November 16th
Today I am thankful for:
Nail Polish
Yepp, nail polish. I may be in a 3rd world country, but I am still a 1st world girl. Our favorite shop (the one the size of your living room) just decided to upscale and started carrying things like lotion, soap, and NAIL POLISH. When I say they started carrying nail polish I mean like 5 or 6 bottles, but still... It's a big deal! ;) Even here in the hills of Ethiopia I keep a fresh coat of polish on more times than not. Let's be real here: there is absolutely nothing better to hide the Africa dirt than a nice coat of polish!
Today I am thankful for a fun and fashionable way to hide the dirt... I mean, I am thankful for nail polish!
November 17th
Today I am thankful for:
The people who believed in me/sent me
Getting to Africa was no feat of my own. Getting here took a team of people who believed in me and what I wanted to do. A team of people willing to support me financially. A team of people willing to pray for me as I prepared to go, and faithfully pray as I am away. It took a team of people willing to let me go, and people to encourage me every step of the way! Today I am thankful for you all: my readers, my senders, my family and friends, my prayer worriers, and each and every person who's belief in me got me to where I am today! I could not do it without you all!!
November 18th
Today I am thankful for:
The 1st Step
I have a ring that I always wear that reads "The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step." The first step in coming to Africa, perhaps my biggest journey yet, was as simple as saying yes and responding to the tug on my heart. In dong so though I was taken beyond a thousand mile journey... Taking the first step in this journey was one that took me 7,450 miles away, across the ocean and into a land far from home. Hey, go big or go home. Right?
