I LOVE to can. Honestly I just love it! For one thing, it makes me think of my sweet wonderful mother. It was so funny, I had forgotten about some of the steps of canning, and when Marilyn reminded me that we need to stick a knife down the sides of the jar to let the air out from around the fruit, I was overcome with memories from YEARS gone by and standing in my kitchen at home, right in front of the dishwasher, and having my mom show me how it should be done, to be careful to not cut up all the fruit, but to gently let the air out and then fill the jars back up with the juice. Oh my. I love it! So many thanks to Marilyn and her family for the fruit and for helping me and being so kind!! At one point she told me to just get married and come live close to her so we can always do stuff like this. Done. I can't imagine my life not close to that dear family!! So for now, I will continue basking in it and enjoy the blessing associated with it. I loved the feelings that came with canning---Marilyn and I were talking about how great it feels and that it just is so satisfying. It is a huge testimony to me of the prophetic calling of our leaders, in their urging us to be provident in our living. It is so uplifting and satisfying to be able to work to sustain oneself. I can't live off peaches. I know. But I sure will enjoy them!!
No comments:
Post a Comment