Heatwave :)

Did you know that 3+ days above 90 degrees is considered a heat wave in Boston? I think my fellow Texans would (or probably are currently) laugh at this statement. I should have you know though that it has been much hotter here than in Waco this week. Today we topped out somewhere in the upper 90's with (as the weather man put it) "oppressive" humidity. You would think that having spent a whole summer in Northern Africa without AC and temperatures frequently flirting with 120 degrees that I'd be tougher. I guess something has happened over the past couple years, or perhaps humidity really makes that big of a difference.

Today, we were blessed to get a window AC from our neighbor from Belarus....it wasn't until late in the day, but still was a huge blessing as we'll be able to sleep in comfort tonight. Most all the stuff in her apartment is handmade by either her or her mother, so she is a super talented and way cool lady. She offered to teach me some stuff, so hopefully that will lend to a great relationship. We are so thankful for her tonight! Jeremy was able to bless her also by helping to put her newer window AC in her window (she got a newer one and that is why she could give us her older one. Something that Jeremy and I have discussed several times is that part of our role as Christian's in Boston is to make big strides in blessing, serving, and healing our community. Isn't interesting how God seems to bless those who strive to be a blessing even more than they could bless? Read: It is not at all our agenda to seek our own blessing (remember I hate that word agenda) in building relationships with others, however, I find that God always has blessed us and continues to bless us way more than we can bless. You can continue to pray that God would continue to show us practical ways to serve others. Pray also that we'd see needs and and be able to heal hurts.

Lastly, I thought I'd post a funny picture of Billy.... Tuesday we came into our bedroom and found him sitting in this location. We aren't sure how he got up into the window, but he did. I guess he needed to be closer to the outside air.