A little gift from God that our day to day things can stop and we get some added family fun time. Usually these days consist of playing games, making cookies from scratch, a good pot of soup and movie time. Yesterday's snow day consisted of packing....and more packing....and planning. I am thankful for the extra time we received so we can prepare for the upcoming move next weekend.
I had a very profound moment yesterday when I was going though our medicine cabinet and realized how much medicine we had that we either never use or had expired before we even opened it and how many duplicate I had. I was thinking about our future son and the million upon millions of third world children who don't have access to these medications. A simple tylenol or ibuprofen can change the outlook for a sick child and I had about 4 outdated bottles.....I really started thinking how responsible am I with what I have.
This week as we start pulling things out from closets and storage rooms I see how much excess we have. It reminded me of the time we went to a flea market filled with "little treasures" , Kellsie's eyes were wide, she looked at me and said "Mom, I don't wanna be a hoarder" Oh my! God- I don't wanna be a hoarder of you blessings.
So this week I am diving into my bible and beginning to read Jen Hatmakers 7 where she reduces down to 7 foods for one month, seven clothing items for one month and so on. I have been avoiding this book as I am afraid of what it will stir in me. I can tell you, I don't think I could ever be as disciplined as she was and stick to just the 7 foods for one month but I do hope to weed out some excess thinking in my life.
In the mean time I think we might take a break from this packing and take a little dance fest in this house!
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