Yesterday I made lunch. Homemade pizza.
Lunch at our house right now isn’t just a mid-day meal.
Lunch is a marathon of tasks that require careful planning and consideration.
Those tasks include timing it just right, making sure his eating area is free of clutter, finding the perfect plate, grabbing the right napkin off the paper towel, making sure the forks he uses are clean, making sure the pizza is not too cold, not too hot…
Can he get to the drinks in the garage without having trouble opening the door he will not grab by the knob?
Making sure the room is not too loud or bright. Anything could trigger stress. Anything.
Then he won’t eat, or be able to relax, because he will have failed at eating lunch.
Then he will be devastated, beacuse he knows lunch shouldn’t be so hard.
But, for us…
Lunch is a big deal.
It’s a small task with big opportunity.
It’s an opportunity to build him, because he was able to get through it.
It’s also an opportunity to crush him because he couldn’t.
Lunch is a big deal.
So, I make the pizza.
I serve said pizza.
All tasks completed so far…
Then I hear, “Mom.”
Yes?
Dear God, let him get through this lunch on a positive note, Please.
“This pizza is really good!”
Thank you, honey! I’m glad you like it!
Thank you, Lord. Thank you.
“What kind of sauce did you use? Is this a new kind of cheese? This crust is awesome!”
I’m so glad! Thanks for telling me you like it!
“Ya know when you eat pizza sometimes and you take a bite and all the cheese on top falls off in one bite?”
Yes.
“That doesn’t happen on this kind of pizza!”
Good!
“I love you, Mom”
Honey, I love you too.
(Pizza can make you happy.)
Thank you, Father God, for these small moments that mean so much.
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It's the little things like lunch that we take for granted and don't put a lot of thought into. You are your son's champion, I wanted to tell you that.
Pizza is awesome. It's a universal food. So glad that his lunch went great.
What a great post. I love it and pizza.
sometimes it's the little things that mean the most and i love pizza
Everyday Life
This post made me smile! I'm so glad you had a successful lunch.
Pizza makes me happy too! But not as happy as making my kids happy does! Thanks for sharing a special moment.