gentle whispers

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Some 23+ years ago, I read and wrote for a hobby.  Then I got married and priorities changed, and life got busy. Then I had kids! I quit reading for pleasure. For some time  I did continue writing~but it became a venting place. I eventually quit.

Then I started this blog thinking my creative juices would kick in, and writing and sharing would just flow out without much  'thinking time'.  But it didn't happen that way. I began to wonder if I wanted to 'let the whole world' know everything about me and my family anyway.

Now that my children are all young adults, thoughts of writing have been gently knocking at my mind. But I am not sure where to begin.  Many have expressed a desire to hear my life story, but am not sure I can ....Some events that have impacted my life are too personal to share~yet.  Then my computer crashed, and I thought~There!  I can still that voice, for I no longer had my own 'space' to write in my own  time.  But then~my guys fixed my computer, and now I can't use that excuse.  Alas, there are other excuses popping up.  I'll have to think about this for awhile...  :)

I really do!

Its Alive!

Looking over previous posts I realize that I never reported that my 2 favorite guys fixed my computer, saving at least a $40.00 diagnostic fee!

After trying a 'home remedy' for fixing the motherboard, they ordered one off e-bay, and ever since they installed it, my computer is back in service. 

Rain!

Sisters in the rain

We don't often get rain at this time of year, so they jumped at the chance to play in it.  

The heat makes it steamy~

not quite a sauna...

A New Experience

Saying good bye as my daughter heads off alone on a 20 hour driving trip to drop off her car at the college she plans to attend this fall.

 ~she comes back home for a few weeks before she returns to school~

Concentrate!

It amazes me how focused and intense these kids get with legos.  They play contentedly for several hours without fussing.  When squabbles begin~ a nap time or rest is sure to follow.

mmm!

Lunch was really good today! 

I took  a bite before I took the picture... 

Hearts of Romaine

Scant Vegenise smeared on for flavor

Cucumbers

Zucchini

Tomatoes

Celery

Manzanilla Olives (w/o pimentos)

An open faced sandwich like no other...or was it... salad?

Going Raw

A broccoli salad i plan to try this week

I have been approached by different friends about the advantages of transitioning into a more raw foods diet. One of these friends has even started doing seminars in the area where she lives on healthy raw foods cooking.  I have been experimenting with a few recipes, and know that I feel better at the times I eat the raw meals.  However I have a family that cannot tolerate this type 100%  yet....so am finding myself making meals for family, and a separate meal for myself.  That takes a lot out of me.  I am challenged in the kitchen as it is....so am praying over this.  I feel fortunate that I am starting this type of diet in the summer months.  Salads are easier to make when it is hot out!   This interest has led me to succumb to opening a Pinterest account to gather recipes to try.  I have been finding some good recipes thanks to the internet!

This is a step in the quest for gaining back my health, and boosting my immune system after a very stressful year.