I’m making soup. I like my food to be cooked until it’s all falling apart. It’s more like stew I guess. A paste with chunks of corn, broccoli, and cauliflower. But the beans are all falling apart.
In Pennsylvania, soup is often made with ham. Ham is a pork product, as is bacon, which is Kevin Bacon’s last name. Six degrees of Kevin Bacon.
But seriously, folks. I have soup cooking right now and water boiling to make tea. I’ve had a really simple day. I mean, sure I’ve been doing a bit of onlining and listening to music on my computer, but mostly I’ve just been kicking it cooking and praying. It’s a beautiful simplicity.
OK, now I have a cup of Tazo Berry Blossom White Tea steeping. Again, simple and subtle tea.
Last night at community group I referenced Ecclesiastes 3. Then today my friend Jessica texted me and told me to read it, not knowing that. I also called Matt and talked to him briefly. Matt has a wife and a kid. I have neither. I try really hard not to be jealous. But in the end it all comes back to Ecclesiastes 3. There is a time for everything.
Sometimes I need to just step back and have a simple day. Make some soup. Because God wants us to take time to just stop and look at him and listen to his still small voice. If nothing else good comes of the copious amount of time I have off work this week, this is worth it: simple time to just stop and look at God.
I’m also pretty excited about my soup getting done. I’m getting hungry. Wait, we’re back to soup? Six degrees of soup. Mmmmm…
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