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Refrigerators and Starfish- Day 26 of FOOD

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So we are very near to finishing up our 30 Days of 7 foods in this house! If you are just joining us see my original post on why we are doing this! I look at food as a privilege now. Not a gimme...we are so blessed to walk in a farmer's market or grocery store and just fill a cart with so many choices! So just as I was planning what we would EAT for the 4th of JULY! no more chicken! hurray...I came across this picture from a friend. This is what my friend Tammy Jenkins said when she took the picture: " this is what I see here everyday, i usually don't take pictures but i think I am going to start showing you guys what I see everyday here in Bangula. She was on her knees looking for something on the ground. when I went to her, she cried out "momma". momma is an English word that they do not know, i wish i could down load the video. i put some money in her hand. enough to feed her for a week. it is only because you guys out there have given to us here t...

Peach Prophecy

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Hello and good Saturday to you all! yes, I did miss a day. Friday was not so TGIF. But I made it through, My body aches with protest over only having 7 choices of food. One kind friend asked me, why do you torture yourself? It took a long drive home to come up with an answer and it came in the form of peaches. Mount Pleasant Farms I received a call from the kind friend above who shall remain nameless. She asked me if I was still feeding the hungry. Why YES I am! I am always hustling food and this super kind friend happens to have a Peach Orchard and she is a bit overrun with "too soft to sell" peaches and running her store and raising chickens and her large garden! One chicken lookin in, one lookin out!  Frankly I do love her life. :)  Sorry...I digress. Anyhoo...she called to see if I could take some "soft" peaches to feed to the homeless. I of course say yes. I always forget to ask how much..I just say YES! So off to the farm we go! What a lovely ...

10, 9, 8, 7...BLASTOFF!

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This is a Blog Hop! take a hop around! :) And so it begins! the journey of 7.  Book Club met for the first time on Monday. Two are ALL in...one is pregnant so food will not be on her agenda, and one is on the fence. Two more ladies coming in the next 3 weeks. This will be a GREAT mix! Different women...different results! Here is the author's website: Jen Hatmaker As for me I shall commence month one of 7 on : drum roll please.......June 11. Gotta get my grocery list right. After much thought and prayer and reading...I went with the author's list of food items: here they are. Chicken Eggs Whole-Wheat Bread Sweet Potatoes Spinach Avocados Apples just when I was doubting myself and my choices AND my ability to do this! God sent affirmation. In the form of an email! From Harris Teeter! does He do that to you? Chicken- ON SALE buy 2 get 3 free! done! Sweet Potatoes- ON SALE...I love my God's sense of humor APPLES- ON SALE! love it! Spinach- My husband ...