Memorial Day & Homemade Granola

A cherry hello to you, friend!

I wanted to post yesterday but just didn't get a chance to.  I hope you were able to celebrate Memorial Day yesterday by remembering and thanking the Lord for those patriots who gave their lives in defense of this land. Did you know that in December of 2000, the National Moment of Remembrance Act became a law? At 3:00 p.m. wherever you're at on Memorial Day, Americans everywhere are encouraged to pause for one minute of silence to remember the men and women who died in service to our country.   

O beautiful for heroes proved in liberating strife,

Who more than self their country loved, and mercy more than life.

America! America! May God thy gold refine

Till all success be nobleness, and ev'ry gain divine. 

O beautiful for patriot dream that sees beyond the years,

Thine alabaster cities gleam, undimmed by human tears. 

America! America! God shed his grace on thee,

And crown thy good with brotherhood, from sea to shining sea.

Also, Memorial Day marks the official beginning of summer, so happy summer. 😃

Now, I have a new recipe for you to try. If you like granola, I recommend making this. It is much healthier than buying it at the store and it's super easy to make. 

The ingredients you need are: 

• 1/2 cup coconut oil
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup almonds

Instructions: Add everything together in a bowl and mix except for the raisins. Add a sprinkle of cloves and/or flax seed. If the mixture is still a little wet, add more oats. Grease your pan well so the granola doesn't stick. Spread out the mixture on the pan and bake in the oven at 300 degrees for 15 minutes. Take the pan out, add raisins to the mixture, stir around, and bake again for 15 minutes. Then take it out and let cool completely before putting it in a jar. Scrape it up when you first take it out of the oven while it's still on the pan so it doesn't stick while cooling.   

This recipe is versatile. You can leave out the almonds or the raisins if you don't like them. You could add another nut or chocolate chips, depending on what you like. 

Enjoy! 

If you make this, I'd love to know how you like it. 

Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, that ye may abound in hope, through the power of the Holy Ghost. ~Romans 15:13