This week, my husband and I are doing a Healthy Cleanse, eating fruits and vegetables and taking supplements to flush the junk out of our bodies.  It is really hard to restrain ourselves from processed foods, sugars, and even dairy, but throughout the week, we really do feel good.  We have more energy, we sleep good and when Friday night comes, we really love that burger!  An option that is allowed in the cleanse if you need more to keep you full is a boiled egg.  I had never boiled an egg before so I gave it shot for lunch today.  I got distracted and boiled them probably a little too long as one of them busted and then stunk up the house, but I saved the rest of them and put them on ice.  A little while later I took them to the table and peeled the boiled egg how I had been taught many years ago, and it brought back so many memories.

My grandpa passed away a couple days ago and throughout all of the travel planning, memories keep arising.  My greatest memories of my grandpa were watching him prepare his breakfast.  Meals were very important to him and it was a process -quite entertaining for his grandchildren really.  Raw eggs in his granola was a bit extreme, but there were homemade pancakes and waffles, and always, hard-boiled

eggs.  I remember watching him peel them so quickly- with great skill.  He would stir his protein into his juice; I remember the clink on the glass.  Yes, breakfast was always an adventure that’s for sure, but it was also a cozy, warm atmosphere.

I am sure that breakfast foods will bring memories of my grandpa for a very long time, and that is a good thing.  My grandpa, while a bit hard sometimes, lived a life of loving his Jesus and towards the end of his life, softened and blessed many people. He took pride in his role of being an usher at church until his body no longer allowed him this task.  He served his country in the Korean War by flying out of Germany and taking the needed pictures.  He was proud of his family, all 6 of his children and many grandchildren.  He and my grandma wanted to leave a legacy of their Christian faith and that they did.  They also created in their family the needed knowledge of health and being proactive, thus the Healthy Cleanse and the hardboiled egg- Oh, did I mention they turned out good!  Yummm.

I love you Grandpa and you will be missed.