I don't cook. No one has ever raved over my cooking. I really don't like to cook. I don't cook! Therefore, I have felt "exempt" from providing meals for people who are in a crisis. After all, no one has ever raved about my cooking. But....
I'm changing my mind due to my experience over the last two weeks. While my Mom was still in the hospital I started receiving emails and phone calls from people who wanted to bring a meal. Of course, I accepted the offers - with glee (because "I don't cook".) By the time Mom had been home one week, we had a refrigerator full of different meals. Almost every day for 10 days , someone has arrived with homemade cookies, soups, salads, casseroles. Every meal is different. They are all delicious. And each one not only fills our stomachs but envelopes us with love.
I have thought this out.... we all have some one recipe that is a family favorite (I DO make a mean meat loaf!) No one needs to know that that is the only tasty thing I make. It sounds trite, but it IS the thought that counts.
My takeaway - After all of this time, I realize that I can join the Meals Ministry at our church. By way of the Take Them a Meal website, I can see what others are bringing and when, and if I sign up right away, I can make sure that I provide the first Meat Loaf meal the family gets.
I don't cook either, but I do take meals. I loved your blog, so fun to read, well written, vulnerable and taught a lesson. Thanks for sharing!
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