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First of all, a big thank you to all of you for your warm comments and support of Simple Food {for winter}.
With the New Year ever so present I’ve been preparing myself for the super commercial, resolution-based health craziness. I am pretty cynical about the whole thing (the quick-fixness of it all, not the working towards goals part). So I wrote an article over at Simple Bites this week about common sense seasonal eating.
In that article I also share one of the recipes from Simple Food {for winter}, Winter Vegetable Soup with Rosemary. This is one of my favorite recipes from the book for a few reasons. For one, every ingredient (except salt and rosemary) came right from my garden and that just makes me happy. Secondly, this soup makes me feel good when I’ve eaten too many acidifying foods and I need a bit of balance. So head on over if you’d like to see the recipe.
2010 has been a blessed year, both "in real life" and here at Nourishing Days. I have more to say about 2010, but for now I’d like to just say thank you for sharing this space with me.
In that spirit of thanks I’d like to give away 3 copies of the Simple Food {for winter} ebook to one of you lovely readers. Just leave a comment answering the question "What moment in 2010 will you remember most?" I’ll choose three winners from the comments next week.
I think the moment I will remember most is when I looked at my daughter and realized that she and I can have a healthy happy life living simply and naturally, and that doing that was making us thrive and grown. It’s brought us even closer, though I’m not even sure how that’s possible, because it’s been a journey we have been sharing in together. She and I are learning about ways to live more simply, more naturally, and it’s fun to do it together. She’s only 4 but you wouldn’t think it by the way she comprehends these things. She reminds me she doesn’t need a lot of toys, asks to try new in season foods, and loves to help me cook healthy things. She’s my pride in life, the best thing I’ve ever done, and there is no one in the world I would rather go on this journey with than her! 🙂
Well, it was a very eventful year….but I think being baptized into the Catholic Church at Easter Vigil was a pretty stand-out moment!
Like all those who have already posted, there have been so many memorable moments. For me, this is the year I discovered a whole new way of eating, the book Nourishing Traditions, which I have now read twice cover to cover, giving me a renewed interest in helping my body heal itself. A long, worthwhile journey. Thank you for putting together this book to help all of us who are on this journey!
the moment my daughter was born.
There were a lot of excellent things that happened this year, but the one I will never forget, that I will always carry scars and joy is my daughter’s open heart surgery. She is doing great now, but I will never forget the raw pain that I felt as the OR doors closed and the nurse started to lead us away or the elation I felt as the surgeon told us how well everything went.
I think my favorite/memorable moment was succeeding in taking a family road trip this year. All of our trips and vacations have been to visit relatives to this point (you know, the vacations that you need a vacation again once you get home?) and 2010 was finally the year for us (married 10 years, not even taking a honeymoon, and our girls – then 7 & 4 year old) to finally try to have a family trip on our own. Our kids had earned a trip to the caves in southern MN for good behavior last summer – so we worked that into a road trip seeing the SE portion of MN (the bottom of the “K”). It was beautiful. We camped in a cabin at a state park, saw the hotel in Burr Oak, IA that Laura Ingalls Wilder lived in and had a stop in Pepin, WI (Laura’s earliest home) planned but had to cut the trip short – but we still had a great time seeing some Amish countryside, visiting apple orchards and touring a working flour mill operated by the stream that feeds it. 🙂
Our goad for 2011? The upper-right “K” of MN. Duluth, Iron Range, and beyond (the kids have never seen it). We also want to get to Pepin next summer (only about 2 hour drive) and then the opposite way for us – 2 hours to Walnut Grove, and a couple more to De Smet, SD – but that trip may be for 2012. (because we’d keep going and see the Black Hills)
The first thing to pop into my mind was the death of my 86 year old father.
I became very close to him after my mother died 17 years prior.
But, I know he is with GOD and I find much peace in knowing that.
Nov. 20, 2010 is the day that will stay in my memory.
GOD is good all the time!!
My dad’s 83rd birthday in the ICU after his having survived three medical emergencies.
When I realized that my husband’s heart had softened towards God which meant our marriage could be saved. And for a friend who lost her marriage and learned to walk closer to God as a result. Life is hard but God is good.
many moments spent learning alongside my husband this year, especially while we were apprenticing on farms!
my husband was delpoyed for a year, where he was mostly in Iraq. So the most memorable moment was seeing my husband walk off the plane, and seeing my three little boys run and cling to their daddy. Knowing my hubby was safe and home for good was priceless!
Finally receiving direction and confirmation about where I should go as a missionary to share the light and love of Jesus Christ! It was a place I did not expect and a situation I never could have orchestrated–which shows that it is all in God’s hands and not of my own control! Lord willing, I will be serving in Italy beginning this summer!
The moment I will remember the most from 2010 will be 6:45pm on July 11…the moment our son was born! After months of preparation, 12 weeks of Bradley classes, 26 hours of labor and just over an hour of pushing, our beautifully perfect son came in to this world alert and drug-free!! 🙂
I have lots of sad and stressful memories of this past year, during which my medically fragile youngest son spent his first 8.5 months in intensive care.
But the bright moments are all the brighter for it, and center around images of my three boys finally together this fall.
But I think the tenderest memory is of my sisters, mother and mother-in-law being surrogate mothers to my children, at home and at the hospital. The intense stress and anxiety of trying to parent three children in two, sometimes three different places is terrible. I hope I never forget the love and support my family showered on us that made this all possible.
Oh, and my baby’s smile. But now I get to see that everyday : )
Mary Daly was a feminist and author; she died in 2010. Her book Gyn/Ecology is one of the few books I have read more than once (more than 2 times but not 3). This is a tremendous achievement considering how dense the content and the fact she either made up words or used such uncommon words that they weren’t in any of my dictionaries (yes I have several, including one published in 1943 for when I am read an historical book/document). Fortunately I have a large vocabulary and have studied Latin so I was able to puzzle out most of the meanings.
I will most remember would be flying away from my two year home of Kosova in the Balkans.
My son starting school!!! tears for sure.
I’ve loved watching my little one grow this year. He is 17 months old now. It is so hard to pick a precise moment, there were so many! Certainly one of my very favorites though was the first time he really communicated with words with me. I was doing laundry and he was in his playard in the basement (the only time he is ever confined – we don’t even have a crib!) and he wanted out. He was jabbering and finally uttered “UP!!” and smiled.
Thanks for the give-away! Happy New Year!
After years of trying to start a family, we celebrated our son’s 1st birthday in November. God certainly has blessed us!
There are many moments that I’m remember in 2010, but the most memorable will probably be all 4 of us crawling into bed together after our 24 hour trip back to the US from Uruguay (after living abroad for 13 months…what a blessing). So many lessons learned and a beautiful chapter of our lives behind us, with a new one opening ahead of us.
2010- Getting to know and love our dog. Or maybe the rocking New Year’s party going on downstairs as I write this . . .
Birth of our fourth son!!
My husband-to-be’s proposal on the beach.
It’s so hard to pick just one moment from 2010…. watching my daughter grow and develop this last year has been an amazing process. (our first, born on 12/24/2009). I would say my best moments have been spent cuddling and nursing my daughter as she reminds me to slow down and enjoy all those little moments in life that pass by so quickly.
Great giveaway! hmmm…. From 2010, I will remember watching my daughter crawl over to her twin brother and give him a big sloppy baby kiss on the head.
For me, the most memorable moment of 2010 was when I walked into a weight loss class at a local wellness center and was handed a copy of Nourishing Traditions! A great big lightbulb was turned on for me! :o)
Without a doubt, my most memorable moment was giving birth to my baby daughter. I’ll never forget it.
I am just now finding out about this book of yours,and I am SO excited! Grain free recipes, and winter food to boot! Woo! 😀
So many good memories. I will definitely remember the neurologists confusion when reviewing my husbands MRI and seeing that all of his brain lesions were shrinking and his MS was reversing. Proof that prayer and a super healthy diet work 🙂
I will remember the good and the bad that came of loosing the “simple life”. For 3 months this last year we embraced eating food out, spending money, and splurging. It was fun – and terrible at the same time. We reigned ourselves back in in November and December and we are ready to start the new year: We have a freezer full of yummy homemade food from a OAMC day I had, our little one has seasonal “toys” (pinecones, branches, rocks, etc) to play with once again, and I’m enjoying drinks and snacks at home instead of out. I needed to loose the simple life to enjoy the reclaiming of it.
In October 2010, I took my dream trip of a lifetime. When I read my Bible, I have always wanted to visualize what I was reading, and make it come more alive and real to me. When I saw the gate Abraham used to pass through 4,000 years ago I was in shock, along with the ruins, and still standing steps of the temple King Solomon built. I saw the pinnacle of the temple where satan tempted Jesus. Walked through Herod’s temple and palace. I climbed up to the places in the rocks and wilderness where David ran away from King Saul. I honestly felt like I was in the pages of the Bible myself! Words cannot describe what I experienced, and Israel is still standing!
2010 was filled with many wonderful moments with my family. My favorite would likely be last night (New Year’s Eve) when my 6 year old lost his first tooth. Actually, it was hanging on by a thread and I gave it a yank. We laughed so hard when it came out. I wish I could bottle that moment.
1) Learning I was pregnant for the 3rd time (with 7 years since my last baby)
2) Taking off from the airport in Haiti & being overcome with emotion after spending an unforgettable week serving alongside the Haitian church.
Our tiny vacation (just the weekend and just over the mountains) with good friends, good food and a good cause for celebration (dear friends’ wedding).
It was definitely a highlight for everyone there and we’re going to do it again this year!
The moment that I just knew…with my whole being…that at the ripe old age of 47 my life is truly just beginning. What has gone down up until now is merely dress rehersal, and it’s been pretty good, but I can’t wait for Part II coming up! Some people are just late bloomers 🙂
Watching my SIL glow as she got engaged, and married for the first time, at 47. Her happiness lit up at least half of my year.
The day my husband returned from Iraq! Quite a momentous occasion as he retired shortly after:)
The enlightenment that came from watching Food, Inc.
Watching my little boy’s health improve slowly but surely. I have great hopes for 2011.
The highlight of 2010 for me? Definitely my twin girls being born on March 2nd!!!
There are so many things that have happened in the last 365 days. I would have to say taking my oldest son in to the doctor because he inhaled a screw into his lung and him being rushed into an emergency surgery. Coming out of it totally fine and going to his scouts pine wood derby that night. The screw and x-ray sit in my hutch. That is the most expensive screw you will ever see.
Taking a 24 hour road trip with my brother and his family, plus my mom and step dad to Colorado to visit my mom’s family. My grandmother is getting on in years and it is hard to ignore that her time here is limited so it was good to see and visit with her. Some of the best moments were had on the trip there and back though. The kids were troupers!
To choose just one moment from 2010….when I saw my normally extremely shy two year old son bond with his grandmother immediately after not seeing her for a year. He seemed so happy sitting in her lap, and I realized then that his “personality” was not really set in stone, but that he will continue to surprise me. I also realized not to pin certain traits on him and let him be different in different situations.
Sharing Christ with my mother-in-law who died less than a month after our conversation and having the God’s strength to comfort and console my husband.
The highlight of 2010 was the start of our farm, and the feelings of deep freedom our family experienced with each delicate decision we made. We were hesitant, but Joel Salatin’s words, “If it is worth doing, it is worth doing poorly.” were the nudge we needed to make it happen. Our success has been sweet as we heal the land, raise healthy animals, and contribute to a growing community of responsible and thoughtful eaters.
my most memorable moment from 2010 would definitely have to be the birth of baby boy #4–my fastest and easiest delivery yet.
and as for the cookbook, i’m quite eager to get my hands on it! i do great during the warm weather months at feeding my family well, but i feel completely inept during the winter months and i’m eager to learn how to change that.
The birth of my precious granddaughter is my sweetest memory of 2010. I LOVE being a grandmother!
You know, hubby and I always celebrate New Year’s Eve with a special celebration, as it was just 5 years past that he proposed to me. We love to discuss our best moments for the year, and look forward to what we hope will be memorable moments in the coming year. My biggest and bestest new moment for 2010 was more of an ongoing event: learning and incorporating the concepts of real food into our lives. I am SO MUCH HEALTHIER than I was one year ago today, and THAT is amazing to me.
Also, when the kiddos watched Food Inc. at school (they wouldn’t watch it for me), and now NEVER want to go to BK for those chicken sandwiches!
Seeing our son’s face in his referral photos for the first time. We can’t wait to bring him home!
When I got my new bass!
May 27, 2010 at 3:41pm – the moment our second daughter, Charlotte Nell was born and simultaneously the moment our oldest daughter, Reagan Lavelle became the most wonderfully loving big sister. His amazing blessings were truly upon us in 2010!