Opinion

As I was preparing my ingredients for a new Thai stew, I had been thinking about cooking for quite a while and I started thinking about why I enjoy cooking so much.

How many years have you participated in band? What was your role? I’ve been in band 7 years, ever since my 6th grade year. I am section leader for the flutes as well as Senior Drum Major.

Lately we are focusing on what we have lost. We are thinking about things which are closed or cancelled. I miss eating dinner out or going to the movies. I miss church and baseball games. But do you know what hasn’t changed? The things which are not man-made. Think about it. We still have snow, rain, and spring. The trees are blooming, birds are singing, and children continue to grow. We have our beautiful lakes, rivers, and streams. The oceans are still deep and wide. The mountains still stand with strength and majesty. We have canyons, cows, and fields of corn. Wildflowers are blooming. Babies are being born. And people are still falling in love and helping others. Things which God put in place are still in place. Look around you at the exquisiteness of life. Factories may be closed, businesses may be closed, and schools may be online, andthese things are hard. Really hard. But these things are all man-made. Nothing God put in place has changed. The stars still shine. The sun and moon continue to stay in their places, and frogs still croak at night from their lillypads. Don’t forget that although we have had to say goodbye to a few things the past few weeks, some things are here to stay. We can be thankful for those things. Life will eventually return to normal or as close to normal as it can be after this pandemic passes. We will be able to enjoy the man -made things in life once more when they return. Such as going to a baseball game,(preferably the new Rangers stadium) hearing the noise of the large crowd with the smells of hot dogs and popcorn in the air, hearing the crack of the bat as the crowd goes wild, going to the movie theatre, a sit down restaurant—but in the meantime, lets enjoy the things that are not man-made. Seeing the beauty that God has created in all aspects of life and knowing that he reigns supreme.