Disposable income

Honestly, I'm not sure what I would do if I had $300 laying around to do as I please. I'd like to think I would use it wisely, share with others who have less than I do, help someone, do for others. After all, these are the types of things I attempt to teach my children, and if all they ever hear is me talking and not doing, then more likely than not they will never truly learn the lesson.

If I had disposable income, I would like to go buy food for the men who stand on the corner downtown in the city where I live. They are there looking for work. They are trying to support their families. One time my son (it was his idea) went down and took 100 hot dogs and bags of chips and we fed them. They may not have been full, but they had something in their tummies.

I would like to go buy food and take to the homeless kitchen where our school goes to help once a month.

I would like to go buy food and take it to the family services center where I live so a family in need will have food.

I would like to share with others. That's where I want my heart to be. After all, moth and rust destroy the treasures we keep here on earth.

Then there are times when I look and see things I would like to have. Things I don't really need, but they're pretty, cute, fun, colorful, and they make me feel happy. I think that part "feel happy" is important. Happiness is fleeting. It's temporal. It's based on circumstance. Joy is permanent. Joy is based on eternal hope in Jesus Christ. New shoes make me feel happy. Seeing a person's reaction when I have shared something with them that they need or perhaps want, that brings me joy.
I'm not saying I've got this all down and all my lessons are learned. At the end of the day, I still enjoy things. And that's the struggle I have - when is it okay to treat myself to something new? Honestly what in the world could I possibly need? My closet is overflowing, I have more handbags than I have hands to carry them, and certainly more shoes than I have feet.

When I give I am more like Christ. When I take I am more like me. And if I want to be like Christ, then I'm moving in the wrong direction right there.

I guess it doesn't hurt to look at things; get new ideas. That's what I've been doing a lot of lately - looking for new ways to use what I already have and not add to the excess. These are things I love right now. I could totally make the chevron maxi skirt. I have a great tutorial found online for that. Super easy. The others - yeah, I could NOT make the others.

 Kensie Girl Galia wedge $69

 Hive & Honey chevron maxi skirt $44

 Big Buddha Navajo tote $80

 Purple Fossil watch (my favorite color) $135

Very Volatile hombre wedge $65