I love to bake and holidays are pretty crazy with our big family.
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November 2020-
As thanksgiving approaches, I had a moment of reflection in Winco yesterday. Im not one to toot my own horn, but what came of it is worth sharing. I had a busy day yesterday… I dislike going to the store these days, between the empty shelves, the crowds and long lines and the masks, It is just an unpleasant experience. As I was checking out, the cashier tells me I’ve earned a free turkey, and to go get one. On my way to get a turkey, I know she can check out the next person and hold back my order, but I rush anyway. I had to squeeze past two sweet little girls and their mom in line behind me, I felt bad for holding up the line, even though they were going to move up while I was gone and get rung up. I still felt bad. I too, in this time have become a tad short tempered and irritated by the world in which we live. I guess it was a little wake up call for my own well being….I made my way back with my turkey, which I really didn’t need, I had one thawing at home and one in the freezer for Christmas. As I waited for the cashier to finish ringing me out, I looked at those sweet faces waiting for their mom to check out, and noticed the cheap toilet paper in her cart, the gallon of milk and a bag maybe or two of things I’m guessing they needed to get through the week. I’m not saying they were poor, or that they needed any help, (she wasn’t asking for any) but something made me think of when my kids were younger, and how we often had to get just what we needed and nothing more. I asked her if she needed a turkey for Thanksgiving, and she looked a little confused, I glanced again at her cart, and she did as well, the girls looked up at me. I asked if she would like to have the turkey I was holding, and assured her that our family had more than enough. Her smile could have lit up a thousand nights. I haven’t seen someone with so much appreciation, in a long time. It sounds silly now almost, that a tiny bird could light up a room, but it did. Sure I could have put it in the freezer, free meat right? But her smile?..that was what I really needed at the end of the day, to change my attitude, in a covid crazed world. So I’m asking all of you, in a crazy world, at the end of a really long and difficult year, and especially during the holidays ahead. Don’t stress on the silly stuff, don’t worry about the monetary aspects, focus on the stuff that really matters, focus on your family. And if you can spread some kindness, please do!I myself felt very blessed as I drove the our home last night. Life has kicked us all year, a lot of things did not go the way we planned or wanted, but in the end I have a wonderful hardworking husband, who has only gotten more wonderful this year…My baby turned into an adult, and is working a the family business with a big smile… Things are looking up with a new business to run, a new shop ( we built with our own hands ), our health, a warm home, family and friends who have stood beside us through all the good and bad. We are very blessed. Enjoy the little things…kids woke you u early? enjoy the sunrise,Dirty dishes? that means you ate. dirty laundry? that means you have clothing to wear. messy house? you have one to live in. hug those kids, smell those flowers, pet that dog, kiss your mate.
Butterflies on the bluff 