Today’s History Lesson…

On October 6th, 1893 Nabisco Foods invented Cream of Wheat. Why in the world would I blog about the history of the creation of Cream of Wheat? Follow with me and you will understand.
Here’s what I think of when those words come to mind:

• A smile on my mother’s face when she would get off the midnight shift, walk through the door, and meet me for breakfast. Our kitchen smelled of cinnamon toast and a warm bowl of Cream of Wheat.
• Comfort. It was so soothing on cold mornings to see the steam rolling off the top of the bowl, knowing any moment our bodies would warm up.
• Healing. It could cure a sore throat or a broken heart as a little girl who had just had a bad day.

I don’t eat it as much these days, but there’s never a moment that after seeing it in my mama’s pantry that a smile doesn’t come to my face. I’m 27 years old, but the smile that comes across my face when she puts the lumpy Cream of Wheat and warm cinnamon toast in front of me, I’m five again. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.
Savor these moments folks. Find comfort in the little things. They won’t always be there.