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The Main Ingredient in a Successful Marriage
By Heather Riggleman Jesus also used this illustration: "The Kingdom of Heaven is like the yeast a woman used in making bread. Even though she put only a little yeast in three measures of flour, it permeated every part of the dough." - Matthew 13:33 I'm not allowed in the kitchen. Mainly because my culinary skills are more like madness in which the fire department is well acquainted. It is strictly my husband's domain. He can whip up stuffed mushrooms, caprice pasta with savory cherry tomatoes or make heavenly brownies with cranberry sauce. And that's just for fun. However, there is one thing I am good at. Baking fresh bread. It is my specialty. And it's the only time I'm allowed in the kitchen! After a particularly rough week due to marital spats, taking offense, misunderstandings, and hurt feelings, I shuffled into the kitchen. I needed to make bread for a dinner party later that night. Dazed, I added ingredients to my mixing bowl for French bread. Lost in my thoughts about me and Chris, wondering why things were just so...off lately; I couldn't put my finger on it as I added flour, a pinch of salt, a little olive oil and water to the bowl. No sooner than I hit the start button, I realized I had forgotten the most important ingredient. You know the one that makes the magic happen. The key ingredient that makes the dough rise and acts as a catalyst binding every ingredient together to create soft warm dough so that when it comes out of the oven, it begs your mouth to try a golden, crisp and airy bite of goodness. | 
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