When I need some constancy and a sense of control in my life, I usually find myself in the kitchen, baking for my family.
Tonight, it was chocolate chip cookies. I asked Nicole to take some pictures of me because I knew this is what I would end up blogging about tonight. :)
Pouring brown sugar.
Look! Chocolate chips! :)
Insert caption here. haha.
Don't worry, Nicole didn't take this picture. Our dad did. Yay, cookie dough!
When I'm baking, I'm in control. It's up to me how much of each ingredient I put in. It's up to me how hot I make the oven. It's up to me how long I put the cookies in the oven for. That's part of the reason I love baking so much; it's all up to me.
Now, I know that this actually reveals a deep psychological flaw in myself that I needn't ignore. Baking is coping. Coping with stress which needs to be addressed head on. And, in time, I will address it. In time.
But, for now, baking is also joyful. I love it when my entire family comes in the kitchen and grabs a spoonful of delicious dough and says how yummy it is. I love it when the cookies are fresh out of the oven, and people are waiting to snatch one up while they're hot. I love the feeling of contributing something to my family which brings us all together and makes us happy.
So, whether it's coping with stress or just trying to bless my family, I thank you, Lord, for baking, and it's therapeutic effects on me.
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