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Simple Joyful Food

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Living in thankfulness.

November 23, 2012 2 Comments
I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with traditions, joy, laughter, and a bounty of special foods.  Best of all, I hope it was a special day of giving thanks for the blessings given to all of us, small and large.

May we live every day with thanksgiving.

Today marks one month since my last post.  Sorry about that.  I realized that many of you may not be following me on my Facebook page and may not be aware that my days are recently filled with a very sick dad.  Every moment with him I am thankful for.

Today I propose that we live every day like Thanksgiving Day!

That we look forward to it with the same kind of excitement as planning that one big meal.

That we plan out the basics of what we want in life yet go with the flow to capture special moments.

That we all pitch in together to make meals together special.

And do it often.

And yes, I propose that we live filled with the thankfulness of abundance.

Every day.

May you have a wonderful thanksgiving day today, and tomorrow, and Sunday, and Monday, and every day.

Hugs,

Lyndi

Eat well, my friends. Eat well.

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  1. Whitney Sutherland says

    November 24, 2012 at 2:01 am

    Hope you had a great Thanksgiving with your family. Thinking of you and sending big hugs your way!

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    • nwafoodie says

      November 24, 2012 at 1:24 pm

      Thank you Whit! It was pretty darn nice. Did your family take the purple shirt family photos yet? I predict a great "Awkward Family Photo" moment in your future! ha

      Hugs back atcha'!

      Lyndi

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My name is Lyndi Fultz, and I live in the beautiful Ozark Mountains, which span Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri.

I like to share small ideas for living simply and eating happily.

You will find that I talk a lot about food because we all need to eat. Why not add little bits of food joy where possible?

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