Lessons I've Learned Along the Way #7 (cancer/meals)

Lessons I've learned along the way #7.

*This suggestion was on the Today Show, this morning.  smile emoticon I like it!

Instead of asking "What can I bring for a meal?" Suggest a few things and let the person choose. 

There are so many other decisions to be made every day. Having the food choices narrowed down helps immensely! 

Here are some things to know if you're planning to bring something to my parent's house:

My dad is a "nothing fancy" meat and potatoes man. *He also loves chocolate and I'm not just saying that so I can raid his stash. Though, I probably will... 

My mom is allergic to the world. (gluten, dairy, cinnamon, soy, kale, anything processed. Organic is best.)

Having said that- there is a small army at their house at any given moment. So pretty much ANYTHING will work. We are used to having multiple options, to accommodate everyone's needs. Some of us prefer limited carbs and junk. And some live on it. lol Again- anything goes.  smile emoticon

Thank you to everyone who has helped us out in this way. My mom has mentioned how nice it is to not have to cook right now!

{ialsolovechocolate} Saving our prayers till the end.

No, not THAT end!

Here's the deal.

A) I'm usually hungry.

B) I have a teenage boy, who is ALWAYS hungry.  Hungry, as in- when we're clearing the table from lunch, he's asking "What's for dinner?!"

And C) While I like some traditions, I also am open to trying new things, especially if they make more sense.

Which is where "Saving our prayers till the end" comes in.

In the past, when we sat down to eat a meal, we would bow our heads and thank God for the food... things that were happening in our lives... for others... etc...  Then we ate.

But, the thought recently occurred to me-  Why don't we save our prayers till the end?  That way, we won't be rushing through the prayer to get to the food more quickly, or be distracted by the scents of delicious food wafting up to our noses! 

And so, we switched to saving our prayer till the end.  We sit, we eat, THEN we pray.  The added bonus to this practice?  We know which foods we liked best and can be REALLY thankful for them!!


I'll admit that it's slightly bizarre, just sitting down and digging in, so I'm currently trying to think of a new tradition to start off the meal, in unison.  Any ideas?


*Photo taken at The Waterfront.