When you get to my age, you assume that you have seen and experienced everything worthwhile. Wrong ! A few weekends ago, I attended a wedding in Ft. Wayne. Between the wedding and the reception we decided to go to a local church and attend a Saturday evening Mass. A couple of us were above what you would call "young age". This would make Sunday morning simpler after a late night arrival home that evening. It was a good decision and we found our group comfortably seated at Our Lady of Good Hope Church in a timely fashion. All was routine until time for the scripture readings. I noticed a young (to me, possibly in her forties) lady being escorted to the lectern. The man that was with her returned to his seat. This was a bit out of the ordinary. She started reading in a clear, concise voice that was pleasant to listen to. Then I observed that she was not looking at the book, but straight forward. Upon closer observation, I realized that she was reading Braille with her fingers! When she finished the same man went to meet her and escorted her back to her seat. At that time I noticed a seeing eye dog was also with her. What an experience and blessing that was for me. Made me realize what a blessing I have that I can see and read with my less than perfect eye sight. It also pointed out what is possible to achieve even if we are dealt a less than perfect body.
We are each given special talents and God will expect us to discover what they are and use them, thereby creating magic moments for us and special blessings for those who benefit from our achievements. Maxine Sanders
This reminded me of the motivational speech that I heard over 40 years ago. The main theme was that you are just as good, but no better than anyone you meet. Also, no matter how low your opinion is of a given person there is something about that person that is a better person than you. Remember to count your blessings each day and make the best possible of any obstacles that come your way. My experience of that service was an eye opener to me.
The day has been a long one, and I do not want to detract any from my special experience so we will go from food for the soul to food for the body. I really do not care for blueberries, but I read an article claiming that they were good for your memory. Now who doesn’t need that? It was ringing in my ears as I passed by some at our local grocery at a reasonable price. My conscience made me go back and get some. I decided I could eat them in my daily breakfast of oatmeal and fruit of any kind. I put a small handful in my bowl of oatmeal. I had trouble eating the whole serving but I did manage it. Guess what. I gave the rest of them to my daughter who stopped by. She had just purchased ten pounds of them and put them in her freezer. I may try them in a coffee cake recipe that I have, but never again in oatmeal. Besides, I didn’t notice any improvement in my brainpower from the ones I did eat! That is no doubt expecting a lot from a small handful of berries.
I have a recipe for an apple dessert that is very simple to make and the picture is very tempting. Before long new apples will be in season and I won’t know what I did with the recipe even though I put it somewhere easy to find.
APPLE CRUMBLE
FILLING:
4 large apples, Granny Smith were suggested(I like Golden Delicious, Ida Red better)
2 tablespoons firmly packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
TOPPING:
2/3 cup all purpose flour
1/3 cup rolled oats
3 tablespoons granulated sugar
1 stick of butter
Peel, core and slice the apples. Place in 2 quart baking dish. Sprinkle the brown sugar and cinnamon over the apples slices. Place the flour, rolled oats, sugar and butter in a bowl. Mix well. Bake at 400 degrees until apples are tender and topping is lightly browned (20 to 25 minutes.) Serve warm, preferably with ice cream.
I am too prejudiced to desserts. Had another one picked out, but will forfeit that choice to a healthy entrée. This will give the apple dessert something to rest on!
WHITE CHILI
(Can it really be chili if it is white?) All I know is what I read.
1 pound ground turkey
2 can (15 oz.) great northern beans
1 can (16 oz.) white hominy
1 package Lawry’s chili seasoning
½ cup water
Brown turkey in skillet. Drain. Add undrained beans and hominy. Combine chili seasoning with ½ cup of water. Add to the chili. Bring to a boil and simmer for 20 minutes.
Be the best you can be, no matter what hand your are dealt in the game of life.
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