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Money and Possessions don’t feed you
I started the year with a goal of reading 1 new book every week. Ha! It’s taken me two months to get through The Good Earth, by Pearl S. Buck. Not that it’s really a difficult book, I’ve just been busy. It is long, but not difficult. It is enjoyable, for the most part (through part of it, I was just mad at the main character…sorry if that spoils things for you). 😉 Anyways, I took some great quotes away from the book that reminded me of how things are today, and the choices that we all make. I want to share these thoughts with you. Wang Lung is the main character,…
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The Life We Choose
Two weeks ago we went to Disneyland. We spent 3 days there and we loved it. Last week my husband went to California again, for work. He does not have to travel often (thankfully!), but sometimes he has to. This time it was for THREE DAYS. Yikes. We missed him! While in California, this time, my hubby spent time with other managers from his company and got to hear a little about their lives. We all have many choices to make in deciding how we will live. One night, on the phone, my husband was saying to me that we could: Live in California Make a lot more money Have…
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Lessons from the farm: we are so disconnected
I’m saying we as in me, you, all of us. Farm life has made us realize how disconnected we are. What are we disconnected from?? Our trash. Where does it go? Every week we set a can out at the curb and a truck takes it away and we never have to think about it again. Recycle? Don’t recycle? Recycling is for the hippies and tree huggers, right? No. I was reading Charlotte’s Web to the kids today and came across this: “Below the apple orchard, at the end of the path, was a dump where Mr. Zuckerman threw all sorts of trash and stuff that nobody wanted any more.…
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Planning for Saturday…which is really planning for Sunday?
So, this might seem a bit confusing, but you all are brilliant-so I know you’ll come to understand this sleep-deprived mama! =) In a real food kitchen you NEED a day of rest. Not just “maybe”, but you REALLY need it. Not only do I believe that this is the way the Lord created us, but that we will see our best healing on GAPS when we have a good day of rest. This doesn’t happen by itself. Is anyone else out there as bad at planning ahead as I am? I sure hope I’m not the only one, because meal planning,(or just calendar planning!) can be a challenge for…
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Me vs. We
A friend recently explained to me the "me vs. we" mentality when it comes to buying our food. I have to admit, I’ve had a lot of the "me" mentality going on. Here’s the difference: ME I want what I want, when I want it I want to get everything at the cheapest price I can I don’t want to be inconvenienced (this sums up the American way, doesn’t it?) WE I want to support my local farmers and keep them in business I am willing to pay a higher price, because I know my local farmers aren’t relying on government subsidies to make an honest living I…
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Food and Grace
I'm not talking about praying at the dinner table. :) Today we had our homeschool co-op, and I learned that two of my boys were "teaching" the other kids that their snacks were unhealthy, and that donuts are full of chemicals (I told them about the Krispy Kreme Deconstructed article that I had read), and that if everyone just ate like us, they'd be healthy.... I had a talk with my boys about GRACE when we got home, and about judgement. And about not telling people "you're wrong for doing such and such" because people don't usually learn or make life-changes that way, and it just simply isn't polite. Farm…
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1 Timothy 4 and Abstaining from Foods
This morning, I happened to read in 1 Timothy 4. (Note, I read from this 3 year Bible reading plan. 1 year plans are too much for my daily attention span. ;) This, I can actually read, process and retain throughout the day.) I have had 1 Timothy 4 quoted to me as Scripture that supposedly would say I am wrong to abstain from particular foods.
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