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The Kitchen: Heartbeat
I clean the kitchen every night before I go to sleep. Bob unloads the dishwasher and puts the dishes away every morning. We have grown into this tender pattern of daily care for our home and for each other. It … Continue reading
The Kitchen: Recipe in the Making
My dad made the best lasagna! Christmas dinner was magical every year – sausage meatballs, lettuce with olives, fresh tomatoes, cheap grocery store Italian salad dressing, fresh Italian bread picked up on the way home from church, but more than … Continue reading
The Kitchen: A Gift Litany
The Kitchen is our gathering place. The Kitchen is source of our nourishment, one for another. The Kitchen is safety and security for us, our family, our friends and for strangers. The Kitchen is portal of welcome for the tired, … Continue reading
The Kitchen: What do I bring?
I am imagining that there are some who have read all of these reflections on The Kitchen and thought: gee, where is all this sweetness and spice around the kitchen coming from (no pun intended). I say this because I, … Continue reading
The Kitchen: A Smile Place
Stop and consider for a moment how often you approach the kitchen and experience, if not physically, at least internally, a smile. Granted, if we have left a pile of dirty dishes in the kitchen, the kitchen does not make … Continue reading
The Kitchen: Security
In recent months, I have travelled to some professional conferences and made couple of family trips where we had to stay in a hotel. Our accommodations were always nice. There was, in each place, places to eat inside and outside … Continue reading
The Kitchen: Sanctuary
My first remembrance of the importance of our kitchen table wasn’t about food, or even family gathering around it. It was when the table became our sanctuary against the elements. It was early morning, the radio was on, and, suddenly, … Continue reading
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