mulberries, candlelight gone wrong, glorious food, and oh yeah, the mind of Christ!

the last couple of days have been very interesting to say the least. my emotions have been at an all time high as i do a little soul searching. days at work were long and so my evenings consisted of spending time with Jesus, my roomies, and two close friends. i never truly understood the spirit behind "TGIF" until now.

one crazy eat at my house this week was mulberries from our precious abby. oatmeal is typically our kick start for the day. my recipe?

old fashion oats cooked with water
almond butter
almond milk
honey
flaxseed
half a banana
a pinch of cinnamon
and then typically some strawberries.

since our garden child had picked mulberries herself (i think on the way home from class?) she decided it would be good to put these "berries" in her oatmeal and she and alice asked me to do the same. (this was after she said they weren't "that" poisonous.)  

the result?

i thought they looked and tasted like what i imagined grubs to taste like and walked away with the "Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush" stuck in my head for the week. they freaked me out, but abby was in love with her earthy treasure so i'm sure they will be reappearing from time to time.

wednesday night was my night to play mom and present a tasty meal. i went for a run that evening with titus (it was actually more of a crawl through the muggy air). after my semi-defeating three mile crawl, i thought it would be nice to enjoy a candlelit yogaglo session in my room.

dinner was a fresh broccoli salad with slivered almonds, crushed noodles, and sunflower seeds sauteed in butter. the dressing was an olive oil, apple cider vinegar, sugar, and soy sauce mix. SO good.

that night, as we three rabbits were munching away on the greens, for some reason (JESUS) i felt the need to get up off my comfy spot on the couch and take a picture of the salad for, what else but, my humble little blog.

i immediately went to my room for my phone  because i can never remember where i leave it (it was in the kitchen where i had left it while cooking). as i walked into the room, i was shocked to see that my evening candle, which always burns softly in my room, was aflame! the glass jar had cracked in two, the little wax that was left had melted onto my pinterest bookshelf, and the flame was at least six inches high.

i quickly extinguished the flame with my sturdy-girl lungs and removed the smoking glass (with the book shelf beneath it) to the kitchen in hopes that our overly-sensitive smoke alarm would start hollering and frighten the children!

joking aside, i said all this to say that i'm thankful when Holy Spirit (the spirit of sweet Jesus) whispers softly in my ear. this isn't the first time i've avoided huge accidents all because of a little idea that pops into my head that otherwise wouldn't. there was no need for me to get up in the middle of my meal and conversation to take a picture.

always know that you can hear him too.  1 Cor. 2:16 says, "'who has known the mind of the Lord that he may instruct Him?' But we have the mind of Christ."

Jesus is so sweet. His words have literally gotten me through a long week. let his peace and joy be part of your awareness this weekend and in your dreams for the future! TGIF!