I don't know why this popped into my head today...
Maybe it was the salad I ate with dinner.
Or the strawberries I enjoyed with breakfast -- along with the bananas which I mixed with my yogurt. The munchkin enjoyed them too, by the way.
Don't get me wrong... I love growing my own garden and having ultra-fresh fruits and veggies (which don't need preservatives sprayed on them to keep them fresh long enough to be sold). I'm actually quite bummed that this year, I probably won't have one (though I may still plop in a zucchini plant or two over at my grandmother's house).
But the cold weather last a long long time here in Washington State. And some things just don't grow well in cold temperatures... And we're not exactly equipped with grow lamps and a greenhouse and whatever all else we'd need to have a year-round indoor garden (do these exist somewhere?).
But that's why I'm so grateful that we do have access to grocery stores where things are shipped in. Yes, I know there are some downfalls to this. But it's still such a blessing to be able to eat bananas and avocados when they would never grow here.
I've definitely been guilty of not contemplating the blessing this is in my life. So I hope to do better in the future about remembering -- and being grateful -- every time I bite into a lovely strawberry in December :). Or April ;)...
What are you grateful for today?
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