We are going through a very formative time of financial stringency these days. It has its place, I guess, because we learn that much more about faith, have that much more gratitude towards those who extend a hand, and experience that much more vividly just how much you really can do without and still survive well enough.

Just yesterday, though, I noted that we didn’t eat one single scrap of fruit or veg all day. What veggies we have are in the ground (!) so inaccessible to us at the moment. I don’t care so much about me on this score but I do want the children to have lots of vegetables while they grow. But fresh produce is like protein - expensive to buy. Never mind organic produce. Yikes.

So how amazing it was to receive a box of organic veggies from the Organic Vegetable Club in the mail today out of the blue! Look at this:

Oh joy. Oh joy. What a lovely dinner we had tonight.

Thank you so much, dear sister. You lifted hearts as well as nutrition and taste levels. And, yes, organic produce really does taste better. And, yes, there is even some left for another couple of meals! Oh joy, oh joy!

From the beautiful mountains of southwest Virginia,
Leslie

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