no.104 130812 Thank you for the food

I was craving 'home-run-ball' cookies today

"Love the Lord your God

with all your heart and

with all your soul and

with all your mind and

with all your strength" 

 

Mark 12:30

I thought my stomachache disappeared but I was wrong. I'm still sick and can't eat what I want to eat. Perhaps it's a good thing that I can't eat everything I want. I realize that a lot of my everyday decisions are based on what I've experienced in Mexico. Growing up, I hardly ever finished my food. I was picky with food (I still am) and I have a small stomach so I tend to eat small portions and eat more often. Although my parents never forced me to finish my food, they taught me not to waste it. I would often hear stories of starving kids in Africa when I was a little girl. Now that I'm grown up and living in North America, I'm less reminded of the hungry people around the world. It's also so easy to waste food here in North America because we have plenty of food.

After coming back from Mexico, I think of the children in Santa Maria and the family I met in Cerro del Cuatro. Whenever I eat, I think about them - how the children didn't have enough food so they were having chips for lunch in Cerro del Cuatro, and how Rolando's church provides breakfast program every Saturday for the children in Santa Maria. It makes me appreciate what I have, and at the same time, not to waste food. It's a challenge for me to finish my meal whenever I eat out. I think I've been doing a pretty good job with trying my best not to waste food. What I'm going to try is cutting down on my junk food habits - such as chocolate, cookies, cupcakes, ice cream, etc. It's going to be hard because of my sweet tooth but I'm gonna try! For my health, and although it won't be that much, I'd rather save that money for my future mission trip. Today was a failure because I asked my dad to buy me some chocolate cookies because I had a really bad craving... but I'm gonna try harder!