It is simple. Cut up celery, carrots, and strawberries. Raspberries with yogurt to dip. Homemade breadsticks and a hung of cheddar cheese. That is lunch today. And there is something about it that is so whole and full of pleasure and contentment. Not full of beauty, exactly, but full of bounty. Fresh, good, things that are gifts of God. Today there was a small moment when I sensed these things but I didn't stop to dwell on that moment until now.
For me, pregnancy and nursing brings with it a new level of appreciation of and need for good food. It always blows my mind a bit when I find myself ready to cry over just hearing of a good salad. Or the joy of a crisp apple. And it's kinda nice, to be so in touch with food and physical need and nourishing our bodies. It's pretty wonderful to me.
