Suffering With Joy

Cheerfulness in Adversity

June 18, 2010

Today the dryer quit.  In the middle of drying a particularly large load of clothes.  My wonderful husband is loading up the wet clothes and going to a public facility to finish the load.  Meanwhile, the repair guy can’t come until Monday.

Time will tell the lesson God has in mind for this inconvenience.  Maybe we will have to buy a new dryer after 20 years and trust that God will give us the money for it. Another opportunity to practice abandonment to Divine Providence.  The immediate opportunity is to practice cheerfulness.  I am so cheerful I just whipped up a batch of corn bread so Roger can have some to enjoy when he gets back.

I have put all kinds of extras into cornbread, from jalapeño peppers, chili seasoning and grated Mexican cheese to blueberries and a little sugar.  Today I went the blueberry route because I had no jalapeños.  To stay gluten-free I used soy flour and a little whey protein.  The basic recipe came from my Mom’s very old Betty Crocker cookbook.

Rejoice in the Lord, always!  Again I say, rejoice. (Phil. 4: 4 – Introit for the Third Sunday of Advent.)

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