A new persective on the Rat Race...

Okay, so this morning I was listening to Alistair Begg on WAGP and the whole "rat race" thing became clear. It is not so much the need to make time for the "important" treasures, but to find the moments in the middle of the race.

"And we know that God causes all things to work

together for good to those who love God, to those

who are called according to His purpose."

Romans 8:28

He is in control of where I am every second of the day. So when I am seeking after His will - when my will is that of the Lord's - then I am not in a "rat race" but in His will, fulfilling His purposes. My focus is on Him and and conforming my will to his. Which means a lot of checks and balances throughout the day of my flesh...

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Tuckered Toddler

Webb and I got home one night from a night out alone (few and far between these days) and little Sam had fallen asleep on Cat's bed. Just too cute not to snap a photo.

I want to be a loser

I hate to admit how complacent I have gotten with being healthy. I know what I need to do which makes it much worse than just being ignorant. I know how to count calories (or points). It's a simple equation more output than input. Add in chaos and the need of convenience and it no longer seems quite as simple. In addition to the chaos I have a huge weakness for sugar! Preferably the chocolate variety. But really any sort of 'sweet' will do. My hubby and I came to a so called agreement right after Christmas. I will give up sweets and he will give up soda (his weakness). "Give up" is so very harsh. Neither of us has been perfect with it. He of course has done much better than I. Unfortunately for him I am weak and when I have given into my sweet tooth I have tended to bring him a Coke. Oh only upon typing that out did I realize how horrible I have been. Did it take anyone else back to Genesis?...

The Scoop

Why I ventured into homemade laundry detergent, I am still not so sure. I think that my ultimate goal, as it is with most things, is to save money. I try to be a "savvy shopper" and for me that is not just about shopping. It is also about finding ways to save on things that we use every day. Maybe I should say I try to be a "savvy saver". Either way I had been hearing about laundry detergent from other moms at park day and read where a friend had made some. I figured what have I got to lose and my stockpile of detergent was dwindling. I purchased the ingredients and made it. Here is what I used. This recipe is supposed to last for approximately 4-6 months. I figured we would be around 3-4 months as we seem to have many, many loads of laundry each week. I prefer powder over liquid detergent so this fit. PROS: The clothes came out clean. I didn't have to put in anything extra. I did still use bleach for my whites. Not sure if it was needed or not...

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