Life is just a bowl of soup...

My mom likes to say that "in life we each have our own bowl of soup." I've been thinking about how true that is. There are days it seems all we get is vegetable soup made with our least favorite vegetables but surprisingly enough when we accept it with gratitude it is most satisfying. Some days are fun and exciting like a big bowl of spicy tortilla soup and each bite is better than the one before. Other times nothing is as comforting or fills you up like a hot bowl of creamy potato soup. I realize that as long as we look at our own bowl and appreciate the soup we're being served without comparing it to what is in everyone else's bowl we find it has been prepared with exactly the right ingredients for us to be nourished and strengthened for what comes next. God is the most talented chef and most loving caretaker and we can trust that He knows which soup we need. They haven't all been easy to swallow but I am truly thankful for the countless flavorful soups I have been served.