Day 92

I am finished with my ten things for the day. I only have one week and one day left. I feel like I am counting down until I go on a vacation.I am still working on most of the same things.Organizing will be a job that will never end. Our house can be like our purse the bigger it is the more we stuff in it. I open the drawers and cupboards and see gadgets I never use.They have a tool and a gadget for everything now days. I often will use one particular item for multiple uses. A couple of my kids have said I am ghetto on many occasions. I decided to take that as a compliment and consider myself resourceful.

For instance a plastic spatula is not only good for flipping food, it is also an ice scraper for your car windows. Cans of vegetables are also good for hammering small nails in the wall. A magazine is not only great for reading, it is a fly swatter, fire starter, and a dust pan if yours is missing. Old towels work great for cleaning rags. Why buy rags?? When I was growing up I remember most of my family members using empty butter tubs and cool whip containers for leftovers. they didn't buy containers for leftovers. You have to admit it is a little crazy that we throw away the plastic containers our food comes in just to turn around and buy more containers to store our leftovers.Times have changed in many ways.

I look at how things have changed since I was in school. I wonder what things will be like in another twenty five years.We faced challenges when we were teens and young adults but not quite like today. Things that were not acceptable when we were kids seem to be considered the normal thing to do now. When we were younger there seemed to be a standard that was set that was taught by a majority of the adults. There were boundaries and expectations even if we did not always follow them. Now it seems like there is so much freedom and they have all these rights and anything goes. I think it causes harm and confusion and it makes it more difficult for them to know what to do and if they choose to go to college they are not always guaranteed the job they want especially in this economy . They need a lot of unconditional love and prayer.

Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them. EPHESIANS 4:29