JAM & BREAD

It's magical having a gooey newborn in the house. Makes me want to...cleanse something.

 

 

She's so precious, innocent, unstained. It brings out the mama bear in me I suppose, this instinct to preserve and protect. I've found myself considering how to simplify life even more, eliminate the unnecessary, be good stewards of all that we've been entrusted with.

 

"Moreover, it is required of stewards that they be found faithful."

1 Corinthians 4:2

 

As we've been reevaluating lately, we realize there are always new things we can do (and not do) to glorify God in how we live.

"Since we have these promises, beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from every
defilement of body and spirit, bringing holiness to completion in the fear of God."
2 Corinthians 7:1

 

Some of our ideas are simple, some lofty, but it's our desire to glorify God in everything we do, big and small!

 

"So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God."

1 Corinthians 10:31

 

These are the roots that motivate our pursuits. This is the filter through which we view all that we do.

. . . . . .

 

Today, as we set out to make sandwiches with our freshly baked bread (so fun!) the kids were hoping for jam instead of honey.

Our traditional (and less than healthful) jam had fallen off the regular grocery list, but not to worry...a quick Google search

led us straight to a perfectly pure 3 ingredient jam that is delicious and thanks to its minimalism, back on the menu!

 

Mixed Berry Jam

 

2 cups mixed berries

(thawed from our frozen smoothie fruit)

 

2 Tbsp. honey

 

2 Tbsp. ground flaxseed meal

(makes the berry/honey mixture gelatinous as it sits)

 

We blended...

 

 

poured...

 

(...into a recycled jam jar)

 

and spread...

 

 

Easy, simple...jam & bread.

 

I wonder what other adventurous reevaluations we'll be trying out next???

 

"And God said,

'Behold, I have given you every plant yielding seed

that is on the face of all the earth,

and every tree with seed in its fruit.

You shall have them for food.'"

Genesis 1:29