2020 - Christmas Beauty of the Day #18 - Mini Cooking Utensils from Deseret Book
Years ago I placed order for Christmas items from Deseret Book in Salt Lake City. To my surprise this tiny set of cooking utensils were included as a gift.
Though not entirely sure what they were meant to be used for, I decided to hang them on the tree. They represent thousands and thousands of meals eaten at our table. At a bare minimum, that would be a minimum of 6,708 meals.
As our children grew older, they were responsible for one evening meal each week. They just had to let me know what to plan for early in the week so I could pick up the ingredients. They learned to crank out some pretty good meals!
Mealtime was sacred to our family. We talked about our day, what went well, what could have gone better, different issues facing the country, plans for the next day, Kerry quizzing them about American history, LDS church history, math, etc. In turn, if they answered correctly they had the chance to stump Dad. (Guests were invited to participate, too!)
Ours was a family that sat and talked - and listened. We were not "meals on wheels" just walking around the house eating whatever. There was a purpose to mealtime.
So, this tiny utensil set may have had a different purpose, but to me it represents good conversations around our dinner table where we made every attempt to stay connected. To this day, I can't remember what many of the meals were.
I just remember the feeling.
#ChristmasBeautyoftheDay
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