As I was searching for recipes today, my mother’s old tin recipe box fell out of the cupboard and onto the floor. Luckily, there were only a few of the handwritten recipe cards and notes that fell out. I opened the box to see if I could figure out where they belonged, but after looking at the organized files, I decided it best to let my mom do it. I told her what had happened and showed her the loose note cards. Of course, she knew exactly where they went and started going through some of the other recipes that she said she hadn’t made in years. I encouraged her to pull some out and that we could prepare them together. Then she found a letter that her mother had written to her. She couldn’t understand why it was in there. She read the letter out loud and while there was no date on it, my mother figured it was written about 1955. It took some effort to decipher the German cursive handwriting. My grandmother encouraged my mom in her job and music. At the end of the letter, she wrote down her recipe for beer soup. Evidently my mother had asked for it during a visit. That is why it was in the recipe box. My mom was excited to share the recipe with my brother who is a beer connoisseur of sorts. He was excited to receive it. The letter brought back many joyful memories and food for thought.

I Found God today in a surprise old letter from my grandmother.