Daniel Fast - Day Sixteen

June 25, 2013

Day Sixteen.

Sixteen. Already. Wow.

Today was so.very.busy.  I was helping my oldest prepare for a historical picnic she was hosting with and for friends from her Bright Lights group.  The kitchen was a happenin' place today.  She worked a bit making food and then had the sewing machine whirring while I finished off the meal we prepared.  Because our family came dressed in medieval garb, we brought foods from that time period.  Elizabeth made a delicious pot of soup, called Pottage.  It was filled with vegies, barley, and kidney beans. Very tasty.  I made up four loaves of Irish Soda Bread.  They looked and smelled divine, though I didn't taste even one little crumb.

We also brought candied nuts and fruit and a couple of batches of jello for dessert. So much food! So much food I couldn't eat. ;)  It was well enjoyed, though, by all the guests.

This was the third buffet style even I've been to on this fast. I did so well resisting so many tasty temptations.  I savored my bowl of pottage and slice of cantaloupe with contentment.  It's so freeing to me that I can attend a potluck and NOT fill my plate with a taste of everything.  What a novel idea, eating only enough to satisfy my hunger rather than my taste buds.

Still thinking a lot about the Eat to Live diet.  Praying about how that could work. Talked with David a bit about it tonight as well.  Oh, thankfully, he is off his water fast.  He is working to eat true to the Daniel Fast again.  I'm so thankful. I was so worried about him working such physical work in this heat with no food in his body.

I don't think I got in enough water today. I was so busy, I kept forgetting to drink.  I feel dried out. I have noticed that this whole fast I've felt like I'm retaining water.  My fingers are swollen and I can't seem to shake that. I'm not sure why. I'm starting to pay a little closer attention to my salt intake to see if I need to adjust.

Tomorrow is another busy day with a field trip in the afternoon. So glad we have a lot leftover of that pottage for lunch tomorrow.