My bathroom in our old house back in GA was bigger than some of the homes here in the Dominican. My bathroom here in my new DR home, I can clean the whole floor while seated on the toilet (seat down) with a sponge and spray bottle. You may wonder why I consider that a blessing. I do because I am seeing my blessings now not in excess but in lack. The world could look at my life and think I am now not so "blessed" because I have so much less. I don't have a toilet that has its own room with a door. There is no carpet. There aren't two his/hers sinks. There is no seperate shower and a tub big enough for a few neighbor's kids along with mine. All those things now make me feel ashamed with the access I had in my old life.
Here I can see I am still blessed with so much more than most have here. I would guess and probably be right in saying that the majority of homes on this island don't have bathrooms. No running water. A hole in the ground with an outhouse looking structure around it, or maybe a chamber pot, or just the woods. I am embarrassed for the American dream house with spaces nobody uses, rooms that sit empty, and a home with too much space. And why? Because they can. They have the means to get money they have no right having except for a good credit score. And why do we need a house with more bedrooms than family members. With electrical bills bigger than some of my neighbors make in months, maybe a year.
The world wants more. Me, I want less. Less is more. For me it is. I am so thankful for my little bathroom. And I even have a second one if something were to happen with the 1st one. I am thankful for my home here in the Dominican. Our ministry. Our supporters, because without them, I would have nothing.
Lord, thank you for stripping me of too much so I can see what is truly important!
Amen
~ Jodi
