January 10, 2012
My friend Debbie and I have a slight obsession with the caramel buns at Hell's Kitchen in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Like we would board a plane tomorrow to attain them (and that is saying something for me if you are aware of my plane phobia!) These buns are like stick-your-face-in-the-sauce and lick-the-plate good. And we may or may not have done this on more than one occasion. She showed up on my doorstep today with the perfect imitation of these rolls of heaven! I could have kicked her hiney as Jillian Michaels and I are currently in a love/hate relationship as she shreds and I slough off the extra holiday "rolls" of my own. But instead I did some yummy-in-my-tummy devouring of caramel buns. Oh my, they were a perfect little gift in my day! Then I made a going-away dinner of roast, potatoes, and home-made rolls for my sweet husband (yeah, Jillian's not going to like that either!) And then I took a few minutes to just sit at the table and listen to my family. Emma talking about dance class, Jay going over a thousand things for Africa, Annabeth chatting away about her day while painting her nails, Jack jumping from couch to couch in superhero land and I just felt so......full. Full: "containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space." The feeling of fullness; food in my body, family under my roof, warmth all around me, the love of friends, the Spirit actively working in my life- what an abundance of the fullness of blessings! You know I really only acknowledge the beauty of being full when I'm feeling empty. That momentary wave of hunger, the times my breath catches when I realize a child is truly growing up, those snappish words and petty acts of anger when I haven't been feasting on the Word of God. My husband is about to look into the eyes of many who only know empty. To make it more real, I could walk down the street and see housefuls of empty. Lord, I want to be keenly aware of my own empty in order to feast on my Savior and truly praise Him for the full! Please show my family how we can pour the fullness of You on those you place in our lives.
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