What does everyday normal life look like? Well it's normal. Yet not the same normal as others experience. What does normal everyday life look in your life? Yesterday, I called the shop where they were working on my motorcycle(scooter). They said it was ready. So I walked the 4 blocks to pick it up. It only cost me less than $15 to get it worked on. Then I went to the bank to take out some money from the atm. Then I was on my way back home when all of a sudden, my motorcycle started making a high pitch sound. Back to the shop. They figured out that there was a spring that broke. So I walked back home to end up going out again and helping a friend move some furniture. We used an old truck that had a bad battery. So if it didn't start we had to push it to get it going. Fun things you learn in Mexico. If you have a manual transmission you can start it by pushing it and putting it in to second gear. After the third time of having to do this we figured out that once the car's battery is charged we could unplug the battery while we were loading and unload the furniture. We were three blocks away from finishing our last trip and the car stalled. It didn't start this time. So I got my truck battery and put it in and got it started so we could park the truck full of furniture. I was finally able to head home at 7 PM. Needless to say after the 6 hours of adventure, I was tired. It's hard working pushing the truck to get it going. This is just a part of a normal day.
Last week I was picking up some medicine for Levi who had gotten a virus that has been past around lately. Some have said that it is zika virus. We don't know for sure because the doctor didn't do blood work. Around here there are so many people who have gotten various types of sickness from mosquitoes. Jessie and I have been gotten sick at one time or another. There is no real way of escaping it. We try to get rid of an excess water around but mosquitoes seem to keep coming back. So back to me at the pharmacy, as I was standing there in the waiting line to the most popular pharmacy in town, I looked to the right. There was a catholic statue of Jesus. Below you can see the photo. This is normal here. This is the biggest and most busiest pharmacies in town. No one notices. It is just a part of normal life. What other things do I not see because it has become normal and part of the everyday scenery? I need to see people around me as lost and broken. I often forget, there is no hope without Jesus. What would my life be like without the deep down joy I have from knowing Jesus?
Oh that the Lord would open my eyes to see things differently. That has been on my heart lately. I still have to stop every so often and just look at the mountains. Being from Minnesota where there are no mountains, I remember the first time seeing the mountains in Salt Lake City during a layover. I was amazed at how beautiful they were. Everything here is green from all the rain we have had. It is the time of the year that is so beautiful. All around us, the mountains are full of life. We need to stop and take a moment to see people around us who are hurting and how amazing God's creation is.
Last week I was picking up some medicine for Levi who had gotten a virus that has been past around lately. Some have said that it is zika virus. We don't know for sure because the doctor didn't do blood work. Around here there are so many people who have gotten various types of sickness from mosquitoes. Jessie and I have been gotten sick at one time or another. There is no real way of escaping it. We try to get rid of an excess water around but mosquitoes seem to keep coming back. So back to me at the pharmacy, as I was standing there in the waiting line to the most popular pharmacy in town, I looked to the right. There was a catholic statue of Jesus. Below you can see the photo. This is normal here. This is the biggest and most busiest pharmacies in town. No one notices. It is just a part of normal life. What other things do I not see because it has become normal and part of the everyday scenery? I need to see people around me as lost and broken. I often forget, there is no hope without Jesus. What would my life be like without the deep down joy I have from knowing Jesus?
Oh that the Lord would open my eyes to see things differently. That has been on my heart lately. I still have to stop every so often and just look at the mountains. Being from Minnesota where there are no mountains, I remember the first time seeing the mountains in Salt Lake City during a layover. I was amazed at how beautiful they were. Everything here is green from all the rain we have had. It is the time of the year that is so beautiful. All around us, the mountains are full of life. We need to stop and take a moment to see people around us who are hurting and how amazing God's creation is.
