how to roast a peep...

you might have a large pile 

of spring sticks and limbs 

that cause you to wonder...

what to do with these?

you might have a mountain

of landscaping stones from years ago

that cause you to wonder..

what to do with these?

you might have a flock of spring peeps

and a curious mind

that cause you to wonder...

what would happen if I 

combined those two with these?

so, you find a good spot

and sink your shovel

and dig and dig and dig

and dig and dig 

and dig 

some more

while someone else moves stones

heavy, heavy stones

one at a time

in the warm spring sunshine

together, the two of you

with giggles and laughs

work side by side

to build an accidentally

egg shaped 

fire pit for all to enjoy

you add the big pile of sticks

a few at a time

then a match

or two... or six...

and voila!

next you choose your favorite peep

from the flock

to be the lucky one

carefully, you spear it gently

and slowly roast over the fire

spinning it round and round

on your own rotisserie 

you watch the sugar coating

snap and pop

and smell the caramelization

you watch your lucky peep

 turn golden brown

when you are done 

you have a roasted peep

crunchy outside, melted inside...

its what happens

when you combine

a pile of sticks,

a mountain of old landscape stones

and a flock of peeps...

with some curious kids

gifts and giving... and a freebie for you!

It's late... but it's still Monday... still the day I have chosen to be my "counting day."  I join in with the gratitude community at Ann's to count the grace gifts that the Great Gifter bestows upon me... without prejudice to my failures, my unfaithfulness, my blemishes.


... and my forgetfulness.  My soul forgets much!  So often, I think "this, THIS is a gift!" only to forget in the next moment.  I forget and never remember again.... 


...so I list those I remember, lest I forget.


... for a friend who listens without judgement
... for accountability
... for "so, what are you going to do about it?"
... for open windows in an empty parking lot on March 19
... for the bugs that kept flying in the open windows


... for the color of new green
... for sunrises and sunsets
... for new friends who generously share their front row seat to the sun setting
... for following the signs of a bonfire and surprise visits
... for adventure


... for mid-morning texts "can I take you out to lunch today?"
... for a marriage that has weathered much
... for quiet conversations amid the noise of life
... for a man who knows what I don't say
... for the ways he answers without words


... for children who love me, who love him, who love each other
... for those who say "he's such a good kid!"
... for others who say, "she ministered to me today!"
... for the compliment of "I love that girl!" 
... for family laughs and family fun


... for the quiet whisper tonight "how long will you listen to his lies?"
... for the taste of freedom
... for redemption
... for resurrection
... and new life in HIM!


.... He is faithful and gifts and gives and gifts some more.  More than I could ever ask or imagine.  He is that good... all the time!

~*~

For your family's Redemption Celebration... a free gift for you and fun for your family...

HIStory Eggs!  A Redemption Celebration for the entire family... 12 lessons of redemption from the first sin to the marriage supper of the Lamb.

Explanation, instructions and template can be found here.