Gingerbread

"And I had but one penny in the world,

thou should'st have it to buy gingerbread."

William Shakespeare

 

. . . . .

 

Some gingerbread tea

{Celestial Seasonings Holiday tea}

 

Some gingerbread with a bit of whip.

 

Some happy kids.

 

  The girls helped me make the gingerbread, and we had a lovely tea party.

It really was a most enjoyable afternoon.  I am savoring these days of childhood.

 

. . . . .

 

Things are morphing once again in our household which always leads me to ponder change.   In some ways I enjoy change, it makes things feel fresh and gives a new perspective which often results in a boost of energy or encouragement.   Other times change leaves me feeling rather melancholy. 

It helps me to know that God's perfect plan is unfolding, and I can find joy in that. 

 

"There are souls in this world which have the gift of finding joy everywhere

and leaving it behind them when they go."

 Frederick William Faber

 

I want to be one of those souls!