miscellany monday...or is it Tuesday?

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1.  Weekend blogging.  I don't usually blog on the weekends so when there's a Monday holiday I usually extend that...hence the day late post.

2.  Good eatin'.  On Saturday my mom came over and made some delicious food.  First, she made a pork tenderloin.  Here it is marinating...

Then she made something called Texas Caviar...oh.my.  This stuff is DElicious...something yummy to snack on during the day (or late at night if you are that kind of snacker).  And can I tell you that this bowl takes me back because my mom has had it forever.

Here is the recipe (Mommy also added garlic and next time we will include cilantro)...you should absolutely try it:

3.  My new BFFs.  See this guy...

He and his wife are my new BFFs.  I work with his wife Anetia and I was talking to her one day about our siding that was blown off in a storm.  She offered to come over and help us...how nice is that?  She and her husband, Tony, came over yesterday and put up the pieces that were blown off and replaced some of the pieces that were torn.
The generosity of people warms my heart and I will be forever grateful for these two people.

4.  Grace.  Grace is what I am working to give more of to these two...

They need grace from me, they thrive on grace from me.  I tend to let life and stress and worries get in the way too often and then I end up snapping or being too distracted to give them the grace they need.  I need to be purposeful to sit, look them in the eye and listen to what they have to say and respond to their requests.  Dishes can wait, laundry can wait, worrying needs to stop in order to show them love, be silly with them, take time for the them.  I need to give them Grace as He gives me Grace.

Grace :)