Thankful Thursday!

It's amazing how living in a fourth world country can change your appreciation for what you have.  A few weeks ago, our water heater went out and we had to use hard water for an entire week.  At least we had clean water, unlike the water of Sierra Leone . . .

That human looking form in the upper middle of the photo is our good friend, Olly, diving in water that is used for cooking, cleaning, and living by the people of Sierra Leone.  I am thankful for clean water.

Our server spent most of last weekend being down, which greatly frustrated three out of four family members.  But can you imagine having no electricity at all?  Our friends in Liberia can.  I am thankful for electricity and internet access.

Our furnace died on Tuesday and the repair person will be here the same day as the snow - tomorrow.  The temps inside are beginning to drop and it will be a cool night at the Zupke home, but we have a home with four walls and windows and doors which our friends in Liberia, Togo, Benin, and Sierra Leone may not have.  I am thankful for a home that will be warm soon and an electric blanket until then!