Finding Blessings in the Mundane

It's been a while since I've posted anything here. We've had several birthdays, a mini vacation and life has gotten busy, but a large part of the reason I haven't posted is because I've been in a food rut. I have one new recipe to share, but other than that we've been eating a lot of the same 'ole thing! Maybe this week I can take some of our boring items and breathe new life into them by coming up with new recipes. But I sure did think about the Children of Israel yesterday before supper. I couldn't imagine eating manna for 40 years! I expressed that opinion out loud and it became a topic of discussion. We thought about the children who were born during that time and how manna had nourished their mothers while they were growing in her womb as well as their growing years as babies and children. I bet they were smart. I bet they were healthy being nourished by food from heaven! I wonder if they missed having a variety of taste and color and texture in their diet? Last night I made a breakfast for my family. Pancakes. Sausage. Eggs. It took discipline to get the ingredients out and whip up those pancakes because I really didn't want to make them or eat them! But something happened while I was flipping and watching those pancakes rise all fluffy and golden. It made me feel good to serve my family something I made and something they enjoyed and thanked me for. It was good. It brought us together as we ate and talked and laughed the night before sending one of them back to college.