Daily Bread is Peace of Mind

My parents taught me the importance of having a storage of food. Our food storage came in handy when times were lean. When I started my own family I, too, made sure to have a supply of extra food. It brought me peace of mind knowing that I had food for my family in case of financial difficulties or disaster. However, storing food has it's drawbacks---throwing away outdated food or storing food that family members won't eat.

A few years ago I discovered the Daily Bread Food Storage company. 

They provide high quality, freeze-dried gourmet meals with a 25 year shelf-life. Daily Bread meals contain quality ingredients like 100% natural meat, real freeze-dried eggs, and authentic cheese. There's a wide variety of great tasting entrees. Honestly, the meals are good! My family enjoys eating them. And I like the fact that our food storage will be good for 25 years---no more throwing out expired food.

Another plus---it's easy to store! A one year supply of food for my family looks like this:

It fits easily in my storage room but it's small enough that it could be stored under a bed.

The food really does taste delicious and looks great too. This is what a chicken a la king with noodles meal looks like before it's hydrated.

And this is what it looks like after adding boiling water and sitting for a few minutes. 

If you're interested in tasting a Daily Bread Food Storage meal for yourself you can email Matt at
 mattkarren at dailybread dot com.

He's a terrific sales guy that I know and trust. He can tell you a lot more about Daily Bread Food Storage and send you a free sample. Be sure to tell him Joy sent you!

Disclaimer: I was NOT paid by Daily Bread for this post. The opinion is my own. This really is a product and a company I believe in!

 

Daily Bread provides the highest quality food storage products and the best overall value. We have a strong customer satisfaction track record. Tens of thousands of people have chosen Daily Bread because it tastes great, is easy to prepare, is convenient to store, has a 25-year shelf-life and is affordably priced.

- See more at: http://www.dailybread.com/index/daily-bread-difference#sthash.Um1tnxPQ.dpuf

Daily Bread provides the highest quality food storage products and the best overall value. We have a strong customer satisfaction track record. Tens of thousands of people have chosen Daily Bread because it tastes great, is easy to prepare, is convenient to store, has a 25-year shelf-life and is affordably priced.

- See more at: http://www.dailybread.com/index/daily-bread-difference#sthash.Um1tnxPQ.dpuf

Daily Bread provides the highest quality food storage products and the best overall value. We have a strong customer satisfaction track record. Tens of thousands of people have chosen Daily Bread because it tastes great, is easy to prepare, is convenient to store, has a 25-year shelf-life and is affordably priced.

- See more at: http://www.dailybread.com/index/daily-bread-difference#sthash.Um1tnxPQ.dpuf

   

Summer Craft Night

While my daughter was in town we had a girls craft night with my daughter-in-law and a good friend of theirs. It was so fun to share life stories, creativity, laughs, and a bit of chocolate.

We made these cute butterfly mason jars that I first saw here.

 The sweet snow cone garland idea was found here and will be such a fun decoration through the summer months. 

Then each of us made a patriotic canvas using lots of red, white and blue paint and glitter.

 It was an enjoyable evening and I can't wait until we can do it again!

Surrounded By Angels

I took a little blog break to spend time with family. 

In particular, this new little one and his sister. 

 Meet my fourth grandchild and first grandson. He was born on April fools day. 

He is a sweet soul who loves to snuggle.

   When he was just one week old my daughter and I took him and his big sister to visit the cherry blossoms in D.C. (they live in a neighboring state).

   We wanted to capture the memory with photos so I held him next to 

a branch brimming with blossoms.

   He was as content as could be and kept sleeping. I began talking to him to see if I could get him to open his eyes. I asked him if he remembered seeing his Poppie---the name my husband chose to be called instead of grandpa. (This little guy was born just a few days past the year mark of my husband's passing.) As soon as I asked the question our sweet baby gave the biggest grin which just kept getting 

bigger and bigger and lasted several seconds.

 Then my daughter asked him if he was sad that we couldn't see and be with Poppie. Immediately his grin changed into a pout that looked as if 

he was about to cry but stopped just short.

 

 

   Both my daughter and I started to tear up. We knew we had been given a tender reminder that angels are closer than we know. This is not the first confirmation we have had over the past year. There have been MANY. It is a fact that we are all surrounded by angels, both seen and unseen. You just have to be aware of the signs; like when a friend calls to lift your mood at just the right time, or when a stranger offers to help, or when you feel that calm assurance that, despite the odds, everything will be okay. It is consoling to know that we are not alone, that there are indeed angels among us.

And in case you have doubts about this little guy's reaction, he has never since smiled so long and big nor had such a sad face as he did that day. 

We know it was an affirmation straight from heaven.