you know, warm food is healing. nourishing in more than nutritional ways. it is a comfort to know that i have food. that god has provided. and it's a comfort just to get to eat something that tastes good and warms me on the inside. i am not hard to please. i am content with life and what i have.
today, i made a decision not to go out and about shopping because i was hungry...and thirsty...and i knew that i really have no business spending any money whatsoever right now. but, on the other hand, i craved the companionship of my friend. i wanted to be there. to enjoy the moments.
yet....i needed to eat too.
funny how coming in the house was so hard, but how the nice warm soup that i had made helped me. it was so good to know that i had a place to go, food to eat, coffee to drink. ;)
i missed out on something, but i'll just have to do it another time. this time, i wouldn't have been able to "participate". and since she knows i am currently broke, it would have felt like mooching. taking advantage.
i'll spend time with her if i get a chance. i'll watch a movie or play a game of scrabble. she is a good friend.
it was hard to say no. to not give an excuse and have her make an offer that she would gladly make. because she is kind.
i needed food. i have food. i needed to go ahead and eat it. to be thankful.
i was. i am. filled. thankful. joyful. warmed.
soup and sanity? yep. they go hand in hand. i can't imagine how it feels to have nothing to feed your children. or maybe because i can imagine it so well, it changes me. i have food. i love that. i have toilet paper. i read about some moms who are trying to live together and take care of their kids and they didn't even have toilet paper this week. i have heat. those moms were huddling with their kids to keep warm during this cold week.
i am so blessed.
now...to find a way to hang out that won't cost money. at least for now. because beyond soup...friends are what help us keep going.
blessings.
today, i made a decision not to go out and about shopping because i was hungry...and thirsty...and i knew that i really have no business spending any money whatsoever right now. but, on the other hand, i craved the companionship of my friend. i wanted to be there. to enjoy the moments.
yet....i needed to eat too.
funny how coming in the house was so hard, but how the nice warm soup that i had made helped me. it was so good to know that i had a place to go, food to eat, coffee to drink. ;)
i missed out on something, but i'll just have to do it another time. this time, i wouldn't have been able to "participate". and since she knows i am currently broke, it would have felt like mooching. taking advantage.
i'll spend time with her if i get a chance. i'll watch a movie or play a game of scrabble. she is a good friend.
it was hard to say no. to not give an excuse and have her make an offer that she would gladly make. because she is kind.
i needed food. i have food. i needed to go ahead and eat it. to be thankful.
i was. i am. filled. thankful. joyful. warmed.
soup and sanity? yep. they go hand in hand. i can't imagine how it feels to have nothing to feed your children. or maybe because i can imagine it so well, it changes me. i have food. i love that. i have toilet paper. i read about some moms who are trying to live together and take care of their kids and they didn't even have toilet paper this week. i have heat. those moms were huddling with their kids to keep warm during this cold week.
i am so blessed.
now...to find a way to hang out that won't cost money. at least for now. because beyond soup...friends are what help us keep going.
blessings.
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