Capturing Beauty In The Moments We Share Together

My beautiful daughter, Alexa is now staying at our house for the month of July, which makes me so happy!

We baked an organic, gluten free, coconut and almond flour cake with monk fruit sweetener (no cane sugar- which we used for the frosting). Culinary creativity is the only creative expression you get to eat!

The result?

Everyone who tasted it said it was one of the best cakes they had ever eaten because of the consistency, texture, and flavors.

We both looked in each other’s eyes and knew that 3-day preparations and baking extravaganza was worth it.

Just like Alexa found the perfect recipe and design for her cake, we too need to find our own recipe to discover what our soul and spirit need to thrive and live in health and beauty.

Finding the Perfect Recipe for Living Your Best Life

As we all know, the type of foods and sources of where they come from play a huge part in the quality of our lives physically.

In the same way, how we care for our soul and spirit through what we say and believe will determine the quality of the life we live.

Here are some ingredients that I use as I nurture and feed my soul and spirit that you may want to add in to your life:

Step one: Find the Right Recipe

Many people, like my daughter, try certain recipes because of the chef’s experience and ratings.

So, your first step in living your best life is seeking wisdom from the Eternal Chef: Creator God, as you follow His recipe and directions for living your best life as a creative.

I like to read a Psalm, Proverb, and New Testament passage daily, so that I can get the direction I need daily.

Step two: Gather

As you are celebrating others you love this summer, think about how you can foster joy in what you are baking together. How can you have meaningful conversations as you eat together and how you talk about gratefulness each day.

If you add in these ingredients within your relationships, you will be feel so healthy- here’s my basic recipe I would like to share with you:

Take time to discover the ultimate recipe for living a CLEAN Life.

Start to gather the right ingredients, like organic almond flour, which represents our daily manna time with God’s provision as we meet together daily.

Then add a cup of God’s Declarations, mix with honey from God’s Word into your heart.

Then, beat in eggs, which represent the protein of God’s Promises and the prophetic words you’ve received.

Then blend together with the mixer of love, forgiveness, and serving one another as Jesus did for us.

Step three: Bake and Give Away

Above all, don’t forget to add in a couple teaspoons of baking soda to your mixture, which is the Holy Spirit, who helps everything rise and come together as it is heated in the fires of God’s passionate love. Then, serve!

Bon Appetit, my friends!

Living Your Best Life For Others

Here’s an example of how I go out with my family and give out this amazing recipe to others.

Today, I took my granddaughter out to get some food at two of our stores in Redding and as I did, we saw a homeless man begging by the side of the road. I talked with Brielle and we decided to go buy a sandwich and water to bless him.

When we offered it to him, he was extremely ungrateful because he only wanted money.

I knew, as we all know, that our act of kindness was very important for my 10 year old granddaughter to understand that some people don’t WANT the goodness of God. I told her that rejection is not the end of the story- it’s only the beginning of the miracle.

So, we went to another area where I knew there would be people in need and this one man was standing alone by the side of the road. We talked to him and he told us that his nose and eye had been removed because of cancer and he was so grateful to us for stopping.

Gregory, this homeless man, told us about his bout of cancer and how God had helped him through. We got to pray and witness to him and the smiles on Brielle’s face lit up brighter than the sun bursting forth on a cloudy day.

We had found our treasure, and it was glorious!

So, in conclusion, never give up on love and creating moments where God steps in and we create with others to make a difference.

Whether you are with your family at home creating together or out in the marketplace just shopping, incredible moments can be yours!

Now, it’s your turn, take these stories and make them your own because there are people like Gregory who desperately need it.

Remember, to live your best life by baking with the power of the Holy Spirit and use only CLEAN ingredients as true sources of protein, so that the flavors of love and kindness can be eaten by others.

Don’t forget, you are born to create!

- Theresa