7/11/12….We all know that old adage, “When life
gives you lemons, make lemonade.” That’s another way of saying, “make the most
of those “bad” situations that life often sends your way.” Mary Poppins also
added sweetness to life with “a spoonful of sugar.” That spoonful which helped
us benefit from something which, on the surface, was down right stinky.
Often things that appear hard or bad can teach us
valuable life lessons when we choose to learn from them. There are so-o-o many
old sayings to help us through the “bad” spots. But……what about the good spots?
The blessings?
In Cherkassy, Jordon Fichthorn wanted to make cookies
to take out to the camp. Someone had blessed us with a chunk of chocolate,
so Shirley got busy making chocolate chips, which are obviously a rarity in
Ukraine. Chocolate. A good thing. A blessing. So where’s the adage for that?
My thought is…..”When life gives you chocolate,
make chocolate chips; put them in cookies and share with others.”
It’s a pay it forward idea. Pass it on. Whatever
phrase reminds you, just do it. Bless others as you are so richly blessed. It
might come right back attcha in the form of a warm cookie.
