Catholic Thoughts
We just returned from our vacation this past Monday. It was a whirlwind 12 days in which we:
*Drove 4 1/2 hours to Denver
*Flew to Kansas City
*Survived a 3.5 hour layover in the worst laid out airport before we took off on time
*Circled Washington D.C. for 1 hour during a SEVERE thunderstorm
*Ran out of fuel and re-routed 1 hour to Columbus, OH
*Re-fueled and flew back 1 hour to Washington D.C.
And that was just the first day!
I have a confession that could get me into trouble. By outing this secret, I could bring chaos into my household, break our budget, and make my husband very unhappy. So…Here it is (lean in close):
I love food. I love it like macaroni likes cheese. Mmmmm cheeese…..
(dreaming)…
I digress…. what I love most about food is the way that it brings people together around a table to participate in an ancient form of survival…eating. And when that eating brings about moans of satisfaction – and in our family of 6 – a few moments of chewing-induced silence…bliss. [Read more…]