Bless the Food.

My mom has always been really hardcore about saying grace before meals. I mean to the point that she would force us to say it before every single meal we ate when I when I was younger. In all honesty I never understood the purpose of grace before lunch or breakfast...in my young mind dinner was the only one that needed some extra blessing. But worst of all was saying grace in public.

Basically until I got to college saying grace at a restaurant with my mom always made me feel super self conscious and like EVERYONE was watching me and judging me. Looking back this doesn't really make sense, I love the Lord and I want everyone to know about Him, but for some reason this "spectacle" as I say it wasn't something I could handle.

And what a surprise, college changed that! Through the unknowing help of some awesome, Jesus loving friends, and my new found love and understanding of prayer I've gotten over my weird adolescent fear. I've learned that yes, people may look at me like I'm a weirdo...but at least they are looking and are somewhat curious as to what I'm doing. It's just another easy way that I can be showing the Lord to my peers here at college.

So don't be freaked out, and bless the food!

xoxo,

Abby