REMEMBER TO KEEP YOUR FORK…THE BEST IS YET TO COME!

My sister posted a memory on Facebook recalling times that during social eating events while the dinner dishes were cleared from the table, Daddy would lean into the table to say, “Keep your fork”. You may have heard the story and meaning behind the “Keep your fork” phraseology. Bottom line “Keep your fork” in the simplest form metaphorically directs us in a mindful manner that the best is yet to come.

Now, my Daddy used the “Keep your fork” direction because he did not want any one to miss the opportunity to consume the chocolate cake and peach cobbler topped with strawberries and ice cream. Daddy would add “Let’s have them all, have a piece of