Food for thought

Nicole & I spent about an hour at church tonight making dozens of sandwiches assembly-line style. Volunteers purchased fruit, drinks, chips, cookies, etc. and will assemble sack lunches to be distributed Saturday to the homeless.

I'm always grateful for the perspective volunteering offers me. The simple act of working alongside my friend to stack lunch meat and cheese for people in need was meditative.

Meanwhile, my hubby was at our cozy home cooking us grilled chicken and pesto tortellini. I must admit that I felt a bit guilty when we soon thereafter cracked open a bottle of a new favorite school night wine, 2005 Robert Mondavi Fume Blanc, and sat down to eat together.

No matter what's brewing in my life, I have nothing to complain about. I am blessed, for one thing, with people who love me and want to make the world a better place, one lunch meat sandwich at a time. And to that I raise a glass and a prayer.

"Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow."
— Swedish Proverb