Finally, a path is in sight.

For a long time I thought I knew what I wanted to do with my life; become an attorney. When I got into practicing this study at my former college, Olivet Nazarene University, I discovered I lacked the passion for this particular field. After a long process of trying to figure out what I wanted to do and where I wanted to study, I chose to begin a practice in Marketing at Columbia College. Now, I chose this major because it was broad, and I knew it would give me many career options after I graduated. Mind you, I wanted to find something I felt passionate about, but could be something of a ministry for the Lord. Throughout these past two semesters at Columbia, I continued to struggle with finding a concentration within marketing that I could see myself doing the rest of my life. Well, I don't feel like that anymore! See, I have always had a great passion for food, but it was not until recently that I became obsessed with not just eating good tasting food, but REAL food. Someone who has become one of the biggest influences for my new obsession is Jill Dart. Jill is my Brother, Andrew Belle's, girlfriend. Her beautiful, healthy, and delicious food has been a great encouragement to me. So Jill, here is a shout out to you! Thank you for sharing your gift with me and teaching me how important it is to eat real food.  

My biggest pet peeve is people who try to eat "healthy" to loose weight and for no other reason! Okay, so you are probably wondering where I am going with this. Well, as a Christian, I know that our body is a temple and we need to take care of it by not only exercising but providing it with real, fresh, and nourishing food. It hit me the other day that this could be my ministry! I could open my own organic kitchen with my marketing degree and, at the same time, be able to share the ministry of Christ through my REAL food. I am so excited to finally feel like I have some career direction. I felt so lost for a long time, but now I actually feel like I know where I will be going in my future. God may change this plan of mine or edit it a little, and I will work hard to listen to his direction through prayer and devotion, but until then I hope to work extremely hard to make this ministry for Christ come to life! Before I get ahead of myself, I am going to enjoy some homemade, organic pizza I put together for my sister and I. Oh, one last note. When I say 'real food' I mean food that does not have chemicals, preservatives, etc. So, in other words, nothing that could be made is a science lab! Take care of your bodies! You have the power to feel great and be great! Now, help yourself to some real food :) You deserve it!

(Thanks for the cookbook/support mom)

Photography by Maggie Fortson (maggiefortsonblog.com)