For the delight of donuts

Bite me, Mayor Bloomberg!

Before this first day of June, recognized as NATIONAL DONUT DAY, draws to a close, a brief reflection on the joy of donuts.

When I first think of donuts, I think immediately of my Aunt Ruth, who was a frequent and skilled maker of donuts. As she was known to do, Aunt Ruth would make dozens upon dozens of donuts --- the good kind that she would roll and shake in a bag of powdered sugar or a bag of cinnamon and sugar. With Aunt Ruth there was never enough food; she always cooked as if the opportunity to feed a visitig battalion loomed on the horizon.

When, Nathan, my oldest nephew, was a toddler he loved the little "Hostess" chocolate donuts. He called them "dough-huts" and because he was the first grandchild and my mother had waited a long time for a grandchild to spoil, he always got what he wanted. Having a liking for donuts benefited us all.

When my ministry setting was in the local church, I always took Fridays as my day off. I would drive to Freeport in time to take my mother to her weekly hair appointment and would stop by the local "Donut Connection" and buy a dozen donuts making sure to get some of my Mom's favorites, the french donut. We sat at the kitchen table (heart of the household) and ate donuts, drank coffee, and shared in conversation,

While in seminary, I had the opportunity to preach at a local congregation. I spiffed up, wore my black suit complete with skirt (!) and arrived early (feel free to pause at the amazement that I owned and willingly wore a skirt and I arrived early at an event). There was a local donut shop nearby and since I was early, I stopped to buy a coffee and my favorite donut --- the white cream filled with powdered sugar --- I stayed in the car to eat. To my dismay, I glanced down to find powdered sugar on my suit jacket and skirt. Trying to dust it off only made the situation worse. Know this, it is difficult to bring the Word of God to the people when you stand before them with powdered sugar on your crotch.

I hope today you found occasion to celebrate well NATIONAL DONUT DAY. As with most celebrations, we remember the occasion more for whom we shared it with.