Words of Grace
When I was growing
up, my mother cooked dinner every night.
At the end of the meal, my father always addressed her and said, “I
enjoyed my supper.”
It was a phrase that
all of us kids echoed, but it wasn’t something required of us. It was simply learning good manners by
example. Oddly enough, I found myself saying these same words as an adult when
I was visiting my parent’s home. It just
felt natural to do that.
My husband of 31
years, had a phrase that he repeated every day we were together. He decided early on in our marriage that he
couldn’t read my mind, so he would say to me, “Is there anything I can do for
you?”
These few words gave
me such comfort. It told me he cared
about the load I carried running our household, and he was willing to share
that load, but preferred to do what I felt needed to be done. It meant he cared about my needs, whether it
be a cup of tea, or a load of laundry started.
Those words made me
feel nurtured then. Now that I am
widowed, they leave a pleasant memory-Sweetness to the soul and health to the
body like the scriptures say.
I often find myself
repeating those words to my children and my friends, especially when they are
struggling. I guess just knowing someone
would like to lighten the load is comforting.
No food is more
comforting than homemade bread. Since I
have shared my roll recipe on a previous segment, I will gladly add the honey
butter recipe that takes it over the top.
I made the mistake of taking this combo to work so often that showing up
without them leads to mutiny by the staff.
Start with ½ c.
softened butter. Add 3 T. honey and mix
in. Drizzle a little extra honey on the
top. Serve at room temp.
Go to May 2012 for the Bread Machine Roll recipe
Confectionately Yours,
Sue
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