May

everything may

So Much More

Of late, I’ve been taking time to put my worldly house in order, performing certain social duties, tending to work and involving myself in issues begging for my attention. This means a certain discipline to sacrifice indulgences and overriding thoughts about “I’d rather be doing anything else but.” Today, I went to my dentist and […]

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The Recipe

Teach me your way, O Lord, that I may walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart to revere your name. Psalm 86:11 No good Southern cook follows a recipe. For most, a recipe is a suggestion. Since my blood runneth thick with mustard barbeque sauce, I speak with authority when I say a

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Carrot Stew

“Give us this day our daily bread” (Matthew 6:11, NKJV). The simple child in me never journeyed past the thought this was a request to be fed real food daily, and the food was always provided by God’s good hand. Somehow, I reasoned God worked through my mother who fried the best chicken, pressure-cooked the

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Spaghetti Saturday

In the Knight house on Route 2, Pelzer, South Carolina, it was just another spaghetti Saturday. Aunt Nancee obliged this ritual for my cousin, Ben, who simply wanted spaghetti every Saturday for lunch. Farming is hard work and I’m sure spaghetti provides sustenance for the day’s remaining chores and some joy, too. My observation was

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