9th Day of Christmas ~ Paint, a Green Smoothie, a new to me novel, Chicken Soup Simmering on the Stove

I may not be an expert painter (LOL) but I can paint my emotions,

thank you very much! 

I find it really helpful.

I understand that I am in the intial shock in the stages of grief.

I just have to go through it.

I can't say more because it's not my story, just someone

I care about.

Grief is a strange thing. 

It's like being 'punch drunk' but not having any alcohol; 

I just feel really dazed and shocked.

But I have a lot of good moments too.

Wait to you see the cute things I got for my goddaugther's two little kids!

They come over Saturday DV!

We are having pizza and presents! 

I got out the presents today... 

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So I got the book above from the library,

you know, because I simply do NOT have enough books to read already LOL.

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So I would NEVER have read a this book, if I do manage to read it,

without reading the wiki on it first so I know the plot.

Because it's messy and not for the faint of heart.

But the writing on the opening pages is brilliant. 

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My friend who knows books said immediately - that is an intense book. Yes.

From reading the plot, I would say so.

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I have to get back to the Lee Smith novel first...

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Isn't the coffee table cute? I changed it because there will be a 

2 or 3 year old boy present and I did not want anything breakable on the coffee table! 

It will go back to normal afterwards! 

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I am making a version of a really good chicken soup I made in the past,

See HERE... 2017... before our beloved elderly church warden died...

We were in a sea of suffering then, a huge unbloggable suffering that lasted 2 years 

before God, all at once, solved the situation and we were given rest.

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I am listening to Christmas music as the soup simmers...

Thankfully I had more frozen roasted chicken (with lemon and onion!)

in the freezer that is now simmering away... 

I hope to make Rescue Biscuts to go with.

Which are about the most comforting thing you can eat,

and with soup: simply amazing. 

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I just checked the soup, it looks great.

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I used up a lot of chicken fat from my last chicken roast and then lots of butter,

carrots, onion... 

It's going to be great, God willing! 

Just what the doctor ordered, as it were.

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The really great thing is that I understand what is going on. 

Grief is real and to be walked through, but I have other things that

give Joy and the thing is that we can have 

Joy in Sorrow.

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May God have mercy on us.