The life we have in the USA is good even when we think it is not so good. Over here in Ukraine (we are adopting a little boy) we have hot water only an hour or so a day. When we use the bathroom we are not allowed to flush the toilet paper, we put it in the trash. We need to buy drinking water. We also use that drinking water to cook with. suddenly that mac & cheese is not so cheep anymore. Everyone walks to the market to get food. most over 2 miles. Not such a big deal? Then you need to walk home the 2 miles or more with 30 lbs. or more of water and groceries.
Now when we are at home in Kasson we drive to the local store 6 blocks away and get a loaf of bread. If you are lucky here in Ukraine your family has one car, at home we have 3 plus a motor home, (none of them new or close to new)
We are staying in a 3rd floor apt. with no elevator. Again not such a big deal until you need to to carry your little girl up the steps with a stroller and 3 bags of groceries and 16 lbs of water. It could have been worse, the other apt. we could have had was on the 5th floor. We are lucky, at this apt. we have a small market about 3 blocks away. And a McDonalds about 8 blocks away.
So even over here we know things could be worse, and when we are home I hope I don't forget how well we have it.
Just a note to say we in the USA are very spoiled with what we have access to.
Mark
Melanie,
ReplyDeleteThank you for this post! I appreciate all the tidbits of Ukraine info you have for that region you are in. I have a lot to plan for, and this helps me to visualize what our month will look like. :-) Much love and prayers to you during your journey!
Amen and AMEN!!! I'm loving my shower this week as it's ok if I get some of the water in my mouth. :-)
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