Women and Wild Hogs…Silly I Know

3:24 PM

Tuesday was our Women’s Ministry meeting at church. After the meeting, we serve the widows of our community a lunch and play bingo. I signed up to bring a ham. My family does brag how yummy my ham taste.


I like to cook my hams in the crockpot. I sprinkle brown sugar on the bottom of the crockpot, place the ham in it, add some more brown sugar on top of the ham, top with some sliced pineapples, and cook on low for three to four hours. Now you know my secret.

Well, my ham just didn’t turn out like I thought it would. See I thought you could kill a wild hog in your backyard, gut it, process it, throw it in the crockpot and bam you got a ham. Ummm, no! Apparently there is a process that makes the ham ‘pink’ like a store bought ham. Silly, city girl here is still learning.



Okay, so panic set in. I couldn’t take a ham that looked like brisket to the meeting when they were expecting a ‘pink' ham.  What would they think of me? I was suppose to be at the church by nine to help set up. It was now eight and I had no idea what to do. Feeling like the biggest loser, I called my husband to see if he could just pick up some chicken tenders from Chicken Express. He didn’t know if he would be able to leave work or not. Ugh!!! What to do?

I decided to chance it. I cleaned my crockpot out, dumped some more brown sugar in the bottom, and threw it in the car. Now ten past eight, I raced to the town’s small grocery store praying they would have a small ham. They did. Pineapples, too! I made it to the church right at nine, threw it all in the crockpot, and helped set up. 

The thing is I found myself stressed about the silliest thing. A 'pink' ham! Worried what the women would think of me. If someone else had brought a ham that wasn’t pink, I wouldn’t have thought a thing about it, but I was so worried about that one woman that would criticize my wild ham. Silly, silly, silly. I know!

Unfortunately, we speak wildly with our tongue. Speaking freely what is on our mind about the other woman that is not present. We speak and hear these comments and know we are not an exception. We could be the next woman that is criticized. 

“For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” I Samuel 16:7

He reminded me that it’s not about what others see or think of me. He sees my heart and that’s all that matters. I need to be myself. I won't be able to please everyone, but I can please the one that matters. It also encourages me to speak words of kindness, building women and others up. I will continue to work on taming my wild tongue and being the woman God has called me to be. 

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1 comments

  1. AmandaMay 25, 2015 at 10:47 PM

    It took me a while to learn that lesson, but it's very freeing after you do! Thanks for sharing on the Homestead Blog Hop!

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