cooking for kids

i accepted a new job today. at Big Oak Child Care Center.

i'll be a cook, making 38 wee little lunches each weekday for toddlers and preschoolers. the kitchen, slender and with partial walls between it and the toddler area, will be filled with the sounds of the kids playing as i work. it will be "my" kitchen, my domain. i'll be responsible for planning healthy menus, grocery shopping and keeping the kitchen stocked, as well as making the lunches and cleaning up afterwards.

the place is just two blocks from my house, which means i can walk there (great, considering tim and i will be sharing just one car starting next week). that also means that i can meet a lot of our neighbors, via their small children, which is part of being missionally engaged in a community, which matters to me a great deal.

i'll work from 9-1 Monday through Friday. there are benefits that make my mom feel better. the other staff is great and the working environment healthy and sun-filled. i "have to" take continuing education classes, like cooking classes at Whole Foods (you don't have to tell me twice!).

this is good provision.

thank you, Papa.