So today for no apparent reason I was incredibly homesick. I have no idea why, maybe its the jungle surrounding me instead of my beloved woods, or the base instead of my comforting home, but most likely it's the fact that I miss my family more than any words would ever describe, or that most of the time people have no idea what I am trying to say. Nonetheless, today was rough on my heart being so far away. I love the idea that "A man shall leave his mother and father and the two become one flesh" in all honesty I don't notice much that I even miss my home when I am with my beloved. It's those days (which happen a lot lately) that he works nights and goes in while I am asleep and is sleeping when I am home. I have the cutest puppy and a group of great people so I know that I am blessed beyond all belief, but that doesn't mean we all don't have days...
1. It rained ALL DAY (anyone who knows me knows my phobia of rain... It's gotten a lot better but still stirs that icky goop in ourselves that everyone has and tries to push away)
2. The checker lady made me jump through loop holes today acting like she didn't understand and then I used my small amount of Korean and she laughed finally and said good job I wanted to see if you could speak, I knew what you were saying the whole time :/ *annoying*
Anyway so I really wanted to just wake up my hubby and be like, MUR MUR MUR MUR COMPLAIN COMPLAIN COMPLAIN, but my better side said no your being dumb and he's awfully peaceful sleeping. So whats a girl to do... then it hit my like a ton of bricks MOM!!! Korean MOM, she is so lonely she must feel like this all the time! So I went to the store and picked up some Moccoli (Korean milky yogurt beer stuff, it's weird but it's apparently really good for you) it's mom's favorite she gobbles that stuff up. So I went downstairs and I was instantly so happy I did. She opened the door and threw her tiny arms around my and kissed my cheek saying "Ell-o Ell-o Brit-tiny" and grabbed my hand and took me inside. So of course I pulled out the Moccoli and her eyes lit up that I was here to stay a while, she pulled out four eggs, two tomatoes, and kim-chi (a must at all meals). She sat me down and made dinner which consisted of fried eggs, sugared tomato (don't judge I was skeptical, it was AWESOME!) and some kim-chi (I am always on a love/hate relationship with the stuff but the more I am here I find myself craving it and wanting it so badly). Anyway so I had a great dinner with mom and she was just as happy to have my company as I was her. Now, for a really funny picture imagine the tiniest old lady and me sitting there not knowing 90% of what the other is trying to say but having such a good time anyways. I pulled out the google translate and tried that, well sometimes it's good, sometimes it's not... today was most def. a NOT! In the middle of like the 4th time we had tried to translate we both just looked at each other and laughed so hard. We spend the next hour just enjoying what little we could understand of each other. It's funny, honestly, that is the last thing I had in mind for a comfort friend and someone that I could just go see whenever, but God sure knew that was just what I needed. I could not be more grateful that I have my Korean Mom and she loves me and I love her.
Like any other mom, the topic of BABIES came up and well BABY is the only English word I understood so it's one of two things she was trying to tell me...
1. She thinks I am pregnant (hoping its the latter)
2. She wants my to have a baby, she kept pointing up to our apartment saying Husband BABY!! and pointing at me saying/ yelling BABY, BABY, BABY. In return I would make a face and say NO BABY. we did this for about 20 minutes.
Seriously, I should wear a hidden camera because me and mom's adventures are HILARIOUS between how different we both look, our ages, and the language barrier it looks like a bad case of charades with your great grandma! HIL-FREAKIN-LARIOUS
Well anyway we had a blast and I am not homesick like I was, don't get me wrong I still miss my home and family, but I am so lucky to have such a loving and kind mom here, even when she has no idea what I am saying or I her.
God sure knew what He was doing when he put us in this home and brought me mom. I am ever so amazed at his orchestrating of my life, I step back and look at all the broken puzzle pieces to be put together, and realize every time that I have no broken pieces I have traded them all in for a wonderful tapestry that is yet to be complete and everyday is a new thread and color weaved just where I was meant to be and at just the right time by the best weaver possible. Even when I don't see the big picture and think you-must-have-straight-bumped-your-head! He never ceases to amaze me
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