The World Race would be
missing something if it weren’t for stories like these. Sorry mom!
Two nights ago at dinner we
were blessed with some yellow peppers to add some flavor to our meal. Several of the guys love the added punch of
the peppers and decided that my stuffy nose would benefit from some pepper
infusion.
I know that I wasn’t feeling
my best because I agreed to try this home remedy. I popped the pepper into my mouth and bit
down. It took about two seconds before I
realized that my mouth was not created for this particular vegetable. I’ve never swallowed fire before- I have no
intentions of ever swallowing fire- but I’m pretty sure this was as close to
having fire in my mouth that I will ever get.
It was not fun…at all.
After
chewing lots of bread and swallowing several glasses of juice, everyone was
curious to see if the theory rang true.
I went to breathe in through my nose and inadvertently sucked back an
enormous loogy. Almost in slow motion, I
stood up and turned from the bench I was pinned into and spit the contents of
my nose out into a pile of weeds.
Before I finished my display
of unladylike behavior, my team graciously pointed out to me that the entire
kitchen staff, as well as our local contact had their eyes glued on me. As my face turned several shades of red, I
slowly melted back down into my seat and prayed that the Lord would make me
invisible for a few minutes.
Unfortunately I wasn’t able
to avoid the laughter that resounded from my team as I humbly accepted the fact
that I had provided some unorthodox dinner entertainment. And I learned a very valuable lesson about
the things that go into and come out of my mouth… “Not what goes into the mouth
defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man.” Matthew 15:11
Fortunately, I’m surrounded by
godly women who encourage me to let loose and live!
‘Well behaved women rarely make
history.’ Laurel Thatcher Ulrich (love you Jenny!)
