“As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness, or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course."
~Martin Luther King, Jr.
His words speak for themselves. I think I'll follow suit. Whether the battles be obvious or simply hidden within, I'm going to try to put the energy to good use.
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Footnotes to Some Amazing Garlic Spaghetti
[see yesterday's recipe]
- For a family of 4 or 5, double the recipe.
- This sauce is NOT your traditional spaghetti sauce. The oil and butter leaves it, well, oily. It tastes fabulous (according to moi and Melissa D'Arabian), but may not be palatable to everyone.
- The sauce will make an excellent addition to bruschetta or crostini. Just grab a pastry brush and add some fresh and yummy veggies from the Farmer's Market. (Coming soon!)
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I've had little sleep lately and, given today's holiday-induced day off work, I slept late...really late...until 9:27 a.m. late. It was nice! Then my girls and I 'hung out' a bit. My baby Lane (who isn't really a baby anymore) said, "You look beautiful, mommy." I have never liked photographs of myself. I am rather self-conscious, but today, I posed for Lane.
Some of the shots she took herself. Honestly, they are some of my favorite pictures of myself. That's hard to admit. Maybe it's the love of an almost-five-year-old that made the difference today. I'm posting these as a testament to your talent, Lane (and at your request, because I love you).
xoxo, ~Mommy.
While there is perhaps a province in which the photograph can tell us nothing more than what we see with our own eyes, there is another in which it proves to us how little our eyes permit us to see. ~Dorothea Lange
Thank you, Baby Lane. You captured the age of my heart. Today I feel 17...not 40. Hugs back to you, sweet little one.
When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence. ~Ansel Adams
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