And What Can I do?

As a teenager I did not consider myself talented. It was always the other person who could play a instrument like no other or sing a song that brought tears to people's eyes. Other people knew how to capture beauty with paintbrushes or create beautiful things with fabric and thread. And me? Well I just a little girl who either had her nose in a book, but most of the time could be found in the kitchen contacting a storm that would put a hurricane to shame.

Mom says when I was little I would ask what was for supper and when I didn't like the proposed menu item I would make something else. I guess that's how it came about that I became the cook at our house. First it was making the same stand by recipes over and over again than it was going crazy with spices and combining several recipes into one.

Feeding my family it seemed was only my moonlighting job. I liked it best when I could make meals for those who had far too much trouble on their minds to think about a meal. Baking cookies for my brothers and finding just the right carrot cake recipe for dad's birthday were things that added stars to my day.

I come from a rather large family, so when we get together large amounts of food is required. I thought it great fun to make the whole Thanksgiving meal for 20 plus people. It didn't really seem hard at all to make a meal for whatever occasion and I never gave it second thought how much I liked to cook.

I am not sure if this is a good thing, but going into another person's kitchen and snooping in the cupboards doesn't bother me in the least. I am just glad the lady of the house, so willing relinquishes her rights to the kitchen.

I am not sure it is a passion or a talent. Maybe its just something I like to do, but well I have discovered that cooking is a a handy tool to use. A tool that can be used in so many ways. Maybe I can't spell, play the piano, but I can cook and wash a sink full of dishes. And if that's where God wants to use me I think that would be a wonderful way to serve Him.

Remember this if you think you don't know your passion consider what you do most for other people with great joy and than I think you will know.