my april fool's lunch was a success.
jack got a pretty good laugh out of it.
tate said he was smiling all through lunch about it.
and emmie rolled her eyes and said "where's my lunch?".
as for any retaliation, it wasn't too bad.
just my pillowcase stuffed with bunched up aluminum foil.
nice one, em.
if she had been awake when i discovered it,
i would have rolled my eyes and said "where's my pillow?"
last week was a good week and not just because of the fun of april fool's day.
i had a menu plan...
i went to the grocery store, so my fridge looked like this...
and my pantry looked like this...
stocked.
and thanks to sam's club and some friends who gave us 17 pounds of ground beef, even the freezer in the garage is full.
after i unloaded everything, i sighed a little sigh of happiness as i stared into my cupboards of plenty. i was happy because i could rest easy regarding the needs of my family. but my happiness only stayed for about a minute, because then it hit me that there are mom's all over the world, and right around the corner, who don't have any clue about this feeling. they don't know how they will feed the ones they love.
they know not the abundance of overflowing, but instead the ache of hunger.
my stomach may not be growling, but my heart hurts.
so let my hands take action...
when i live merely for my cabinets and my full fridge,
my life is so very small.
which means that, though i may be well-fed,
i will be anything but satisfied.
i guess it's kinda like a lunch bag with fake food on april fool's.
full, but actually very empty.
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4 comments:
So true! I have that same feeling every night when my head hits my comfy pillow (the one warmed by my electric blanket). I think of the women in Ethiopia and can't help but wonder how they are resting...I pray for their comfort and worry about their safety. We are so blessed to be conscious of the needs of those less fortunate - you are 100% right when you say that our lives are very small when we don't act...
I was just about to congratulate you on your wonderful accomplishments and you yanked the rug right out from under me.
Still . . . I know how you struggle with left brained activities so I'm going to go ahead and be bloody of you!
So is your refrigerator really that organized?? You're right though, when I look at my food storage and know that we have plenty it really makes me feel blessed.
Wow. What a post. Very thought-provoking, and beautifully said. I am going to check out your links later tonight.
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