good eats!

so i was talking on the phone with my friend maribeth the other evening. she used to be my neighbor, then God called her (at about age 55) to go to seminary, graduate, and move way the heeeeeeeeeeeeeck to timberlake, sd, to minister to "the lutherans" as she calls them. he he. i should note that she is scandinavian and lutheran in her background. but probably not traditional in any sense. she sings opera, has lived in china and colorado, and is a mixture of many surprising and eclectic things.

anyway, i was telling her about the stressful work life lately, and we made plans to meet for coffee on sunday when she is visiting SF.

imagine my surprise when she stopped by yesterday with a "care" package for me! here's what she brought:

1 box revolution tea - white pear.
1 carton red pepper hummus. ahhhhhhh!
1 box stone ground wheat crackers.
1 container sunflower butter. omgoodness.
1 container fruit.
1 perfectly perfect asian pear.

that pear was worth it's weight in gold! have you ever had them? i was so enamored to have the taste of pear, which i love, with the texture of apple. i would eat pears all the time, except i kind of don't like the mushyness.

i guess God knew that would be a problem, too, so he made these also :) gosh it's wonderful to have such thoughtful friends!