Today at the caregiver’s support group, we talked about how different cultures view their elderly people. In our culture at this time, there are too many instances in which our aging population are forgotten about, seemingly a burden or an just an obligation. While in other cultures, the older people have wisdom and have much to teach the younger generation. Tomorrow we are getting together with a friend for lunch. I wanted to make an autumn dessert and thought of apple pie. I have tried to make a homemade pie crust in the past and it turned out terrible, so I was ready to get one of those ready made kind from the grocery store. My mother used to make a fantastic pie crust and said she would make it, even though she hasn’t done it for 20 years. This evening she found her favorite recipe and started in. I watched as she carefully measured the proper amount of ingredients and started rolling it out. As she worked, we talked about the bakery her father owned and she lived in when she was a child. She learned his techniques and skill. She meticulously added a sprinkle of water here and there as needed so the crust would not break up, yet not be too moist. It turned out beautiful. We decided we need to do it more often. I learn things from my parents all the time, but this was a concrete example of the contribution and impact my mother still makes on me which will trickle down to whoever might want to listen to me.

I Found God today as I continue to learn from my mother.