By Marie Bombeck
It is the time for New Year Resolutions. But to be honest, I really suck at those. I have never been able to keep one. But the first week of the new year gets you thinking about them, and I have been mulling it over in the back of my mind. Two nights ago, I made dinner. Nothing out of the ordinary but I cleared off two spots on my dining room table, pushing away the pile of papers, bills to the other side. I wanted to sit down at the table instead of eating in front of the tv which we usually do. We sat at our table, bowed our heads to thank God for this food, and enjoyed a home cooked meal of meatloaf, potatoes and salad. Sure the potatoes were the frozen kind in a steam fresh bag and the salad came from a bag too. But the meatloaf was made from scratch using my fool-proof recipe. We sat and talked and laughed. We caught up on each other’s day. The dog sat at our feet hoping for crumbs to drop. It was nice, Despite the fact there was piles of papers to be filed or a disheveled kitchen that needs to be tidied. I always think it is too much work to set the table for dinner. I don’t know what to do with the stuff that has made its home on the kitchen table. But tonight, sitting at the table let me focus on my family. No TV as a distraction. As we talked, I wondered why we didn’t do this more often. And then I thought of the perfect resolution for 2018. More meals at my dining room table. We need to sit down, bow our heads, thank God for the food, and laugh and talk and eat. Time to get back to basics and gather around the table.
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