Sunday.....a sweet breakfast idea

Sunday morning.

Bless you all.

As you all can tell, I have been gifting myself some time

away from the internet lately.

It has been good for my soul and for my health.

I do get emails and messages though so thank you

for those. I do appreciate them.

Also, thank you to those who sent me St. Patti's🍀 Day cards.

You are so kind.

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Stepping away has given me the gift of time to address

so many tasks that I had forgotten about after moving here.

Things that I liked to do were cast aside for other seemingly more

pressing things that in fact...weren't.

I finally got to can some blackberry jam with our

berries picked last Summer.

17 half pint jars later....

I always hope it sets up well.

My test was a bit watery.

But either way I have jam or muddled berries to add to drinks

or baked goods.

Folks around the nation have been suffering with

awful weather. Mild one day, then tornados then a blizzard!

It has started out to be a fierce battle between Spring and poor old Winter.

Around here...my last pile of snow vanished yesterday.

And my snow drops emerged...

We walked the property with our arborist yesterday, giving him a 

laundry list of tasks to accomplish this year.

he loves our property and lovingly takes care of it in ways we would have no idea.

Our diet reflects the seasons.

So we eat eggs most days.

These have been lovely and can be customised many ways.

I just like a bit of hot sauce on top.

 

My gardens have been planned...yet THIS recipe for a great

garden this year is just what may be needed.

To step back is such a healing place to be.

I needed this time to reestablish myself in the world I am in now.

For most of you, I know that it has not been so hard and for that

I am happy. But for others, you have been going through the weeds.

I pray for you every day.

May you find peace in your days.

My strength comes from my God.

I have no idea what I would do without that bedrock.

This season of Lent always reminds me to not try and

carry it all by myself.

As the Spring arrives in full bloom and hope,

so does my faith.

Now a days I walk.

1 mile and a third.

During my walks I have worked out so many things,

planned gatherings, remembered memories and prayed for friends.

I used to run and I thought that if I could not run I was never going to

exercise again. But no.... walking has helped in so many ways.

All I can say is never stop moving.

And if you had, then slowly try and start back again.

Very soon we will see the earth blooming again.

I am hopeful.

I was not placed on this earth to sit inside and bemoan life.

My mother prayed hard for my brother & I.

My life.... no matter the challenge will always get back to 

trying to care for her child in the best way I can.

Thank you all for being so patient with me as I sort through

some things.

I hope some of you will give me an update on how you are and

if you may need an uplifting friend to hear you out, send you a card

or pray for you.

I am here for that.

xoxo

Raven

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