Banana Bread Church
One of the happiest moments in the past few months was when I sliced a piece of Grandma Anna's banana bread, converted to be free of the top 9 common allergens, warm from the oven, and gave it to Moses and he declared it to be good. The second happiest moment might have been when I also sliced and served it to our friend, Lindsay, and she too declared it to be good, so we sent a thick slice home for her for breakfast. Lindsay is one of the ladies from our church. She's currently a student who has gone through some tough stuff in recently years and lives far away from family. So, she's now part of ours. Our family refers to her as Auntie Linds. Auntie Linds gives us the gift of presence, and she shows up at choir concerts and theater productions and she's every bit as much my boys' Mama Bear as I am when they need someone to have their back. Our church has normalized not having to deep clean or put on pants that zip and button (instead of just expanding) to do life ...