Kan’t keep the K’s kaged!
Jul 17th, 2010 by Jes
Kindness: 
Taking a moment to do something considerate for someone else…thinking outside of yourself: this is kindness. Holding a kid’s hand when they’re scared, gently petting a kitty who has taken over your lap when you want to get up, smiling at the stranger in the grocery aisle, giving your family members hugs, listening when someone is upset, giving birthday presents, laughing at jokes, praising someone’s hard work, walking through Mom’s garden for the hundreth time to see what’s blooming.
Kindling: I love fires…contained in bonfires or fireplaces, not just raging fires. My favorite part is collecting sticks and bits of bark and newspaper and shoving it under the logs. I add WAY too much kindling to my fires, which is why Nayt is much better at making them. For one of my birthdays, Nayt gave me the present of a roaring fire in the fireplace. It was wonderful. And I love going to Cedar Campus and making a fire in the stove in the Crew Cabin. Who cares that it’s summer? Bring on the kindling!
Kitchens: Kitchens with LOTS of counter space. Kitchens with ovens and fridges and KitchenAids and microwaves and toasters and food to cook…kitchens are awesome. My dream kitchen has a built in pantry and a counter with lots of outlets so I can plug in a toaster, blender and Kitchen Aid to leave out for use all the time. I don’t know about you, but if the appliance is accessible, I am more inclined to use it. And I’d like a nice, non-tiled flat surface for using a rolling pin. And a HUGE oven that has a drawer under it that can adequately hold all my baking tins and muffins tins and cookie sheets. Cause right now they are EVERYWHERE. Lol. I love feeling homey in the kitchen on a cold day baking up something warm. I’m still learning to cook things, and trying new recipes scares me sometimes (what if it doesn’t turn out good and then I wasted $$$ and time?). At the end of the day, the kitchen is probably where I spend the majority of my chore time. And there are worse places to spend the majority of your chore time…:-)
Kitties: Furry bundles of cute! Kittens are the best, especially when they fit in your hand (or frog pocket hehehe) and like to chase each other. Toby and Piper were the cutest kittens in the history of the world. I love coming home to a happy kitty. In the morning, Toby doesn’t even care if I feed him as long as he gets to invade my lap. He wants to snuggle and it’s so cute. Sun-bathing kitties, ferocious playful kitties, sleepy kitties…I like them all. I’m so glad I married a guy who’s a cat person. And kudos to God for creating such adorable animals! Seriously want to squeeze my cat when he makes cute faces. (He doesn’t really appreciate this though.) Toby’s trying to crawl into my lap as I type this…awwwwww
One phrase I like is “Do not mistake kindness for weakness,” and I think often people do exactly that. Letting someone else have the glory, doing something nice, etc, giving someone the advantage isn’t a lack of strength but often a demonstration of it. How much better our society would be if we didn’t glorify John Wayne as much as Alan Alda, if we valued philosophers more than football players. But I digress. I’m glad you listed kindness and all the other items in this letter and the rest. How cool!