The prayer of St. Francis

Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness, light.
And where there is sadness, joy, O Divine Master, grant that I may not
so much seek to be consoled as to console
To be understood as to understand
To be loved as to love
For it is in giving that we recieve
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned
And it is dying that we are born into eternal life.
Amen

My favorite hobby

Alrighty, so a couple of weeks ago my work threw a "stock the newlywed's pantry" shower for Justin and I. At this shower, they wanted to play a game to see how well we knew each other, so they asked me a series of questions while Justin was outside the room, and vice versa. One of the questions they asked Justin was "what is Jessica's favorite hobby?" Well, when they asked me what he said, I had no idea. I dont really have any cool hobbies. But what my husband told everyone was that my hobby was eating! Now when he said that, I was a little shocked. My initial response was that he was implying that i was a compulsive overeater. However, this is not what he meant. He explained this by saying that I love to try new foods/restaurants and simply enjoy good gourmet food.
As I thought about this, I realize that my husband knows me better than I know myself, because I truly do LOVE food! We both love to cook and since we've been married have tried out all sorts of styles of cooking. One of our favorites is fondue (we have 2 pots, and a fondue fountain....amazing!) and last night we experimented with sushi. I am attaching some pics so you can how it turned out. I was quite impressed with it.














Also for fun I'm attaching a picture of Justin with our chocolate fondue fountain. This has a been a wonderful addition to our family :)