I LOVE simple things,
like bowls and baskets of freshly-picked garden-fare...
like the meals they make...
like lines of clean laundry flapping in the breeze....
like puppies...
like almost dinner-plate-sized hibiscus...
The list really is endless, isn't it?!!
Sometimes we look back at the simpler way life used to seem
Where time has smoothed the bumps and twists and left a kind of dream
-world in its place; its weariness and brokenness forgot
As we trace precious yesterdays with sentimental thought
Sometimes we mourn Bygone's idyll of simpler, slower pace
And in life's seeming frantic quest for more, feel out of place
Forgetting for the moment, what remains no mystery;
To keep life's simpler days alive is up to you and me
Sometimes the wily ways of want seem to have seized control
Influencing a kind of pace that drains love of its soul
Too pushed to pause and let the beauty of creation awe
Too rushed to linger where progress does not enforce its law
Time's breadth of Day remains the same; twenty-four hour lease
The Word of God will never change; it leads in/to paths of peace
(For the unknown has always tried the hope and trust of hearts
Progress still cannot compensate for what God's Word imparts)
Sometimes we mourn the seeming loss of simpler yesteryears
Before technology seduced and enslaved eyes and ears
While just as it has always been, God's handiwork abounds
In evidence of He whose steadfast mercy still confounds
Sometimes it seems what mankind deems as progress, serves instead
To maim the mind, with chains designed to bind and leave for dead
But wisdom is still free for all to seek and find, if we
Remember what we leave behind is up to you and me
(thank-you Wendell Berry)
The hand that rocks the cradle rules the world; this is still so
Dear mother, homemaker, remember this when you feel low
And quite forgotten in a world where VIP's compete
The charge of keeping simpler days alive is no small fete
The charge of keeping home fires burning is a high call
For happy home-sweet-home is surely the best wealth of all
Where simpler ways are praiseworthy, and blaze contentment's trail
Where gratitude is still the key to joy that cannot fail
The simpler days had their fair share of trouble's portion too
As wisdom's worth was then it is today, and all time through
We are the master of our choices just as They were then
And simpler days can still survive if we so choose. Amen
Janet Martin
Prov.2:1-8
My son, if you accept my words
and store up my commands within you,
2 turning your ear to wisdom
and applying your heart to understanding—
3 indeed, if you call out for insight
and cry aloud for understanding,
4 and if you look for it as for silver
and search for it as for hidden treasure,
5 then you will understand the fear of the Lord
and find the knowledge of God.
6 For the Lord gives wisdom;
from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
7 He holds success in store for the upright,
he is a shield to those whose walk is blameless,
8 for he guards the course of the just
and protects the way of his faithful ones...
πππππ
If you still have zucchini and you're not sure what to do with it
the casserole in the above photo is a quick, satisfying supper,
Esp. with a side of freshly sliced tomatoes
or garden-medley salad.
The pictured salad is simply a blend of Greek salad ingreds.
tossed with a light dressing...
Zucchini Casserole
3 eggs,
1/4 cup olive oil
Whisk then add
1/2 cup flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
whisk till smooth then stir in
2 cups shredded zucchini
1/2 cup thinly sliced onion
1/4 cup green pepper
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh parsley
1 finely chopped jalapeΓ±o pepper (optional)
1/2 -1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup (or desired amount) of meat
such as cooked ham, bacon, sausage or pepperoni
(also optional)
Pour into a 9x13 or similar size casserole dish
Bake at 350 for 45 minutes
