Ice cream

Got to eat homemade ice cream today! Haha.....it doesn't take much to get me excited. 

Yes.... I did enjoy the vanilla ice cream....with homemade peanut butter sauce.....and walnuts. We had a choice between vanilla and peach. I'm not much for peaches (don't tell the hosts that) so vanilla it was. 

It's funny how ice cream can bring so many people together. We had a good group from our church come out for the fellowship. The conversations and "catching up" I got to do was well worth the time I spent there. But thinking about how it's all possible because a dear couple decided to open their home and make all the ice cream. That took much more effort than us just showing up. It took Preparation, energy, dedication, work, sweat, strength, diligence.......all these things were needed for the hosts to prepare for so many to visit their home. And I'm pretty sure they didn't have to think twice about inviting everyone to come. Generosity.....there's a big word that I'm too often forgetting. We are called to be generous. Generous with our "things", our time, our skills, our life, I could go on and on. Being generous is about putting others ahead of ourself, which is exactly what happened today with that ice cream and all the prep for it. 

This makes me think of Jesus. He was so generous with hisself to anyone who called on him when he walked this earth, in fact he still is today. He pours blessing on us everyday whether you love him or not. Take the sunshine, and I love the sunshine (always helps me feel happy) but that is a blessing. So is the rain, and the moon, and the beautiful mountain or the ocean tides. Also, the forests, animals, sea creatures, and clouds you can stare at and decide if it's a horse or a camel out there. But more than these blessings we can see and feel....Jesus is there......in heaven waiting for us to call on him. Waiting for us to come to him. Waiting to bless us in ways we can't even fathom. This blows my mind. This fact alone that we have a savior who made us, understands us, knows if we love ice cream or not, and never leaves us......is something we should realize. He's generous. He's gracious. He loving. He's forgiving. He's amazing! 

Ice cream with peanut butter sauce and Jesus.....don't get any better. Unless you have a piece of cake to go along with it.....😉