foodies

so i was sitting in our team meeting the other day. thankful to be back with my teammates and amazed at God's goodness in bringing all of us together. we were only missing one and she will be flying in on monday. so we are catching up with each other and typically the topic turns to food. favourite places, best meals, what we cooked recently and we went on and on. i think if we were allowed to we would all happily talk about food for an entire evening. we are foodies. nothing brings us more pleasure than discussing food unless that means actually eating it! there are many great things about my team and many things that we share in common but i sometimes think that our love of food binds us together :) and maybe its because we know the true joy of sitting around the table with friends, lingering over dessert and wishing the conversation would never end. to me it has to do with coming together, the fellowship, and the food that makes it possible. Jesus spent many meals with people and his last significant talk was over a meal. there is power behind eating together with other believers. like a small taste of heaven. thankful for:

* God giving us seasons and hope for new beginnings :)

* safe travels and an uncomplicated flight!

* being home!!!!

its been a busy week. my house is dusty, some of my plants are dead, the pantry needs re-stocking, stuff is still in boxes and there are friends to be seen and work to catch up on. and my time is filling up with out any effort on my part. please pray for me as i settle in and get caught up on everything. pray i get back to sleeping well. and pray get into a good routine.

a recent dinner i cooked for a friend- chicken stuffed with goat's cheese wrapped in bacon, roasted new potatoes and green beans, and then mini- pavlova's with berries and cream :)