M3/D1 Possessions

Clothing.

Shoes. 

Movies.

Music.

Books.

Games.

Tools.

Electronics.

Cups.

Dishes.

Tupperware.

Oy vey. The list goes on.

Things laying around. Piled up. Stacked high. Collecting dust. Maybe they are items being used, but we have 4 of them. 

The point? Excess. 

We all have excess. All. Of. Us. 

Whether you gather items out of an addiction to buying. Lack of contentment. Need. Want. Jealousy for what the Jones' have. Whatever your reasons... We all have excess. 

Excess is defined as 'going beyond what is customary or proper', 'immoderate indulgence', 'more than or what is necessary, usual or specified'. Synonyms (similar meaning words) are plethora, indulgence, debauchery, overflow, surplus. 

As we have been preparing for this project, I was most excited for this month. Getting rid of my excess. Cleaning out the garage. Clearing the closets. Sprucing things up. It's been long overdue. We have decided to have a garage sale to raise some money to donate to a couple people. The rest will be donated to a charity. 

So, as the month starts, we were wide eyed and wondering how we would come up with 8 items per person per day. Yes. You read right. 8 items per person per day.

8 items

X 30 days

=240 items each

240 items 

X 3 people

=720 total items

So how in the world do we come up with that much stuff? 

Well.... Today is Day 1 and we already have 408 items ready to sell/donate. Wowsers!! Well on our way! 

Still have 29 days...

So off to bed I go. Happy to know we are more aware of our excess. More aware of our needs vs wants. More aware of the many ways to bless others. 

Pray you are being made aware, whether through the nutty Smiths doing that crazy project. Or through your own type of journey. 

Remember one thing... He will supply your every need! Maybe not all your wants, but for sure your needs!! 

With love, 

The nutty Smiths :)

M2/Media Wrap Up

Media month was great. Rough. Easy. Inspiring. Turbulent. Full of quality time. 

Depends on who you ask.

In the beginning, it was not easy. You get used to having the tv or radio on, now it's not. You get used to checking Facebook often. Now you can't. Shouldn't. 

Mid month, it becomes the new standard to have quiet time. Family time. Game nights. Yard work. You can get a lot of stuff done, just by turning the tv off. Putting the computer away. 

Would we do it again? Yes. For a month? No. 

But. The one thing we took away from it, among other things, is that taking true quality time with the family, is so much more important, full of worth and meaning, than a 30 minute show. A Facebook status. A radio program. A computer game. 

Taking the time for our family. That's our goal. Less excess of time wasted. Less excess of family times missed. Less excess period. 

What about you? You have times you could turn the tv off? Shut the computer? Do it. 

It's so worth it!