Good Grill

My Father's Day gift to Richard was a grilling cookbook and a grill cleaning tool. Since we don't have a grill, he got the hint that he would pick out one which would complete the gift package. After a tour of Sam's Club and Wal-Mart, we found one that was on sale (but still sort of pricey) and now it sits in the pickup bed awaiting assembly.

Richard does not cook. He uses the George Foreman grill granddaughter Daisy gave us one year to grill frozen "Bubba" hamburger patties, but that's about the extent of his culinary activity... except at the grill. He likes to grill.

He looked at the really cheap ones, but I thought we should go with stainless steel and one with a burner and thermometer, etc. I want to encourage his forays into the manly art of grilling, plus I can see that this grill will keep the kitchen cooler and cleaner.

Oh, you're thinking the grill was as much a gift for me as it was for him? You'd be right! It's something we'll both enjoy a lot and I didn't want to make the same mistake we made last time. We bought a cheap grill and it was rusty and bent in no time. You couldn't "roast" in it because it wouldn't hold any heat.

Actually, I like cooking with wood or charcoal better than propane, but we both hate the added work and mess, so we are happy with what we bought... It was marked down a full one hundred dollars, so we got a very nice deal on a very good grill. Richard is off work tomorrow, so we'll assemble our new toy and try it out then. I have steaks and roasting ears waiting in the frig.

How very blessed we are. On the way to buy the grill we saw some people walking in the rain carrying Wal-Mart bags. It was a little over a mile from the store and they were soaked. I said a prayer for them and a praise to God for our vehicles. I pray the Lord will constantly remind me of His many blessings and that I may never place the temporal ones above the spiritual. I deserve neither... it is all pure grace! Thank you, Jesus!!