A kitchen is a sacred room of the house, one where so much takes place. This is a room where holidays are made, tears are comforted and mornings are started. It is a room I take very seriously. Good food can somehow cause you to forget about the hard things in life for a little while. And preparing it is apart of that experience for me. Sometime I struggle with my introverted personality because I feel like I can't do ministry the way I see others do it. It's a lie that I constantly have to work through with the Lord. But then I get in a kitchen with a towel over my shoulder, some music playing and a sharpened knife ready to chop. All the fear disappears. I love discovering the passions the Lord places in my life because I see how they contribute to bringing joy to others. Like the simplicity of a meal. We all need to eat, so why not prepare the most flavorful, fresh and handmade things?
The table is where it all comes together. We call to those in the house, we stop what we're doing and we rest with each other. We thank the chef, we thank the people partaking in our food, and we thank the Lord. The flavors are all experienced in a different way, but they are all experienced around the same table. And that, to me, is special. Let's stop our busy lives for 30 mins and sit at a table, rest, and enjoy the fruits of a good recipe with other beautiful souls.
Suggested book -- Bread and Wine // by: Shauna Niequist
Suggested music -- Stay With Us // by: Seoul
-- Pumpin Blood - Acoustic // by: NONONO
Suggested recipe -- Beef Bourguignon http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beef-bourguignon-recipe.html
May your coffee be caffeinated and your food well seasoned,
Sarah
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