{"id":11089,"date":"2023-06-13T12:05:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T18:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theclarion.org\/?p=11089"},"modified":"2023-06-13T12:05:55","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T18:05:55","slug":"simply-yaya-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/?p=11089","title":{"rendered":"Simply Yaya"},"content":{"rendered":"

Easy like Sunday morning\u2026<\/strong>
\nI\u2019m sitting here this Sunday morning, and I\u2019m ashamed to say my mind is more focused on my problems than my blessings. I know I\u2019m not the only person that does this. The sun is shining, life is good, but here I sit – stressing over things I can\u2019t control.
\nGranny O always used to say, \u201cIf we threw our own problems in a pile, we would get our own back out.\u201d Oh, how this has proven to be true over the years.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Seasons come and seasons go. I myself am going thru a season right now where to everyone around me, I look incredibly blessed – and I am – but my heart is troubled.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Troubled for friends and family who are dealing with hard times and sickness. Troubled that I am a \u201cfixer\u201d by nature, and I can\u2019t fix some of these things. Troubled even that the Lord didn\u2019t give me the kind of heart where I don\u2019t take on the burdens of those around me. When in reality, I don\u2019t want a hardened heart. Even when I think it would make life easier.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is a blessing and a curse to feel everything so very deeply…\u201d The poet David Jones said a mouthful right there.\u00a0<\/p>\n

I know soon I\u2019ll be looking back at the last few weeks thinking, \u201cSee, it all worked together for His glory.\u201d I know His plan is perfect even when I\u2019m not. When I get mad and say ugly words, when I get overwhelmed with everything I need to do and when I get mad and lose my cool, when I want to walk away and say, \u201cThis isn\u2019t my problem.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

But really, it is. My people\u2019s problems are mine. Their hurts and heartaches are as much mine as my own hurts and heartaches. And today, I\u2019ll give thanks to the Lord for giving me this worn out heart instead of one that doesn\u2019t care.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thankful this Sunday morning for my people. The ones I love despite the tears and bad times. In my heart, I can only steer them toward the good times. Better days are coming. From my lips to Gods ears\u2026.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s a recipe to use those plentiful garden cucumbers with:<\/p>\n

Cucumber Salad<\/strong>
\nIngredients:
\n\u2022 2 cucumbers, thinly sliced and peeled
\n\u2022 1 teaspoon salt + more to taste\u00a0
\n\u2022 \u00a01\/2 cup sour cream
\n\u2022 3 tablespoons everything bagel seasoning\u00a0
\n\u2022 2 teaspoons white vinegar\u00a0
\n\u2022 1\/2 black pepper + more to taste
\n\u2022 1\/2 cup thinly sliced red onion\u00a0
\nInstructions:
\nToss cucumbers with salt and leave in colander for 30 minutes to drain. Rinse gently after 30 minutes and press out moisture and Pat with paper towels. Mix dressing ingredients together and pour over cucumbers and onions in bowl. Allow to sit for 30 minutes before serving.\u00a0<\/p>\n

-Kim Rice-Holman<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Easy like Sunday morning\u2026 I\u2019m sitting here this Sunday morning, and I\u2019m ashamed to say my mind is more focused on my problems than my blessings. I know I\u2019m not the only person that does this. The sun is shining, life is good, but here I sit – stressing over things I can\u2019t control.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11089","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-simply-yaya"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11089","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11089"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11089\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11090,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11089\/revisions\/11090"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11089"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11089"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/test.theclarion.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11089"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}