Walk by Hello: Missing Piece

31 January 2011

Missing Piece

Oh I'm lookin' for my missin' piece

I'm lookin' for my missin' piece

Hi-dee-ho Here I go

Lookin' for my missin' piece

Many mornings I find myself rolling around like the circle in Shel Silverstein's book, looking for the 'missin' piece'. All the little fragments of to-dos and must calls and little people to be cared for and listened to and disciplined and cuddled converge into one big circle missing the important, grounded portion of peace to make it all run smoothly. Run on sentence it may be but some days that's what it all feels like. Even being a servant of God feels like more work because that pretty much makes up my job description these days..servant of all.

But then I remember. He has called us friends. Real friends are hard to come by. Especially those to trust a confidence to, to find the laugh in the midst of the struggle, to open your crazy mixed up world to and believe that they will find the good in it all. But He is mine. And I am his. Friends. J loves S. Like a heart etched on a big old tree.

And when that hits me I stop rolling around. Looking. My missin' piece or peace has been found. No need to look any further. Hi-dee-ho

1 comment:

Unknown said...: That is so true. The more time we focus on our relationship with God thru Jesus, even in the midst of the many everyday activities, the more peace we experience while doing them. Maybe that is why the Bible calls it the peace that passes understanding, because I sure can't figure it out. Lots of love, Dad; February 5, 2011 at 5:04 AM

Pecan Cream Cheese Icing:

8 ounces cream cheese
1 stick unsalted butter
1 (1-pound) box confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup chopped toasted pecans

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.

Butter 3 (9-inch) cake pans with 1 tablespoon of the butter and set aside. In a large bowl, cream the butter with an electric mixer. Add the sugar, and beat. In a medium bowl or on a piece of parchment, combine the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt, and mix well.

Add the dry ingredients, alternating with the eggs, beating well after the addition of each. Add the vanilla extract and mix. Add the carrots and beat on medium speed until well incorporated, about 2 minutes. Fold in the nuts. Divide between the 3 cake pans and bake until set and a cake tester inserted into the middle comes out clean, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and let rest in the cake pans for 10 minutes. Invert onto wire racks, remove from the pans, and let cool.

For the Frosting: In a large bowl, cream together the cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add the sugar gradually, beating constantly. Add the vanilla and pecans.

When the cake is cool, place 1 cake layer on a cake plate or stand. Spread the top with cream cheese frosting and top with a second and third cake layer, spreading the icing between each layer. Spread the icing around the sides of the cake and let harden slightly before serving. To serve, cut into wedges.