{"id":715,"date":"2022-07-26T01:56:41","date_gmt":"2022-07-26T01:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/?p=715"},"modified":"2022-07-26T01:56:41","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T01:56:41","slug":"food-from-afar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/26\/food-from-afar\/","title":{"rendered":"Food From Afar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cShe is like the merchants&#8217; ships; she bringeth her food from afar.\u201d<br>\u2014 Proverbs 31:14 (KJV)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I thought I&#8217;d share some of the little tasks that we have been doing as keepers of the home.  I have always had a passion for feeding my family healthy food because God gave us everything we need. I believe He gave us food and its evident that the nutrients and things we need are found in them, so as the Proverbs 31 woman does, I strive the give my family the best I can. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The girls and I made a sourdough starter and have been enjoying finding way to use it!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220720_123337-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-717\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220720_123337-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220720_123337-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220720_123337-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220720_123337-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220720_123337-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220720_123337-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Our big girl has been asking to bake with the sourdough and my heart is so blessed by watching her thrive and want to learn how to be a godly young lady. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220723_133857-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-718\" width=\"330\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220723_133857-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220723_133857-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220723_133857-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220723_133857-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220723_133857-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220723_133857-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 330px) 100vw, 330px\" \/><figcaption>Sourdough Strawberry Cobbler by my mini me<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We were not able to get a big garden going this year but we have still been able to purchase some things and do small batches of canning in our tiny space which has been a blessing!  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220725_134850-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220725_134850-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220725_134850-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220725_134850-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220725_134850-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220725_134850-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220725_134850-1568x1176.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Pickled Banana Peppers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220724_1422202-944x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-719\" width=\"318\" height=\"344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220724_1422202-944x1024.jpg 944w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220724_1422202-277x300.jpg 277w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220724_1422202-768x833.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220724_1422202-1417x1536.jpg 1417w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220724_1422202-1889x2048.jpg 1889w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220724_1422202-1568x1700.jpg 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 318px) 100vw, 318px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We have also been enjoying the bounty God has given us right here on our own property&#8230;.we keep finding hidden black berry patches and can walk outside to handfuls of berries almost daily! Few actually make it inside so there has been no jelly\/jam made but that&#8217;s completely fine!! I&#8217;m amazed at all of the edible things we keep finding growing on their own all around our homestead.  I always dreamed of being able to harvest food from my yard and God has blessed us with so much that we didn&#8217;t even have to tend to! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220710_141838-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-722\" width=\"325\" height=\"434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220710_141838-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220710_141838-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220710_141838-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220710_141838-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220710_141838-1568x2091.jpg 1568w, https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/IMG_20220710_141838-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><figcaption>\u201cBehold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?\u201d  \u2014 Matthew 6:26 (KJV)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s been such a joy stepping into my God given role as keeper of the home.  It&#8217;s even more fulfilling watching my babies hunger for and strive for the same.  I&#8217;ve struggled with wanting to post anything as these things can seem so mediocre and unimportant but really they aren&#8217;t&#8230;.it&#8217;s a privilege to serve my family in this way! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cShe is like the merchants&#8217; ships; she bringeth her food from afar.\u201d\u2014 Proverbs 31:14 (KJV) I thought I&#8217;d share some of the little tasks that we have been doing as keepers of the home. I have always had a passion for feeding my family healthy food because God gave us everything we need. I believe&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/2022\/07\/26\/food-from-afar\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Food From Afar<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[246,251,249,250,247,252,253],"class_list":["post-715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-by-faith-on-the-homestead","tag-31woman","tag-foodismedicine","tag-he-provides","tag-healthyfood","tag-keeper-of-the-home","tag-matthew626","tag-proverbs3114","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=715"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":724,"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/715\/revisions\/724"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/afamilyservingtheking.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}