Things that take work....

"Hobbit Stew" served atop mashed po-Tay-toes

Lembas Bread (you know....the bread of the elves)

I gotta tell you....this took a lot of work. But isn't it *interesting* how most things of value do take work?

Making memories....that's what I hope it was all about. When my kids look back at some of these stories that have shaped them, and our family....maybe they will remember with a smile their crazy, pregnant mother buzzing about in the kitchen just to put the finishing touches on the Lembas bread. They have been talking about Hobbit Feast Day ever since I told them about it. And I planned so much food that it wouldn't fit in one day, and will have to carry over to tomorrow.

It is a lot of work. But it is worth it. I don't think any of us Hesters will ever think of The Lord of the Rings in quite the same way again. ;-)

And, here is this evening's movie clip:

Samwise Gamgee:....there were plenty of opportunities for those folk to turn back, but they didn't....because they were holding onto something.

Frodo: What are we holding on to, Sam?

Samwise: They believed that there was good in this world, and that it's worth fighting for!

For the True King! And for the Kingdom!

"May your Kingdom come soon. May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:10 NLT)