Cathrines Blog

Catherine Mabongor a second generation Alaskan married to a Ugandan pastor. They live in Mbale Uganda with their three biological children and a house full of other people. Follow Catherine as she chronicles her journey of life and love in Uganda.

What a Difference a Day Makes!

I woke to yet another morning of dread. I was getting slogged down. Not sure if that is the official term used by theologians and psychologists worldwide but it was certainly how I felt. It just seemed so hard to get up in the morning and face another day; mostly because the weather had been so hot. It had been 90 F in the house most nights when we tried to sleep. I would wake up in the middle of the night many times feeling suffocated by the heat. Getting up to bathe again at 2 a.m. just to cool off was cutting into my sleep time. I was physically exhausted. When would dry season ever end. Plus when I did wake up...

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Sum of Days

I was reading with the kids today in II Kings. So many of the guys ruling Israel after the kingdom split, actually ALL of them, where just evil idolaters. Imagine you live your whole life; work, love, rule and the only thing written about you is one sentence. And this one sentence is passed down through the ages for all to see.

"And he did evil in the site of the Lord." That is the sum of all their days. End of story!

It doesn’t make any difference in the end what wars they fought, how many towns they built or even how many children they had. The big question is – Did they serve the Lord with all their heart?

Makes me think...

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Tim-Tim

The lizard that lives on our dining room ceiling is having mixed emotions. We have affectionately named him Tim-Tim. It seems Tim-Tim is torn. On the one hand, if you will, he loves the new solar light. It attracts huge bugs. As we eat our supper we watch him have his. The new light certainly does make Tim-Tim’s life...

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Language Dilemma

Okay guys here is me being philosophical again. Thank goodness for spell check on that big word. :-)

I have in mind to try and save the Lugisu or Lumasaaba (same thing) language as you know. I feel the Lord is also wanting that. So first I need to learn the language myself. But I also need to see HOW I learn it so I can help other people learn it. This gets into a kind of circular reasoning so stay with me.

I want to make...

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Can we breath WiFi?

I enjoyed my Sunday too and even my Saturday. I spent Saturday spending my $25 Nook Books Barnes and Noble gift card and even went beyond. I used up the last of my birthday money.

My brother had sent me $100 cash in April and I had said I will buy one Nook Book a month (usually around $10). But now I have...

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