Cook the Favorite Dish, Tomorrow Isn’t Promised

I felt the need to cook my husband’s favorite meal today.

I’m not entirely sure why. I had a ton of things on my to-do list I hadn’t tackled yet, and I was stressed about everything that was piling up. But I made a mental note this morning that I would find the time to make my husband his favorite meal. I would at least cross off this item from my list today.

I could have easily knocked this item to the bottom of my list or postponed it to another day when I wasn’t feeling so overwhelmed. Or, I could have crossed it off my list entirely. No one would have known except me.

But something within me propelled me toward the kitchen. I got out the cutting board and started dicing an onion and smashing garlic cloves. I measured all the spices and marinated the meat. Then I started sauteing. The rhythmic motion of the ladle in the pan, the sound of the onions sizzling, the distinct aroma of spices filling our house…  Simple gestures to the unsuspecting eye, but gestures that spoke volumes to my husband in that moment.

Before I served the food, I told my husband the reason I felt the need to make his favorite meal today. It was my way of saying thank you. Thank you for providing for us. Thank you for taking care of us. Thank you for doing what you do.

Thank you.

Simple words that, I must admit, I don’t say out loud often. But words I felt the need to speak aloud to him at that moment.

The world we live in can be so unpredictable. Don’t take life and the people in it for granted. Make a note on your to-do list once in a while to do something for the people in your life who matter most to you. Take the time to show them how much you love them. Take the time to say thank you to them. They’ll be glad you did, and so will you. Rest easy knowing that today you made an effort, because tomorrow isn’t promised.

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Articles by Wendy C

Wendy C

Wendy C has been married over a decade to her husband. They have three children together. She has been published on Scary Mommy, The Globe & Mail,  and Filter Free Parents In her spare time, she creates custom cakes and cupcakes at Wendy’s Cake Shoppe.