Hi, all! Just a thought.

Thanksgiving is behind us, and Christmas is just ahead. If your family is anything like ours, you have probably just been (or will be) enjoying some great family time with precious relatives who don’t gather very often. We visit, laugh, tell stories of days gone by, and we eat. We eat. And, oh yes, we eat.

Amongst the various dishes of ham, turkey, dressing, and cranberry sauce and casseroles sit some special dishes and desserts representative of treasured loved ones and wonderful times. We each have our specialties, and with great honor we display our prized dishes as if those long-gone loved ones who first created them were sitting beside us enjoying every bite and every comment!

I recently reached out to a cousin I’ve not seen in several years. My parents had been discussing the upcoming holidays and reliving Christmases past when certain aunts brought certain dishes to our gatherings. I asked this cousin to dig through her grandmother’s old recipe box and help me scrounge up a recipe for a particular salad my parents both remember enjoying very much.

Just a couple of days later, I received some recipes from the sweet lady that I remember so fondly. I printed the recipe, attached it to a card, and delivered it to my Mom this past week. They can’t wait to try it and stir up fond memories. The recipe card, well-worn and proudly used, was written on both sides in my Aunt’s handwriting, signed with her initials. I show you the back half of that card including her notes.

As Christmas fast approaches, don’t let the true meaning for the season slip by. In God’s recipe book, the Bible, there are many treasured, tried, and true guidelines for our lives. Doing things the way God orchestrates them for us makes for a wonderful dish to serve up to Him.

The nice thing about reliving old holidays and the delicious treats along the way is that we can keep making those recipes and sharing them with the next generations. God’s Word is meant to be shared with every generation.

You take His book, follow the recipe for your life, and then share the goodness with anyone who will gather ‘round. What a blessed Christmas season it will be with the wonderful treats of God’s Word shared for all of us to take in.

P.S. Yes, you only see the back side of the recipe card. All the instructions are on the other side. You would need to see that side in order to create the recipe for yourself. You need to pick up your Bible and read it for yourself. Don’t put your trust in what others stir up. Follow His recipe, and taste the goodness for yourself!

Just a thought. ’Til later.

Brad Campbell can be reached at mastah.pastah@yahoo.com.