Food Fit for the Morning

Each one of us is a living, walking conglomeration of emotions, stresses, strengths, trials and talents. Combining all our characteristics in one breathing body, beating with a free-willed mind constantly clashing between feelings and logic seems a bit risky if you ask me. Then add to the equation all that occurs out of our control to and around us. A circuit could short at any time! We might implode!

…deep breath…

There’s a part of me that delights in waking up early. I mean really early. Like rising before the sun early.  I’ve always been a morning girl. More productive, more peaceful and seeking my purpose early in the day. I think it’s the brand newness, the crispness of another opportunity to, just once, get this thing called womanhood right. 

Spring needs a champion muffin, don't you think!? We need something fresh and satisfying. We need a muffin that makes mornings eye-opening exciting, sunny and inspiring! But the problem is that so many muffins out there can't measure up to clean-eating ideals. We need something that feels like a bit of an indulgence but does not sabotage our nutritional goals. 

Sometimes we need something simple! Something that allows us to savor the moments of real life, the meaning of real living in most mundane of days. 

That's what I needed when I was working on this recipe. Not only was I looking for a way to spend the day with my girls rather than in recipe development, but I was searching for something simple for those mornings when the family unit is malfunctioning. (Yes, friends, we get into full-on malfunction mode from time to time...maybe you know a little something about that, too??)