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It was beginning to require more energy each day to place swollen foot ahead of swollen foot, carrying swollen belly from one place to another. And so, as swollen feet became more swollen, I prayed these things for my son. As swollen belly eventually gave way to full arms, I prayed these things for my son. And I will work every day to love you, and in every moment to teach you empathy, integrity and passion.
I have thought very highly of myself, my fortune to have once traced my family back to the Civil War, where many of our men fought on the “right” side of battlefields, keeping America, our America, my America, a united nation of impeccable greatness. What could possibly be more American than a past filled with suffering replaced with a future full of opportunity? Today, I am proud of the America my family has fought for in the past. Today, on this day, I pray for all of us that we quell our fear with the focus of where we have been and where we can go, because what truly makes us American is a rich history, and strong future of taking pasts filled with suffering and replacing them with lives full of opportunity.
But at other times, times equally as real, that joy simply will not come. But what if choosing joy isn’t about choosing to force it into your basket? And weeks later, with chemotherapy ended and radiation a month a way, her basket seems full of joy now. And a time will come when she will validate my own struggle to choose this same joy.
So as a result, I figured I would inaugurate my new and improved blog (which will focus on all things ‘according to Kateri’ including of course my favorite recipes) with a favorite apple muffin recipe which I have been making weekly for my husband’s breakfasts. * If you want a darker, richer muffin, use 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 cup brown sugar rather than 1 cup of sugar. * When making the streusel topping, you are welcome to use a pastry blender, but God gave to 10 fingers and I am a firm believer that he intended for you to use them in the kitchen. In a separate bowl, use a pastry blender or bare hands to combine streusel ingredients.