Good Karma Food

Yesterday I brought dinner to Christine, a mom who had a c-section a few weeks ago for child #3. It was a rather challenging task. I had to juggle all of the regular daily chores and myriad errands and then put together a balanced meal (while balancing Harvey), feed Harvey lunch, get him out the door to day care at 12:30 and get to my first student by 2:00 PM. I agonized over the menu and had to go to a few different grocery stores. Ironically, I wound up cooking with ingredients that I had already had in the kitchen because of time constraints. I even managed to roll out a few crystallized ginger cookies and bake them up just in time!
Joe's Chicken in his "secret" marinade
Rice dish with peas, onions, peppers, olives and tomatoes. Christine was so greatful to have a nice dinner. I felt so good giving it to her. It was truly a gift to give. When I was sick with Guillaime Barre Syndrome, a mother of one of my students brought me a dinner she had cooked. I will never forget how much it meant to me and how "balanced" it felt yesterday to move that good karma forward. In the last 24 hours a number of good things have happened. I can't help but think that this is no coincidence. What a miracle it was to hear the maintenance man knock on our door this afternoon with the new lumber for our dilapidated closet which has been in disrepair for almost a year! In this picture, Harvey is gazing at a Buddha statue in Berryville.