Snow on the ground, but not falling I trudged off to work. It was a longer than usual wait to see any transportation going down the rode towards the metro. So I waited and I was glad I was bundled up warm. I am not sure how cold it was but I jumped on the first mode of transportation, a marshrouteka, because I hadn't seen a bus going by in either direction. Just 50 kopecks more to ride than a bus.
I was just about to leave the metro station when my phone rang telling me that Angela had arrived at the school and there wasn't any power or heat so school was canceled for the day. Generally, I arrive to school approximately the same time as Angela.
I just jumped back on the metro, going in the opposite direction, and headed towards home. My phone rang again and I got off to answer it. [Much too difficult for me to answer my phone while on the metro and wearing gloves.] It was Susan calling to make sure I had gotten the message that school was canceled.
The debate was now to go out and catch public transportation home while still on the Right Bank, Kontraktova Plosha, or get back on the metro again. The thought of being outside waiting for a bus that still had to travel over what might be an icy bridge...I chose to jump back on into the crush of humanity. A few minutes later I was safety back home and I got to enjoy a second breakfast with my family...ahhhh!...and my own personal space. That is hard to maintain a personal space bubble while out in Kyiv, a scowl doesn't help and isn't very attractive.
5 things I am thankful for....
- this computer which gladly takes my hunt & peck technique of typing to record my thoughts
- one-eyed Jacks
- my afternoon snack of peanut butter and pretzels (would have celery but the stores don't carry it often)
- The current book I am reading, Bookends, by Liz Curtis Higgs and it makes me laugh. (It said so on the cover and it's true)
- I am thankful for all those who pray for me on a daily basis or as the Spirit leads. I know you are out there!
“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.”- Colossians 1:9
Have a blessed day!
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