My wife and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary last night. Which is a pretty big deal if you know me, you might ask how could anyone want to be with that guy for eight years but alas she is amazing and patient... So in honor of the occasion we went to Dante's down the Hatch ,a wonderful fondue restaurant, that features live jazz music. It is also has a full size 19th century ship in the middle of the restaurant (which is awesome).
Now for the the point. We ate Fondue. This is not something you can rush. If you do eat it to fast, you wind up burning an assortment of appendages or just undercooking your food. By taking your time with it, handling with care, slowing down, and taking care that each piece is cooked just right ensures the best possible result. In my marriage both of us work extremely hard and we have twins, a night in which we slow down and just enjoy each others company is rare and beautiful. As I think about how great this night was for our relationship, I wonder how to implement this in my relationship with others and with God? Do I eat from the fast food line in all my relationships? What has that been doing to my friendships? Am I scared of slowing down? What are my reasons for going so fast?
We enjoyed the experience so much that on the way home we stopped at another fondue restaurant for desert.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Fondue is food for the Soul
My wife and I celebrated our 8th wedding anniversary last night. Which is a pretty big deal if you know me, you might ask how could anyone want to be with that guy for eight years but alas she is amazing and patient... So in honor of the occasion we went to Dante's down the Hatch ,a wonderful fondue restaurant, that features live jazz music. It is also has a full size 19th century ship in the middle of the restaurant (which is awesome).
Now for the the point. We ate Fondue. This is not something you can rush. If you do eat it to fast, you wind up burning an assortment of appendages or just undercooking your food. By taking your time with it, handling with care, slowing down, and taking care that each piece is cooked just right ensures the best possible result. In my marriage both of us work extremely hard and we have twins, a night in which we slow down and just enjoy each others company is rare and beautiful. As I think about how great this night was for our relationship, I wonder how to implement this in my relationship with others and with God? Do I eat from the fast food line in all my relationships? What has that been doing to my friendships? Am I scared of slowing down? What are my reasons for going so fast?
We enjoyed the experience so much that on the way home we stopped at another fondue restaurant for desert.
Now for the the point. We ate Fondue. This is not something you can rush. If you do eat it to fast, you wind up burning an assortment of appendages or just undercooking your food. By taking your time with it, handling with care, slowing down, and taking care that each piece is cooked just right ensures the best possible result. In my marriage both of us work extremely hard and we have twins, a night in which we slow down and just enjoy each others company is rare and beautiful. As I think about how great this night was for our relationship, I wonder how to implement this in my relationship with others and with God? Do I eat from the fast food line in all my relationships? What has that been doing to my friendships? Am I scared of slowing down? What are my reasons for going so fast?
We enjoyed the experience so much that on the way home we stopped at another fondue restaurant for desert.
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