Bread

Be gentle when you touch bread
Let it not lie uncared for--unwanted
So often bread is taken for granted
There is so much beauty in bread
Beauty of sun and soil, beauty of honest toil
Winds and rain have caressed it,
Christ often blessed it
Be gentle when you touch bread.
I have 20 loaves of bread sitting on the counter cooling. I have been making bread for 23 years. It is a joy I have to give this to others. Nobody bakes anymore and it really cheers people up to do this for them. Noah has so many people who take care of him and make it possible for me to do other things besides care take and I love to give them bread. Christmas is a time I can do that will ease and I am so glad I can this year.
Today I gave the new principal I will work under while I sub in music a loaf and the teacher I will replace. She is doing well and may come back after Christmas. I hope she does for a few weeks. I really will miss my study and the women I study with. One of the woman's mother passed last night. We will cook and bake for her and then serve at her home afterwords. I will enjoy serving alongside my girls. I am glad Catherine is coming home she will be a big help. Ruth will enjoy this also. It is not a sad going. She lived a long life 91 and was very ill and Nan took such good care of her. She will be missed and I sure hope that will be true of me when the Lord calls me home.