Finding the Balance...

God's so good to challenge us just when we think we've gotten our little world all figured out! We get settled in our way of thinking and then He shifts our paradigm about 20 degrees to the left. Well, God's been attacking me...um...challenging me in the area of personal health and wellness. I know...crazy! After feeling like things needed to change, I've started a work out program and have started watching what I eat. It's been hard and it's only the first week! God's teaching me that it's just about making the next good choice. It's not about choosing what's "right" but choosing what's God's best for me. He wants me to be strong and fit and full of energy! Incredible! So, my dilemma is trying to find a balance of not obsessing about it and also making informed choices.
This leads me to the desire to want to eat naturally and also use products that are all natural as well. It's the latest fad, I know and our wallet can't afford to jump on the next band wagon. The "organic" lifestyle is quite a bit more expensive! However, questions keep rolling over in my mind. Are we meant to eat foods pumped full of growth hormones? Were we made to drink so much cow's milk? Are pesticides and hormones going to affect my kids in the future??
These are serious things and I'm still wrestling with what it looks like for me and what it looks like for my family! I'm not about doing it because it's "cool"! I want to be about doing it because God's opening out eyes to a new way of living...maybe the way He intended us to care for ourselves? A little more simple...a little less fake...a little more work necessary to do so?
WHAT DO YOU THINK? WHERE'S YOUR BALANCE??

"Eradicating Poverty One Bead At A Time"

I've recently found this organization called Bead For Life. I think it's a great thing and so I wanted to share it with you guys. Bead For Life helps women in Uganda create income for themselves by selling their handiwork. The women create jewelry from recycled objects such as magazines and the end result is absolutely beautiful! It's amazingly simple. The jewelry is made by Ugandan women and is then sold either through the organization's web site or by women in the States throwing Bead For Life parties. You invite women to your home to learn about women in Uganda and then give them an opportunity to buy something made by these women. There's no profit to be made by the host...your simply a pipeline...a bridge between the work of these women's hands and the income they deserve for it! It's so great! Check it our for yourself. The next time you give a gift, think about giving a gift that could possibly chance someone's life.

http://www.beadforlife.org/

A little space to breathe...

I thought that I would create a blog just for me so that I can have a place to express myself, put up recipes, pictures, things God is teaching me...whatever! Can't wait to get started!