Enough Stuff!
As I'm in the throws of unpacking I am finding I have A. LOT. OF. STUFF. So much stuff! So many little, tiny, boxes and bows and bags and barrettes - that's just the B's! At one point the amount of stuff actually became comical. Here are some things I have waaaaaaaaaaaay too much of. (And I'm really, really sorry if you gave me any of these items. I'm not meaning to hurt feelings, just poke fun at how much of everything I have.)
Miniature travel shampoos and conditioners... for all the traveling I do, I guess.
Hand lotion.
Scissors. See the purple pair down at the bottom? I've had that pair since elementary school I think. I'm not kidding.
Bars of soap. Does anyone even use bars of soap anymore? (*Please notice another bar of soap in the first picture. Oh and look, more scissors!)
One benefit of moving is finding long lost treasures, like these two gems...
It's box filled with cards and letters Mark wrote to me during our dating days. There's actually not that much in there because we only dated for 2 months (he had me at Hello), so fun to read them and be reminded of how sicky-sweet we were. I mean are.
The necklace on top of the box is one I bought in Poland to remind me of my heart for missions, something I used to be so passionate about. I put it back on. :-)
Unpacking is a pain. Especially in light of the fact that this is not our permanent home. I'm throwing away and donating stuff like there's no tomorrow. But, when it comes down to it, isn't that how we all should live? Holding stuff loosely, right Karen? :-) I am being challenged daily to be ok with letting stuff go, and be content, and be filled with what the Lord has for me each day. I'm being challenged to really pray for my daily bread, and being happy with that. (Thanks again, Karen!)
**Click on those links to find out what exactly has been challenging me.
Miniature travel shampoos and conditioners... for all the traveling I do, I guess.
Hand lotion.
Scissors. See the purple pair down at the bottom? I've had that pair since elementary school I think. I'm not kidding.
Bars of soap. Does anyone even use bars of soap anymore? (*Please notice another bar of soap in the first picture. Oh and look, more scissors!)
One benefit of moving is finding long lost treasures, like these two gems...
It's box filled with cards and letters Mark wrote to me during our dating days. There's actually not that much in there because we only dated for 2 months (he had me at Hello), so fun to read them and be reminded of how sicky-sweet we were. I mean are.
The necklace on top of the box is one I bought in Poland to remind me of my heart for missions, something I used to be so passionate about. I put it back on. :-)
Unpacking is a pain. Especially in light of the fact that this is not our permanent home. I'm throwing away and donating stuff like there's no tomorrow. But, when it comes down to it, isn't that how we all should live? Holding stuff loosely, right Karen? :-) I am being challenged daily to be ok with letting stuff go, and be content, and be filled with what the Lord has for me each day. I'm being challenged to really pray for my daily bread, and being happy with that. (Thanks again, Karen!)
**Click on those links to find out what exactly has been challenging me.
Comments
this verse is a great reminder of Jesus' heart for us.
Matthew 6:25-27 “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more important than food, and the body more important than clothes? Look at the birds of the air; they do not sow or reap or store away in barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they? Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?
encouraging post friend! I want to see your new place!
I figured it was a good step away from using plastic. There's practically no waste when you use bar soap, just the paper wrapper (which is recyclable)
So there ya go. Use bar soap, save the world.
I love how you ended your post! xx