Authenticity ~

Accept no substitute. 

What is true is preferred before a lie. Even if a choice is not offered.

Helping over hurting.

Purity over toxicity.

Trust the promise more than problems.

Original over a duplicate. 

Real trumps superficial and lasts longer. 

As a country girl, the experience of hard work or the unique taste of home cooked food can not be imitated. There is something to be said about the longing, for an encounter with the best - it's justifiable. A cake made from scratch and stirred with love ~ is captivating, not temporarily but forever.

The preference of authentic over anything else brings a longing in the midst of a changing and fast paced world. 

The smell of grass after the rain or an embrace of a grandparent ~ breath.

The desire to receive and give love to a worthy suitor continues to grow until that desire is appropriately deposited into the soul of, the one. 

Love abounds despite rumor of wars. The heart is designed to exert love without interruption, flow - love covers a multitude of sins. It brings healing to the inner man and he/she showers it upon a women/man at full capacity. Harden not your heart.

Family time at the table, yields conversation which promotes continuity of good communication and alignment. Prayers spoken directly, according to expressed needs, bring answers indeed. Parents love your kids and maintain age appropriate behavior and healthy growth.

Childhood memories, protected, safe, loved, summer rain, laughter, smiles, running in the grass barefoot, sleepovers with cousins, water hose, snow ice cream, hugs, imagination, church, playgrounds, sitting on the porch ~ secure and never surrender these memories. 

That which is authentic yields delightful fruit. It is sweet, enjoyable, irresistible, peaceful, unforgettable, shareable, tolerable, long lasting, and memorable.

Stay close to the truth...

John 8:32

And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”