Mygrandmausedtomixandpreservestuff,mainlyveggies,
forthewintermonths.(Welivedintheruralnorth.)Oneof
theingredientswastheapricotseeds.Thefermentation
processmustremovedsomebitterness.Ididn'tlikeitthat
muchbutstillatesomewithmymorningporridgeeveryday.
Anotherpieceofmemory:Iusedtocollectandcrushapricot
coresandgathertheseedstoselltocollectors(mostlyfor
traditionalChineseme...[
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IheardthestoryaboutSt.AugstinefrompastorMark.
Whenayouth,heasked"God,pleasemakemepure,butnotyet."
Growingup,heprayed"God,pleasemakemepure,butnotentirely."
Ashematured,eventually,hesubmitted"God,pleasemakemepure."
Itsoundsright;Icannotimaginesomebodyisbornsaint.
Yes.Throughmanydangers,toilsandsnares,
(oh,plussomeblood,sweatandtears)
I,too,ha...[
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