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Reporting The Truth

Oct24

What alternative career paths have you considered or are interested in?

I wanted to be a journalist when I was a teenager. I had ideas of going to journalism school and writing/reporting the news; informing people about the truth in situations and events. However, at the age of seventeen, I turned sour on the prospect of becoming a journalist. I saw how “journalists” would hound people for a headline, making whatever the story was (if there even was a story) about themselves, not about the people who were involved. I would see them “camp out” at people’s homes or places of work – just like the paparazzi has done with celebrities, but these “journalists” were treating everyday people this way. It’s not “ok” to hound anyone for a byline, a headline, or a picture. There was no decency, respect, or integrity towards a fellow human who may have been going through something extraordinary (good or bad). I didn’t want to be like that. As a teenager, I reasoned that I didn’t want to fall into the trap of being a “starving journalist” and do anything for a story.

Did I ever regret my decision at such a young age? Nope, not once. I still like to write (obviously 😏), but now, as a Christian, I write because it’s a calling from God. I think that I still have the same type of goal I did as a teenager – I want to inform people about the truth, and His name is Jesus Christ. (John 14:6)

The Exploding Casserole Dish

Sep16

Write about your most epic baking or cooking fail.

When I read the prompt for today,this memory came to mind, so here goes.

Years ago, money was tight and we had a family of 6 to feed. I don’t remember how we got a pork loin (Given to us? A great sale?), but I was cooking it for supper and felt very blessed to have this gift for our family. I cook pork loins (typically) in a shallow, glass 8×13 (ish?) pan. I also would add some water straight from the faucet into the pan during the cooking process. Now I had cooked pork loin like this for years; never had any problems and the pork loin was always moist.

Well…this particular time, I took the hot dish out of the oven, held it under the faucet, let just a little water go in the pan, I stepped back, turned towards the oven, and (🫣) the pan exploded into thousands of tiny shards! The pork loin fell to the floor with all the glass and I just stood there frozen with my hands in the oven mitts still in position holding the pan that was literally all over the floor! I was so shocked, stunned, and just couldn’t even process what just happened! I started looking over my arms and legs expecting glass shards to be embedded in me and you know what? Not…a…one. Hand to God, not one piece of glass “got” me. I was so thankful! However, I felt bad for ruining supper for the family.

That experience shook me for quite a while. I quit using my glass baking dishes and got rid of them. I know that was foolish because it was a user error as to this epic fail – don’t add cold water to hot glass! Over the years I bought more glass baking dishes and everything is good, but I don’t know that I will ever forget the exploding casserole dish in my hands.