TwoThoughts for the Day till Later...
Another day...
Two thoughts. One came from a lovely, helpful lady I spoke with on the phone yesterday who is now aware of my soap opera life. In trying to negotiate a difficult and trying situation, I was cracking jokes, because, well, humor is therapy.
Her reply? Thought number one: "It is better to crack a smile than to crack up."
How true.
Then I decided to bake some chocolate chip cookies this morning. I must say, when I am on (don't get distracted and let the cookies burn, for example) I have mastered the chocolate chip cookie. I will explain why later, but told my mom who just couldn't understand why on earth I was baking cookies on top of it all, I simply replied,
"there is a method to my madness." To which she replied "there is a madness to her method." Both true!
Peace on your journey.
Two thoughts. One came from a lovely, helpful lady I spoke with on the phone yesterday who is now aware of my soap opera life. In trying to negotiate a difficult and trying situation, I was cracking jokes, because, well, humor is therapy.
Her reply? Thought number one: "It is better to crack a smile than to crack up."
How true.
Then I decided to bake some chocolate chip cookies this morning. I must say, when I am on (don't get distracted and let the cookies burn, for example) I have mastered the chocolate chip cookie. I will explain why later, but told my mom who just couldn't understand why on earth I was baking cookies on top of it all, I simply replied,
"there is a method to my madness." To which she replied "there is a madness to her method." Both true!
Peace on your journey.
Labels: a method to one's madness, cracking a smile, cracking up, hope, peace
posted by www.kathypride.com at
9:37 AM
3 Comments:
Hi Kathy,
I tell my family that sometimes baking just de-stresses me. I am doing something for others, not me-I can give little bundles of goodies away to brighten someone's day. Besides that, it make the entire house smell so yummy! Your mom needs to hang around awhile, so the Body of Christ can love on her more!
Personally, I think baking chocolate chip cookies is therapy--the best kind. It should be studied in medical school. I remember the days when I used to eat the cookie dough raw (and now they have the ice cream). Thank you Ben and Jerry. But it's the smell of cookies baking in the oven that speaks to me.
There's nothing like a plate of warm "CCC" and a cold glass of milk. That will cure anything; I'm sure of it!
When I was in first grade, the lady next door, who watched me after school until my mom got home from work, always had a homemade treat and a cold glass of milk for me when I got home from school. After a long, tiring day at school, and a relatively long walk home for a 6-year-old (10 blocks) there was a yummy smell, warm cookies and a glass of milk waiting for me.
Do you think God has milk and cookies waiting for us when we get there?
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