Turducken

Today I went to a local meat market/restaurant to try out some "turducken" for lunch. I have heard about it for years now but always too busy to go there for lunch so Lois and I have decided to make a lunch meeting out of it so we have more motivation to go.

Much to my surprise, the store is neat and clean but the "turducken" couldn't live up to the hype. The piece was small yet the turkey and chicken were quite dry and not smooth in texture, and the duck was so little that I could hardly taste it. However, the disappointment quickly turned into enjoyment because the other foods were tasty and the deco of hundreds of Tabasco products really spice things up nicely. I haven't seen bottles of Tabasco that big (see photo). All in all, we had a nice lunch.

I remembered God told us to focus on "whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy..." (Phi 4:8, NIV); if we linger in the negative side of things, our anger would lead us to disappointments and frustrations.

There's always something for us to appreciate if we're willing to open our hearts and minds.