Harbor Life Ministries

The kitchen at Harbor House is always a busy place prior to mealtime. Tonight was no exception.

Hanna prepared her special recipe, “Southwest Chicken Casserole,” her last meal preparation before she heads back home to Arizona tomorrow.

Hanna’s mother Sara helped her with the meal. It involves taking rotisserie chicken, deboning it, and putting in a casserole dish with salsa and lots of cheese. Lots of cheese. That makes it really great to eat.

To help keep from thinking about all those calories in the casserole, it was accompanied by a spinach salad. Not bad to eat either.

The best part of the meal, other than the food, was the spontaneous singing that broke out when Hanna, Kirsten, KC, Sara, and Kavin joined voices for a rousing rendition of “Wait For You,” a tribute to the unique and joyful version sung recently by contestant Paul Stafford on TV’s “American Idol.” Two thumbs up.

The worst part of the meal… knowing it was Hanna’s last one here. I know she’s ready to be back home, but Arizona already has more sunshine than they need. We’ll miss her warmth, her quiet and gentle spirit.