Moms' Night Out and Other Things I Miss by Kerri Pomarolli

Author:Kerri Pomarolli
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Religion, Christian Life, Devotional
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
Published: 2014-02-25T00:00:00+00:00

Dear Lord, When I think about my husband, please allow me to remember all his good qualities and attitudes. When things are rocky between us, bring to mind the positive moments in our marriage so I can get my head on straight and stop being so angry and judgmental. Amen.

The Great Chicken Standoff

“Children, you belong to the Lord, and you do the right thing when you obey your parents.” ~ Ephesians 6:1 (cev)

It started like any other night. Ron was working so I just had to make dinner for my two darlings and get them to bed. I had tried this new chicken recipe, where you actually take a raw chicken and bake it. My other recipes involved buying a chicken from Costco.

I had slaved over this meal, using vegetables and lemons, creating a sauce to cover it. I unveiled my creation to the girls and immediately realized that the chicken was pink on the inside. I took out the pieces I had planned to serve and placed them in the microwave. It occurred to me that microwaving food takes out the nutrients, but I prayed for God to do a “nutrient” miracle. I placed the chicken on Lucy’s plate and after she took one bite, she screamed, “Ewwwww!”

I found some leftover mac and cheese and heated it up in the plastic container, knowing that it’s unhealthy to do so. I prayed to God to spare us from the “toxin disease.” Ruby started ferociously eating the chicken without her fork like some wild animal. I realized that I had forgotten to put on her bib so that should make for some interesting laundry stains. I then started yelling at Lucy to “sit like a lady” at the table and eat her meal. I know that I am no role model, as I stood by the sink doing the dishes, eating a piece of bread covered in peanut butter, which I recently read causes fungus. I reached for probiotic pills to combat the peanut butter.

Lucy chimes in, asking me if we can have “hot chocolate for dessert.” I say yes as long as she finishes her dinner. She says, “I’m full!” I say, “Fine, then no hot chocolate!” She says, “I only have room for liquid!” I immediately start my usual dinner negotiation. “Well, if you eat three carrots and two more bites of chicken you can be done.” She says, “I want fresh carrots, not the ones in water!” The water she’s referring to is the homemade sauce that I will never make again. I just want her to eat veggies so I get out fresh/raw carrots and she shoves them and a piece of chicken in her mouth. I appreciate her excitement to eat my cooking but realize she’s just trying to get it over with. As for negotiations, I feel I won.

I get the edamame out of the fridge and start throwing it on the baby’s plate to make her eat something green. She is covered head to toe with mac and cheese.

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