Day 30
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Thanksgiving preparation
Today was a day to prepare for my best Thanksgiving of my 34 years. The Thanksgiving where I am understanding more of what Thanksgiving is about than any other time in my life. Suddenly the bounty the blessing and the abundance of his creation makes sense...
It always felt like gluttony and indulgence instead of celebrating all that God has made and done... I had never had a time of need so the celebration of the excess seemed...excessively self gratifying.

From Thanksgiving Lectionary Readings...
Joel 2:25-26

I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten
the great
locust and the young locust,
the other locusts and the locust
swarm
my great army that I sent
among you.

You will eat plenty
and be satisfied, and you will
praise the
name of the LORD your God, who has worked
wonders for
you; never again will my people
be shamed.

Suddenly this promise takes on a whole new meaning... The years of devastation and disease my body has lived with will be repaid and repaired.
I will eat and be satisfied and full! How beautiful is that!
I will have plenty to eat!
He has worked wonders for me! Praise His name! Can I get an amen?

Helpful hint of the day
Sweet tomato
I know this is a no brainer for a lot of you who have done this for a while.. But if it is new, like it is to me and you have to eat out and want to eat as raw as possible out... Sweet tomato is a pretty good choice. I ate a great salad and even though the basil vinaigrette dressing was a little more vinegar than basily... It was a good vegan choice. They usually have a vegan soup... but did not today, just vegetarian. I didn't do it because something I did yesterday gave me a pretty bad headache. I know this sounds crazy but if I had to guess I really think it was making my famous whole wheat pizza dough. I have been aware that I am sensitive to yeast and gluten... But this was the first time I did not even eat it, just made it and seemed to have a reaction. I think this sensitivity will go away with time. And maybe it is not what caused it.

Raw Pizza Cheat...
Speaking of the pizza. I had a pretty smart meal yesterday. I was the one who cooked for our small group, so I made whole wheat pizza and I bought a spelt/ cornmeal shell for me.... I had all raw ingredients including the sauce... green and red peppers, olives, onions, cilantro, marinated mushrooms... piled up. It was REALLY good and 2 pieces with a salad made a 50% meal where I prepared pizza for my friends but did not feel at all like I had missed out. Good raw cheat, huh? Vyk I think liked the raw pizza more than the cooked! He is really amazing me!