The Mothership

This was tasty! And warm! And filling! And Hearty! And healthy! - ya like my retro, festive glasses?!?! We married this stew with brown rice to cut the spice. But it was also fine all on its own.  Ingredients:  1 Tablespoon of oil 1 onion, chopped 1 garlic clove, minced 2 cups of chopped kale 2 cups of spinach 1 32 Oz of broth  The juice of 1 lime Salt 1 package of soy chorizo, pulled out from the skin 1 sweet potato, chopped 1 can of diced tomatoes  1/4 cup of chopped sundried tomatoes  1 cup of Brown rice Salt/seasonings  In a pot Sauté the onion in oil for 2-3 minutes on medium heat.   Add the garlic for just a minute to release the aromas.  Add the kale, spinach and lime juice. Add salt to taste. Sauté for 2 minutes.  Add the chorizo, sweet potato, tomatoes, 2 cups of broth, sun-dried tomatoes and salt to taste.  Stir and Bring to a boil. Cover, turn down to low, and cook for 20 minutes.  In a small pot, add the rest of the broth, 1 cup of brown rice, a bit of oil, and salt/seasoni

Yesterday was hard people. In so many ways. But today...today was so good!  I start my days in quiet journaling, studying, and listening for God. Today, however my soul needed something different. I put on some of my favorite tunes and just started writing my gratitude for people. Basically, I cried for the good part of an hour...crying and writing. By the end of the set, my heart was lifted higher, I knew things could only moved forward and not backward, AND my children were fed and miraculously ready for the school day with little help from me.  Our morning routine of filing in the car, grabbing all the necessary things - only to come back in the house for no less than two things - ensues...but everyone is calm and sweet. We say sweet goodbyes for the day to the older two and then my youngest and I make our way to school. On the way I can remember thinking, “I hope nobody asks me how I am and actually mean it. I don’t think I have the vulnerability in me today.”  Well - today was our