Much From Little

It is amazing how much you can get from a little. One of the big contentions in my day to day life is my little kitchen. Yes, the galley kitchen. Considering the time frame in which my So. Cal home was built, early 50's, I assume it was built by a man. This man was mad at women. He wanted to get even...and he did. From my 'little' I have gained 'much' - much aggravation as I search for a plane of tile to quickly set down a very hot cookie sheet, much frustration as salad preparations end up on the floor due to over cramming the area where I can chop food, much dirt in every little nook and cranny, much tension if anyone should enter the tight quarters when someone else is already there and much amazement at just how many imposing piles one can stack when the ever-present dishes make it from the sink and out to dry on the counter! Often in my mind and, yes, at times out loud, I cry out against my little kitchen only to remember that it could be much harder...a camping stove out in the open, fighting yellow jackets and bugs! Then my little really is much - much better than it could be. "He that is good with little will be blessed with much."