I love to cook. I find it fascinating
how I can take a few simple ingredients, put them together, and make something unbelievably
delicious. In fact, ever since I was a
young woman I began collecting cook books because of the potential they offered
me. The possibilities are endless to
what the tongue can taste and treasure.
Now, don't get me wrong, the opportunity to please the tongue is indeed a fulfilling endeavor, but the joys to be had go far beyond that. What I or anyone else makes has the potential to not just satisfy the longings of the taste buds, but to meet the true vital needs of another.
With what we are making we might not be just bringing a smile to a thankful face, but we might be gloriously bringing relief to the unseen pain of hunger. What we serve up can meet both wants and needs. it is powerful!
A DAY IN THE MAKING is similar to cooking, but food may not necessarily be involved, and it is the heart, mind, and soul I am aiming to awaken rather than the stomach.
Like cooking, the first thing I do is collect a variety of "ingredients". But what I am collecting is not from my pantry. What I am gathering together are various words, facts, thoughts, and ideas.
For example,
perhaps that day is a holiday, or maybe I discover an event that happened on
that particular day in history; I gather these “ingredients” together.
After taste
testing my finds, I select a little of this and a little of that and then lovingly
mix them together. My aim is to make something scrumptious that I can chew on through out he day, as well as be able to serve it up for the delight of those around me.
Some days what I have made might simply bring a smile to a face. Others, it might hit an unseen place of deep hunger within a needy heart.
Either way, I hope that after being fed at the table of A DAY IN THE MAKING one can say with satisfaction, “Ah, that was good!”, and then rise to use my recipe to feed and love on other!
Happy Making,
