Courageous Joy

TUESDAY

I honestly cannot even remember all that I did yesterday. I know that the day was full with online responsibilities, friend responsibilities, chapel responsibilities and family responsibilities. Ever have a day like that? {G}

I know how the day ended. PWOC (Protestant Women of the Chapel – catchy title huh?) went to view the International Water Lilly Collection. This was beautiful. They say that all the lilies will be in full bloom in about a month. We talked about going back in a month. I’ll upload some pictures. After a bit of an adventure involving 3 cars and a caravan we ended up at Cheddars for dessert. It was a great night of getting to know each other, laughing, enjoying nature, good food and each other. I have been fairly strict in adhering to our new eating regime but I had the most decadent dessert I’ve had since Feb. It was a giant chocolate chip cookie baked in a little cast iron skillet. It was topped with a scoop or two of vanilla ice cream, hot fudge, whip cream and a cherry. I COULD make this organic and it would be great…but I’m certain this one was full of processed wheat, sugar and artificial chocolate, flavorings etc….but FREEDOM IN CHRIST is a lovely thing. I WAS hungry and I stopped when I was satisfied. I certainly won’t do this every day or every week…but it was a nice shot in the arm.

I AM thinking of making this with whole ingredients…..I have home-made ice cream, a great recipe for chocolate chip cookies using all natural stuff, a recipe for hot fudge sauce…and I could whip cream…..it could work….who cares about the silly cherry on top. I can think of no way to make red dye filled maraschino cherries fit our plan…but a bing cherry on type might work. LOL My favorite was a brownie covered like this but with a rum sauce……that was served in a restaurant in San Antonio – it’s been 4 years since I had one of those…..