A long time ago, I learned that it is important to do what I can when I can. I have had physical restrictions almost my entire life. There have been several times when I wondered how much I would be capable of doing. For example, a few years ago I had a terrible time with vertigo. I was so dizzy that I could not lay down to sleep and I could not drive. It was pretty debilitating. I underwent several tests to see if we could figure out the cause. As I went through each one, I thought about what would happen if there was something horribly wrong with me, or if I would not get better. And the thought came back to me again that it was necessary to lovingly do what I could do when I could do it. As I changed my lifestyle, helping my parents now is my full time job. It is a slower pace than I am used to and at times I wonder if I should be doing more. The biggest thing I do is “chief cook and bottle washer” as they lovingly call me. I have never thought of myself as a particularly good cook, so I have decided that since this is my biggest responsibility, I will try to do my best. Today I spent a solid 12 hours in the kitchen. I made a new breakfast dish that I thought my dad would particularly enjoy. I called it “Almond Joy Oatmeal”. Then I got to the business of cooking the rest of the day. My mom put on the tv in the kitchen and a cooking show came on. I left it there for several different shows to help inspire me. After I cleaned up from breakfast, I made a spice rub and stuffing and put a chicken in the crock pot. Then made lunch and cleaned up from that. Then I grated some carrots and made carrot muffins. Once they were done, I baked a lasagna to take to my sister’s tomorrow. I made some smoothies for our afternoon snack. Then I went back to finish the dinner with wild rice and mushrooms, gravy, and grilled veggies. After dinner I got all the chicken off the bones and cleaned up the kitchen one last time. Ahhhh! Everything turned out pretty good and I felt pretty accomplished at the end of the day.

I Found God today in sharing my love through my work in the kitchen.