On 6/30/26, my 33 year old brother, Daniel, died unexpectedly in a tragic car accident. There are moments in life that simply don't make sense. As Christians, we often want answers. We want to understand why tragedy happens, why prayers seem unanswered, and what God is doing in the middle of our pain. But sometimes, this side of heaven, those answers don't come. In this week's Food for Faith, I'm sharing from a very personal place—not because I have everything figured out, but because I believe faith isn't about having all the answers. Faith is choosing to trust God's character when we cannot understand His plan. The Bible is filled with people who walked through suffering, loss, and uncertainty. Joseph. Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego. Even Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane. Their stories remind us that God's greatest work is often happening in the moments that make the least sense to us. Romans 8:28 tells us that God works all things together for good for those who love Him—not that all things are good, but that nothing is beyond His ability to redeem. If you're walking through grief, heartbreak, disappointment, or a season that has left you asking "Why?", I pray this message encourages you. 📖 Scriptures referenced: • Isaiah 55:8–9 • Romans 8:28 • Genesis 50:20 • Daniel 3:17–18 • Matthew 26:39 I'd love to hear from you in the comments: Has there been a time when you couldn't see what God was doing, but later recognized His faithfulness? May this week's Food for Faith remind you that even when life doesn't make sense, God is still good, He is still present, and He is still writing a story that isn't finished yet.

☀️ Anyone else NOT enjoy cooking and making the house even hotter when it’s 97° outside? Or is it just me? 😅 Summer is one of those seasons where I want meals that are: ✅ High protein ✅ Ancestral-inspired ✅ Budget-friendly ✅ Low effort ✅ Low (or no) cooking required Here are some of my favorite go-to summer dinners. Use them as inspiration and make them your own! 🥩 1. Steak Bites & Summer Veggies Quick-seared sirloin with zucchini, mushrooms, garlic, butter, and fresh sliced tomatoes. 🍗 2. Rotisserie Chicken Snack Plate Rotisserie chicken with cheese, cucumbers, olives, pickles, hard-boiled or deviled eggs, and fresh fruit for anyone not eating keto. 🥓 3. BLT Protein Bowls Chicken or turkey, crispy bacon, tomato, avocado, a little lettuce for crunch, and homemade ranch or avocado mayo. 🐟 4. Blackened Salmon Pan-seared salmon with buttered green beans and cucumber slices with olive oil, lemon, and sea salt. 🌮 5. Taco Bowls Seasoned ground beef topped with cheese, avocado, salsa, sour cream, jalapeños, olives, and a little shredded lettuce. 🍤 6. Garlic Butter Shrimp Shrimp sautéed in garlic butter with zucchini noodles or ribbons and a sprinkle of Parmesan. 🍳 7. Breakfast for Dinner Eggs, bacon, sausage, avocado, and fresh tomatoes. Simple. Filling. Always a win. 🧀 8. Keto Snack Board Cheese, summer sausage, rotisserie chicken, olives, pickles, raw veggies, hard-boiled eggs, and ranch dip. 🫑 9. Philly Cheesesteak Skillet Thin-sliced beef with peppers, onions, mushrooms, and melted provolone. 🥒 10. Greek Chicken Bowls Rotisserie chicken, cucumber, tomato, feta, olives, olive oil, lemon, and tzatziki. Fresh, light, and packed with flavor. 🥬 11. Burger Bowls Ground beef, bacon, cheese, tomatoes, pickles, avocado, homemade burger sauce, and just enough lettuce for texture—without feeling like another burger night. The best part? These are all just starting points. Swap proteins. Add seasonal vegetables. Change the herbs and spices. Mix and match ingredients based on what’s on sale or already in your refrigerator.

Why Your Morning Drive-Through Is Hijacking Your Terrain Some of today’s most popular Starbucks & Dunkin drinks contain 1,500–2,000 calories and 300+ grams of sugar — often consumed first thing in the morning on an empty stomach. That’s not breakfast. That’s the metabolic equivalent of eating a birthday cake before 8am 🎂 And then we wonder why so many people feel: • exhausted by mid-morning • anxious or shaky • foggy and unfocused • starving again 1–2 hours later What This Does to Your Body (Terrain Matters) When large amounts of liquid sugar hit your system first thing: 🔹 Blood sugar spikes rapidly Liquids absorb fast → glucose skyrockets. 🔹 Insulin surges to compensate Your body scrambles to bring levels down. 🔹 The crash follows Fatigue, irritability, anxiety, cravings, brain fog. 🔹 Repeated daily = metabolic damage Over time this pattern increases risk for: • insulin resistance • weight gain • fatty liver • hormone imbalance • type 2 diabetes • mood instability This isn’t a willpower issue. It’s physiology + frequency + timing. 👉 At Bedrock, we don’t blame the person. 👉 We fix the terrain. 🚗 The Bedrock Drive-Through Survival Guide (Because real life still happens) ✅ BETTER CHOICES (Blood-Sugar Friendly) Coffee Orders ✔️ Black coffee or Americano ✔️ Cold brew (unsweetened) ✔️ Espresso + splash of real cream ✔️ Add cinnamon or nutmeg (not syrup) Milk Options ✔️ Heavy cream ✔️ Half & half ✔️ Unsweetened almond or coconut milk Sweeteners (if needed) ✔️ Stevia or monk fruit or allulose 🚫 WHAT TO AVOID AS A DAILY HABIT ❌ Frappuccinos ❌ Sweetened cold foams ❌ “Signature” or viral drinks ❌ Liquid sugar breakfasts ❌ Syrups stacked 5–10 deep Indulgence occasionally is one thing. Indulgence every morning becomes inflammation. A Rooted Faith Reminder 🤍 “Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit?” — 1 Corinthians 6:19 Fueling your body well isn’t restriction. It’s stewardship. Your morning routine sets the tone for: • blood sugar

Did humans suddenly require processed grain at 8:00 AM to survive?Or did we get handed a story—and build our daily life around it? The “Breakfast” story (and why it mattered): The idea that “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” didn’t come from ancient wisdom—it was heavily amplified by modern marketing. A widely cited example is a 1940s General Foods campaign used to sell cereal and promote a “good breakfast” as a performance requirement for work and school. To be clear: humans have always eaten in the morning sometimes.But the mandate—“eat immediately, eat carbs, eat packaged”—is modern. THEN (human default): For most of human history, food was: - Seasonal + local - Protein-forward (when available) with fibrous plants - Naturally time-restricted (periods of scarcity were normal) - Minimal ingredients (because “ingredients lists” didn’t exist) Your nervous system was designed for alertness when hungry (“hunter mode”).That’s not starvation—that’s adaptive biology. NOW (the modern food environment): Over the last ~150 years, the biggest shift isn’t that we eat more.It’s what we eat—and how engineered it has become. 1) Ultra-processed food became the default Today, over half of calories in the U.S. come from ultra-processed foods. And historically, processed/ultra-processed foods rose from under 5% to over 60% of the food supply across the last two centuries. Ultra-processed = food designed for shelf life + hyper-palatability, not human thriving. 2) The rise of “always eating” We went from “eat when you can” to structured grazing: - breakfast snack - lunch snack - dinner dessert Constant stimulation → constant insulin signaling → constant appetite noise (for many people). 3) The metabolic disease curve didn’t come out of nowhere Adult obesity prevalence is now around 40% in the U.S. That’s not a willpower failure. That’s an environment failure. And yes—many things contribute (stress, sleep, toxins, sedentary life, meds, etc.).But food is the daily signal that hits your hormones, gut, brain, mitochondria, and immune system.

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