Friday, August 10, 2012

Home Again, Home Again

8/10/12….The  minute I typed the title, this entry took a different turn. Echoes of the “olde”nursery rhyme filled my head.
To market, to market, to buy a fat pig,
Home again, home again, jiggety-jig.
Not counting my 2 early summer glorious trips to North Carolina and 10 days in Ukraine, I have trekked with hubby through 11 states since July 28. The latest trek was 2,468.7 miles. So…. home felt good. But…..the trip was also good----did I mention not one single bad meal along the way! From fancy to hearty. Even the Wisconsin cheddar cheese curds and Beechwood Cheese Co.’s Moraine Muenster on wonderful crispy crackers hit the spot for our “car” lunch. Of course we topped off all that salty with a little chocolate cheese fudge.

There is nothing better for a person than that he should eat and drink and find enjoyment in his toil (Ecclesiastes 2:24)
Work became toil, and life offered drudgery and frustration after the fall, but to those who please God, He has given wisdom and knowledge and joy (2:26). for God’s glory brings joyful satisfaction and fulfillment.
In my rationalization, those verses in Ecclesiastes came to mind. But God……reminded me that indeed He does provide good things for us to enjoy. I not only had gastronomic feasts on this trip, I had visual feast from God’s creation as well.
Now I have the “fat pig” syndrome of 5 extra pounds. (That would be on top of other recently acquired poundage.) So....... now that I’m home again I’m going to have to dance a few jigs to slow down all that “jiggety flesh” that was a result of a GREAT trip!