sometimes it pays to have a large backside

my parents are coming the day after tomorrow... i am really excited. i have been drumming on the drums in the shop all morning. yesterday was full of dancing. i danced a lot at church. i like dancing in church. then it was nigina for my auntie--a celebration of a rotating credit group where one woman gets gifts and money from all the other women in the group. it was a great celebration and we went and danced. we danced the traditional kiganda dance (which is pretty straightforward: hold your hands out at your sides and shake your butt really fast.) the people laughed really hard and gave me money for dancing well. it was a good time. then i caught a grasshopper to give to jjaja. then when i got home my uncle and i found a mystery animal tied in a large plastic bag by the side of the road. someone had thrown it from a car. we didnt know what was inside, but it was moving and we were afraid it was like a rabid puppy or something scary, so we carefully opened it, and it was just a tiny dog. the dog ran away. i dont know why someone threw it from the car. these are the small adventures of my life.

i just wanted to say that. my brother adam and his wife bekah are in colombia right now deciding whether or not they are going to move there next year. its also adam's birthday tomorrow (nov 22), so you can pray for them--for discernment and peace and joy!

i am coming home on december 10th. that's too soon. i am going to miss this place more than i realized.

i love you all,
emily!