Yesterday was a very good day.
My son says he feels "almost 100% recovered". We celebrated in our true family nature by going out for Pho.
Pho feels very healing. Maybe it is the nutrient rich broth. Maybe the rice noodles. The flavorful meat. Perhaps the fresh herbs and sprouts. Of course then there are the special sauces we dunk our meat in.
And the history we have in our family going back over 20 years when I first discovered the first Pho restaurant in Portland on a lunch break.
Whatever. It is yummy! All the kids in our family are pho-o-holics!
After lunch, I headed to the grocery store. I was making stuffed green peppers for lunch. Another family favorite. I loaded them up and put the in the crockpot and headed out to teach piano lessons.
They were done and wonderfully succulent by the time I got home.
I also filled my other crockpot with peeled slice apples, lemon juice, a bit of sugar and water. Cooked them all day on low. We were rewarded with homemade applesauce last night!
My son-in-law had gotten bushels of apples for a steal at one of the fruit stands. He plans on using the overripe ones to lure the deer when he goes out bow hunting. But he still had several pounds left for my applesauce.
Speaking of the son-in-law, I am so proud of him. He landed a fantastic job. He will start next week.
Things are looking up.
So I thought.
Then I heard the breaking news about the latest terrorist attack in Nice, France.
Heart breaking and terrifying!
I was also dismayed that I saw very little news about it before I went to teach. The most talked about thing on social media was that new Pokemon game. Many pictures of people walking around looking at their iPhones, hoping to "catch" a Pokemon.
While people are dying in the streets in France. Sigh. I know we are bombarded by tragedy daily. But I make it a point to stop, become informed, pray and care.
Today for lunch I had pho again. I am feeling a little ragged. I think mostly emotionally. The pho soothes my weary soul. Plus some bible verses. My son-in-law recommended Colossians.
This passage spoke to me today:
My son says he feels "almost 100% recovered". We celebrated in our true family nature by going out for Pho.
Pho feels very healing. Maybe it is the nutrient rich broth. Maybe the rice noodles. The flavorful meat. Perhaps the fresh herbs and sprouts. Of course then there are the special sauces we dunk our meat in.
And the history we have in our family going back over 20 years when I first discovered the first Pho restaurant in Portland on a lunch break.
Whatever. It is yummy! All the kids in our family are pho-o-holics!
After lunch, I headed to the grocery store. I was making stuffed green peppers for lunch. Another family favorite. I loaded them up and put the in the crockpot and headed out to teach piano lessons.
They were done and wonderfully succulent by the time I got home.
I also filled my other crockpot with peeled slice apples, lemon juice, a bit of sugar and water. Cooked them all day on low. We were rewarded with homemade applesauce last night!
My son-in-law had gotten bushels of apples for a steal at one of the fruit stands. He plans on using the overripe ones to lure the deer when he goes out bow hunting. But he still had several pounds left for my applesauce.
Speaking of the son-in-law, I am so proud of him. He landed a fantastic job. He will start next week.
Things are looking up.
So I thought.
Then I heard the breaking news about the latest terrorist attack in Nice, France.
Heart breaking and terrifying!
I was also dismayed that I saw very little news about it before I went to teach. The most talked about thing on social media was that new Pokemon game. Many pictures of people walking around looking at their iPhones, hoping to "catch" a Pokemon.
While people are dying in the streets in France. Sigh. I know we are bombarded by tragedy daily. But I make it a point to stop, become informed, pray and care.
Today for lunch I had pho again. I am feeling a little ragged. I think mostly emotionally. The pho soothes my weary soul. Plus some bible verses. My son-in-law recommended Colossians.
This passage spoke to me today:
Colossians 3: 1-3
Put On the New Self
"If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. 2 Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. 3 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God."
While I was at lunch, I glanced at the television screen above the counter. Breaking News. I almost looked away. But I am honoring my calling. To be informed, to pray, to care, to act if needed.
There is a military coup happening in Turkey. It sounds pretty extreme. The government has blocked social media. Can you imagine that happening here? We are so dependent on our social media!
This is an unfolding story. And I need to unfold myself and go teach piano. This I can do. And it is another thing that soothes my soul: Music. Especially when I can help bring joy to another person by teaching them how to release the music in their souls!
Happy Friday!
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