There’s still a giveaway for a bodywrap going on around here. You can enter by leaving a comment on the previous post.
I sat in the community theater crying this afternoon, thankful it was dark. Thankful my children are safe, healthy, and home. It felt wrong to cry over our last moments with Heidi’s beloved ballet studio, when so many people are truly suffering. And yet, it is because of that suffering that my emotions are so raw and close to the surface. In the wake of the news of the Colorado shooting, two church friends were diagnosed with stage 4 cancer, a Grocery Shrink reader lost her 2 year old nephew in a tragic drowning, a local police officer was killed on his motorcycle while performing an ordinary traffic stop, 3 houses burned in the neighborhood nearby last night, a facebook friend’s father is lost in the woods and faces his second night alone while the search pauses for morning light.
All of these things remind me of how precious life is, how precious family moments are. I’m supposed to be writing my menus right now for the GSPlus mailing tomorrow at noon, but I had to stop and remind myself and my dear readers of the most important thing. I’m not talking about faith–of course that is at the top of the list. I’m talking about the most important FOOD thing.
It’s so important that I’m going to use big bold font, and leave lots of space around it, so it’s easy to find.
Eat Together As A Family
I don’t care if you eat macaroni and cheese out of box with hot dogs sliced in it. Just do it together, with the TV off, and reading material put away. Look at each other, smile, talk to each other.
The only certain thing in this life is that it is temporary. And if a loved one is called home early, it won’t matter how many organic foods he had or whether he stayed under budget. Relationships matter–they leave the legacy. It’s easy to build relationships bit by bit around the dinner table. It just takes commitment–one meal at a time. Now, go hug your kids and give your husband a big smooch.
thank you,
I agree! Thank you for the reminder, it makes a huge difference in the lives of your kids and even our elders when we include them in daily meals so they don’t have to eat alone. Case in point we live next to my Mom and have her over for dinner most nights. Love is an imporatant thing to share. You do it ever so well I might add! Great observation and reminder! You touch a lot of lives and I am proud of you for doing so in such a way!
Angela, Again, inspiring to those of us who were lucky enough to find your blog! You are good for the soul as they say, I feel most of us come to your site for ideas on frugality, but I for one have come away with so much more than that, not to be mistaken, I can honestly say I have learned more from your website than any of the others I have visited, on ways to save money, and feeding my family with your menus has been life changing to say the least, but then you give us that added bonus, the one that makes you step back and appreciate the blessings we have been given in this life, Thank you for your encouraging words, I am off to pray, because most times I leave your site, I feel compelled to do just that, and give my kiddos a hug, and hubby will be in for a big ole kiss, when he gets home from work. Take care.
Such a great reminder. Thanks Angela!
Amen! and I say it again AMEN!