Our well pump broke. And it was hard to get water. Our neighbors, The Chenowiths, who live to our left (when we stand on the driveway and face the cars), they let us use water from their hose, but once their hose froze up. It was okay, because that was the day the pump got fixed by Pop-pop and Mr. Fletcher.t Mr. Fletcher was the father of David Fletcher who is the husband of Mrs. Suzi Fletcher who is the mother of our friends, Malachi, Micah, Anna Pearl and Airslie.
The best thing about not having water was that it made us more grateful for clean water and it helped us to trust in God a little more for water than we used to. Pastor Wilsey told us to make a long list of everything we are thankful for. One of the first things on my list was Clean Water! I really think that ought to have been there and I'm glad I put it there!
These are the reasons I was so grateful to have our water back:
2. Everytime we were thirsty, we had to ask Mom for water from bottles and then drink just enough to stop being thirsty. She had to consent to each glass for us.
3. When it was cold and when it was warm, we had to go to the bathroom - outside! But not when it was raining, we used the rainwater to flush the potty. Of course, it only rained once in all those days.
Bye! And don't forget to thank the Lord for clean water today!
HI Gillian,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you, clean water is so important to life, and we take it completely for granted. Many people in the world don't have access to clean water, and many have to walk long distances to get water from a well. I think clean water is more important than electricity or cars although they are very important in our lives also.
We were without water for a few days of a vacation on a ski-trip. We were lucky, we could melt and boil water for drinking and cooking, and we could melt water to flush the toilets. It was nice to get the water back so we could take showers... It was an adventure!
Yikes! Think about living in the desert and you were in your house and all of a sudden the water ran out! That would be really scary - you might even day within three days.
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