Having a northerner in the South. It was so rewarding to share our visit to McKenzie with our friends from K*bul. Each one of them has such a beautiful story to share about how they came to know that they were called to teach in K*bul. And each one of them has different traditions in their family. What was really fun was having a Northerner in McKenzie walking down Stringfellow Road going to visit the new pigs that were roaming in the neighbors yard. We also spent many mornings grazing through the garden looking for eggplant, tomatoes, okra and cucumbers. But, the best was spending time together at the dinner table. Our poor northern friend had never had such delicacies as fried okra, shrimp boils, and real southern home cooking. It was so fun to share our most tasty things in life with her. Our other friends were from Texas and Georgia, so they fit right in. One night was especially exciting because we got to have second supper.
Second supper is the supper that you eat after first supper. Not too often do we get to enjoy second supper. But, one night we sat down to eat delicious tomatoes, peas, and cornbread. Then Maw Maw whipped up a fabulous dessert. Then our Uncle came in the house with a big pot of shrimp boil. Oh goodness was it good!
What was really a treat was getting to help lead the service at Sweet Home B*pt*st Ch*rch on Sunday morning. It’s really amazing to me to meet people who have been pr*ying for us for 2 years just because Maw Maw and Paw Paw have asked them to. We got to meet so many lovely people who are so happy to hear our stories about life in K*bul. It was even better to share a potluck lunch with them. Now our northern friend had never been to a potluck lunch before. Apparently, they call them ‘take aways or bring ins’ where she’s from. Weird…it’s a potluck plain and simple. But this was the potluck to beat all potlucks. Homemade this, homemade that…one lady is famous for her fried pies and she only brings about 30 of them to the potluck so you better get them before you get your main meal. Then someone else remembered that I liked Blue Bell Ice cream and had 3 gallons on the table. Ack!! How did she remember that!? There were fresh vegetables, pot roast, fried chicken (homemade now…not just picked up from the Sam’s Club or Dodge’s Gas Station), cooked vegetables from people’s gardens, ham, macaroni and cheese…you name it, they had it. It was amazing.
Even though McKenzie has great people, great food, and a beautiful spirit, the best part of McKenzie is spending time with Maw Maw and Paw Paw. We love them so much and really the people we think about the most while we’re away are our grandparents, all 5 of them. We love you Mimi, Maw Maw, Paw Paw, Maw Maw Earnest, and Aunt Nita.
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- we visited the pigs down the road
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- uncle vent’s shrimp boil!! delicious!
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- had to make a stop at the McKenzie Mall
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- Maw Maw…love her
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- playing mexican train dominoes
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- heidi, me, and allie at maw maw and paw paw’s house!
