Preface

For those of you who reject cliches and avoid them like the plague this may not be the thing for you to read. For those of you who have no hope in romantic notions or daydreams that might possibly turn into reality, spare yourself the cynisism that reading this will provoke. The facts are these: I am writing a missionary and yes I love him but no we are not even close to being engaged and no I am not "waiting" for him in the sense that I date no one else. I believe it is very possible to put love for someone on a temporary back burner while it is still not quite done cooking yet. It has some ingredients missing and the main ingredient is unavailable for 18 more months. Meanwhile the three other burners are ready to be used and are more than happy to cook something healthy and delicious. Once another burner is in use the pan on the backburner doesn not automatically burn and get ruined. It's still back there on low heat waiting to be dealt with at the appropriate time. I am not an accomplised chef yet I am not prone to burning food and certainly do not intend to burn anything soon...