I can't remember when I have seen such a dry spring. I MISS the rain - I love LIFE and to me there's something special about the fragrance of the atmosphere after a rain. The rain brings life - cools the air - brings a clean smell - causes the plants to lift their hands. Water is so life giving! Even when we burn ourselves, we are never to pierce the blister. The blister keeps the fluid next to the skin while the new skin is regenerating. The fluid contains such healing properties. Sometimes I sit and wonder how long it took God to create such INTRICATE details for each of our lives! How long??? God actually thought about blisters and cared enough about our healing to make a plan EVEN IN THAT. Sometimes it is truly beyond my human heart how to express gratitude to a Father that cared about my boo-boos before he implanted me into the womb of my mother. :) We were not an after thought!
Knowing that God cares about a blister on my hand deepens my understanding and appreciation that he cares about the health of my entire body. We are the only beings that God created in his own image. Psalm 139 reflects God's intimate knowledge of each one of us. And, he created certain things on the earth to help us be the best we can be. It's like the two trees in the garden. One of them was forbidden because God knew what it would produce in Adam and Eve. God is not ignorant of the food choices presented to us each day. He, and so do the manufacturers, understand that processed foods MUST contain all these chemicals to give the foods "shelf life." That's why, as often as possible, I like to eat non-processed foods that are whole foods! That's our best bet. And, when we need to make a cake or a casserole - WE control the variables.
Eating spaghetti is still in my food plan - but it is spaghetti squash, homemade sauce, and fresh grated cheese. YUM! Pizza is still in the food plan - but it's cauliflower pizza (SOOO good) or I make the crust with almond flour (soooo good, too!). Lasagna is still in the food plan, but I make it with zucchini as the noodles, homemade sauce and fresh grated cheeses. YUM! Guacamole is in the plan - but I control the ingredients - the list goes on! We CAN eat healthy without sacrificing taste! It takes more time and more money - but I remind my husband on a regular basis it's either invest time and money in this or I may be investing my time and money in fighting some disease that my body was not supposed to be attacked with. I always say - RIGHT fuel! Cars filled with the wrong fuel eventually break down. Us too!
Wanna leave you with this - for those close by the Sharpsburg area, I am starting a Life Group through my church the FIRST Sunday of each month (beginning in May) at my house at 6:00. It will be a healthy share-a-dish Life Group. All those coming will be asked to bring a dish that doesn't contain starch or sugar and a recipe to share. We are going to learn to do HEALTHY life together. :) We will end every meal with prayer for total healing in our bodies and creativity as we create food dishes that promote a healthy lifestyle in an unhealthy world. YEA! If you are interested in coming - let me know. :) 12 times a year we will gather.
Have a fabulous day and thank God for the multitude of food choices He provides for us daily. PK
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