Look Around...

Today I'm being guided to look around. I've always been one to believe that the Creator gives us what we need when we need it and if it's being given in abundance, we better take advantage of it.

Here in Indiana, we have had an abundance of wild lettuce which has hung on for several weeks now, we already had a significant amount of dead purple nettle earlier in the spring. These are natural remedies being provided to us for a reason. So, I will be harvesting, drying and storing both.

I've also noticed that despite the cooler than normal temperatures, some of these naturally occurring medicinal plants are earlier than normal. The mullein has already started to get some spikey tops farther south in Indiana and the mullein in my yard is already well over calf high.

Not sure what is going on--or if there is anything going on--but it seems like the Creator wants us to do some early harvesting of some pretty important plants right now. Wild lettuce for pain and inflammation. Mullein for lung health. dead purple nettle for its immune boosting properties.

Additionally, it appears that the mulberries and the wild raspberries are in abundance this year as well. Be sure and take advantage of those. I have a pot of mixed berry preserves on the stove simmering today to use up some fresh berries a friend gave me as well as some of last year's harvest so that I have room for this year's berries in the freezer.

What are some things you are noticing in your neck of the woods? Have you looked? Take a walk or a drive and see what appears to be growing in abundance. Use your plant identifier and see what the purpose of that particular plant is. There is a purpose for everything that the Creator has placed on this earth and in my mind, nothing is really a "weed" no matter what any of the lawn treatment folks try to tell you. Do you really think there were manicured and perfect lawns back when we used what nature gave us to survive instead of chemicals? I think not.

IIn modern days, we have become far too reliant upon chemicals and drugs to fix what ails us rather than looking at the root causes of the vast number of new illnesses that were virtually unheard of even fifty years ago. What changed? Well, we started adding what experts said were "healthy' ingredients to our food and pushing out a vast number of pharmaceuticals with an exorbitant number of side effects. People believed the experts and are paying the price today. Again, who made these people the experts? Was it the corporations which were going to make tons of money off the backs of illness? Today's healthcare isn't really health care...it's illness care. Why not figure out what is causing the illnesses and eliminate those things? Why? Because there is no money to be made off the backs of perfectly healthy people. Enough said.

Look around. Take advantage of what our Creator has given us to live off of. Do your research instead of believing everything you are told. There's a whole world of natural remedies and healthy food sources out there for you to just take advantage of. Many blessings...