"Lovely lunch, Mommy," Joseph exclaimed - a rarity in our household. My 4-year-old loves bread, cheese, and certain meats. He does not like sugar snap peas, plump and crisp; watermelon, juicy and sweet; or even fried potato cakes, milky yet crunchy. And those were a large portion of the meal!
He did like the hot dog, though, sprinkled with cheddar and rolled in a tortilla. And that is what made the meal lovely.
Ezra, on the other hand, gobbled the hotdog, savored the snap peas, slurped up juice with his watermelon, polished off a potato cake, and still asked for more. So, I added applesauce to the smorgasboard of food on his plate, with which he was quite content.
Every meal to my two-year-old is lovely. It is rare to find even one scrap left. He simply enjoys food.
Do you enjoy food, friend, or are you picky with what crosses your palette? How does that enter your daily life in other ways? Perhaps you're hesitant to show patience or complete trust with everyone? Do some people spoil your mood - even for food?
We all have moments of heightened blood pressure throughout the day. Perhaps if we take a moment to balance ourselves with something lovely that heartens us, we will have more patience when the demand for it arises. Take a walk through a meadow bursting with color, play a non-online game in which you interact with someone that draws out your heartiest laugh, cook up a flavorful treat to tempt the good mood in you...
What sounds lovely to you?
He did like the hot dog, though, sprinkled with cheddar and rolled in a tortilla. And that is what made the meal lovely.
Ezra, on the other hand, gobbled the hotdog, savored the snap peas, slurped up juice with his watermelon, polished off a potato cake, and still asked for more. So, I added applesauce to the smorgasboard of food on his plate, with which he was quite content.
Every meal to my two-year-old is lovely. It is rare to find even one scrap left. He simply enjoys food.
Do you enjoy food, friend, or are you picky with what crosses your palette? How does that enter your daily life in other ways? Perhaps you're hesitant to show patience or complete trust with everyone? Do some people spoil your mood - even for food?
We all have moments of heightened blood pressure throughout the day. Perhaps if we take a moment to balance ourselves with something lovely that heartens us, we will have more patience when the demand for it arises. Take a walk through a meadow bursting with color, play a non-online game in which you interact with someone that draws out your heartiest laugh, cook up a flavorful treat to tempt the good mood in you...
What sounds lovely to you?
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