tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523387783776949956.post879326575755646621..comments2023-07-11T04:56:18.300-07:00Comments on God and Gum Nuts: To Love is to FeedAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03059054907843482358noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523387783776949956.post-42138043405214705772011-04-15T20:00:29.068-07:002011-04-15T20:00:29.068-07:00Hi Teresa,
I honestly believe that the highly-pro...Hi Teresa,<br /><br />I honestly believe that the highly-processed food most of us eat is not only bad for us physically, but also emotionally and even spiritually. A home-cooked meal nourishes our souls in a way that junk foods can't - especially when that home-cooked meal iss served with love. <br /><br />And for me, sharing a meal together is also a spiritual thing. I don't think it was an accident that Jesus asked us to remember Him by eating and drinking together. In eating and drinking together, a bond is formed (if only for that time) - particularly when the food is shared. <br /><br />And yet today we have lost so many opportunities for the sharing of meals together. I'm definitely not perfect. I eat dinner in front of the TV way more often than I should. But when me and the kids eat around a table (even if it's just for afternoon tea) there is some deeper bond there. And I think the same goes for cooking together. One of my favourite times at Christmas is when we all sit around the table and cut up fruit for our cake. That togetherness is very difficult to get in any other way - but with cooking or eating together, it just comes naturally.<br /><br />LizAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059054907843482358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523387783776949956.post-53816774704642493002011-04-15T17:00:26.552-07:002011-04-15T17:00:26.552-07:00Hi Liz,
Your grandmother and her garden sound love...Hi Liz,<br />Your grandmother and her garden sound lovely. Reading about KFC in the same context just highlights, for me, how bereft our modern diet is of nutrition. And how important the cooking and sharing of food is. The association between food/nurturing and love is so basic. Maybe your grandma overdid it a bit but that's not really a bad thing, is it? <br /><br />I was 7 when my family came to Australia and I really missed my grandmother. And i definitely associated her with the warm feeling of being fed.<br />Teresateresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13924110292246296366noreply@blogger.com