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By chance, I met John 1:2-5 through 1 Ephesians:9-10 this morning, and they reminded me of the Belinda Carlisle cassette I played on Dad’s Sony tape player.  I knew the lyrics to her entire set as a little girl, but “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” is my favorite.  


One way Heaven is a place on earth is I will decide to make blueberry muffins for the first time since the last time I made them so many years ago I cannot remember, and when I pick a recipe, just in case I will see if I can find a different recipe with a small change to make them “healthier”.  I found a “healthier” recipe, and ditched the refined sugar recipe.  I made blueberry muffins a little healthier with coconut sugar I had on hand in the pantry from when I ditched the healthier oatmeal cookie recipe for the old fashioned iced recipe.  Coconut sugar has a lower glycemic index. And the “healthier” blueberry muffins will not bake like the bakery.  They just didn’t look light and fluffy, rather dense. But Matt will still enjoy them as good as he remembers the taste of the Martha White blueberry muffin mix he had in childhood. I broke the brick up and spooned a warm mixture of sour cream/butter/maple syrup in the gentle center, and while I won’t make them again, they’re a good option when your mind pulls you in the healthier direction when your heart just wants a blueberry muffin from childhood.  So I won’t say won’t; I’ll probably bake them again. 

“A good life is its own reward.” - Someone Who Father O’Connor Quoted

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