We had our very own DRT Day yesterday. NO, not Dallas Rapid Transit. It was Dry Rub Turkeys Day. Now granted, that is totally Chris’
department. She created the rub the day
before – three gallon-sized bags of it.
Special secret recipe she has honed over the years. And whatever is in there, mixed with the love
and sweetness from her hands to the turkeys, creates some of the best-tasting
stuff you ever had.
We did have one crisis, however. After the rubbing was complete, she was
cleaning out the fridge. One of the
turkeys developed a leak in his packaging, so the juice was all over the bottom
of the fridge. She pulled out the bottom
shelf to get underneath it, and the shelf slipped out of her hands. Who knew the glass plate on top was just
sitting there, not attached in any way.
Needless to say, it shattered all over the floor. Now that was something I could assist
with. I grabbed the broom and dustpan
and started gathering it all together in a pile for removal to the trash
can. Chris ingeniously figured out a way
to stack the remaining turkeys on top of each other so they could remain
refrigerated and pasting until we actually start frying, come Monday
morning. I then got online and
miraculously found a parts site that had the replacement glass in stock. That has been ordered and should arrive in a
few days.
We also made our yearly jaunt over to Moody
Methodist Church to check out their craft fair.
We really enjoyed the choir’s caroling they had going on. It was good to see a Seasider or two, both
current and from years past. It’s always
good to reconnect with Laura. She was
our financial secretary for many years, and is now a goat farmer in Santa
Fe. She makes soaps and lotions from the
goat milk. Ah, creativity. Any kind of creativity. It is truly inspiring …
1 John 3:16 says, “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for
us. And we ought to lay down our lives
for our brothers and sisters.”
Father, every time I experience the creativity
of a human – whether it be the refrigerator-worthy drawing of a two-year-old or
the development of a turkey rub or the reworking of goat’s milk – I am awed at
the massive creativity you show us all around.
Amen.
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