I may never be the same again. I spent about forty-five minutes today peeling garlic. I may forever smell of this lovely little plant. My hands reek of it even after washing and washing. My house smells of garlic as well, though that may have to do more with roasting some of it than the enormous pile of naked cloves. (It kind of reminds me of that scene in Julie and Julia where Julia Child is cutting up SO many onions that when her husband enters the room his eyes instantly tear up)
What's with all the garlic? Well, I'm on number three of my cultured foods. The sauerkraut is still tucked away in it's crock fermenting. The blueberry 'jam' is in the fridge awaiting a spoon to spread it on toast or mix it into yogurt. Today, I started my garlic culture. There are about 15 heads of garlic in a quart jar and then filled to the brim with salted water. I can't wait to see how this one turns out! Garlic is awesome for building up the immune system - even more so when it has been fermented for a while. In this household, we for sure need something to give us a boost.
Going back to the pervasive smell - It's kind of how we need to be with Jesus. If you could come to my house right now, you could smell garlic DISTINCTLY, but would you know as obviously that Jesus resides here? The World is to know we are Christians by our love - do they? It's for sure a challenge to me. Now to think and pray it through as well as take some outward actions steps.
xo,
J
soli deo gloria
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