Friday, November 7, 2014

Asian Food Store

Yesterday I took the kids on a fieldtrip to an Asian food store.  They liked the different smells, the live crabs and lobsters, and listening to Chinese.  We were trying some new Indian recipes, bread chaat and pohu.  I didn't know anything but the English names for the ingredients I was looking for.  A lot of the packaging was in Chinese and the workers at the store spoke very little English and couldn't help me.  The people at the store were reserved and most did not even look at us (my six children and I).  In the end, I found some of the things I came for but not three of them.  I looked online for more help and I think I could find them now.  The ingredients go by multiple names.  I'm going to give it a go anyway.

I've always wanted to have the adventure of living in a foreign country.  But after yesterday I wonder if you could just become lonely and isolated.  It would take a tone of emotional energy, diligent learning, and constant pushing away comfort zones to make it work.  It would take a ton of work, courage, and tenacity.  I don't know if I could add that kind of lifestyle on top of raising my current brood of nine.  I already feel overwhelmed from that.  But we would do our best and have a great time if Heavenly Father sent us to a foreign country.  However, I think that highly unlikely.

It was fun to explore and have a new experience right here at home.  And today I'm going to load the kids up, try to get them to behave in the store, and go again to find those last three ingredients.

I'm grateful Heavenly Father is in charge of my life.  I pray I can be willing and able to do all He wants me to with sunshine in my heart.

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