Nothing is ever easy

One of the biggest differences I am faced with here is that nothing is ever easy or convenient like at home. I needed to run a simple errand for someone that took over an hour. As I was driving home, I was overwhelmed by exhaustation and had a headache and dreaded going home. I have to get through two gates to get into the house that I am currently living in. For each gate, I have to get out of my car unlock it and open it, drive through it, get out of the car again, and close and lock it back up. I was dirty and grimy from a day in the villages and desperately wanting to be clean. We do not have running water, so that means carrying several buckets into the bathroom and having to boil water three times in the kettle in order to achieve a warm bath. I was starving and to cook is never easy either. As I was pondering all of that, I just stopped. I thought do I want to leave and go back home. Right now, do I want to go and pack up all my stuff and get on the next flight back home? Do I want to go back to "first-world" living? NO! I know that I am exactly where God wants me to be. I feel peace and contentment in that and I am so thankful. Plus, we all know that life is never easy even back in the states. Furthermore, the difficult times are when God grows us and strengthens our character. All that to say, I think I was just tired and cranky last night. =)