by Joanne Wiklund
Peace and quiet. So often they are linked together, generally they are I guess. But when a person is searching for one, they may not really want the other. Peace is so important, most of the time. Unless you are trying to solve a problem. I’ve spent the last few days trying to finish a crocheted stocking cap, the first one I’ve ever made. It will be the only one I ever make. It is such a simple pattern that I might even try to teach someone else to make one. But as I got close to the end and the finishing part, I just wanted to pitch it. Couldn’t make peace with it. I called for back up and she came through, with how-to and encouragement that I could do it.
However, I’ve been restless all day. It’s too quiet here sometimes. The weather is changing, the wind is picking up. When we had horses here in the pasture behind us, they would get restless in the wind too and throw their manes and roll their heads sideways. They might even kick up their heels. It seemed to help them, but kicking up my heels is not something I’ve done for a long time. I need to stay upright! The pasture is now a mowed yard by a nice new neighbor. But I really miss the horses sometimes.
So I made me a chicken alfredo dish for supper. I cheated with roast chicken from the freezer, frozen baby peas, and a jar of Bertolli Alfredo Sauce. Best creamed peas I’ve ever had. Forget the roux, this was so easy. Not so restless now. A good meal is sometimes necessary for peace and quiet.
John 10:9 “I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out and find pasture.”
Zechariah 2:10 “Sing and rejoice, O daughter of Zion: for, lo, I come, and I will dwell in the midst of thee, saith the Lord.”
1Timothy 1:6-7 “Wherefore I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gifts of God, which is in thee by the putting on of my hands. 7. For God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.”