more so.
What else is on my mind... well, our girls are growing up. We just finished visiting Becky, who is working her way through Secondary Four. She has two more years left of high school because she dreams of becoming a lawyer. (In Uganda, you can finish in either S4 or S6, depending on the future career path you choose.) And Sarah will begin nursing school on Monday. Say what!? They are growing up and we are so proud of them.
We are moving within the next twenty days! My mind is busy organizing where I will place things in the new house, what I can sell, who will be our first guests, will we have power, and so much more. I am overwhelmed here by the expat community who want to help us shift.
Here are a few fun videos of the past month.
On our way to Kampala - to visit the girls at school and to pick up supplies - we usually stop for some roadside snacks.
Chicken on a stick, huge mushrooms to prepare for supper, roasted cassava
On Sunday evenings, we often head over to church to pick us as many people as we can to head out to Gulu Community Park for Bible and Basketball/Sports fellowship.
Dancing at a birthday party for our Pastor and his family
Worshipping together
Cultural dancing
Showing off the moves
As the morning sun now begins to brighten the skies and the puppies begin tapping on the front door for their breakfast biscuits, I am just reminded of how faithful God is and how blessed we are today.
I celebrated my 49th birthday with a few friends. They came over for a pork roast and chapati.
Let me finish with a little birthday fun. I was blessed with a new dress and shoes from friends.
