Be still in the presence of the Lord, and wait patiently for Him to act. Psalm 37:7

 

Be still and know that I am God..Psalm 46:10 

Both these verses came outta no where and slapped me in the face today. 

I dont like being still, waiting, or being patient.  But I do like God so I guess I know what I'm 'sposed to do huh? 

Spring

Hopefully the snow is gone, loved the days home with family but ready for Spring.  The freshness of Spring, new life, new beginnings.  I'm tired of Winter, in a literal and figurative sense.  I'm tired of feeling dead.  I want to feel alive and rejuvenated. 

I'm excited for Spring.  It brings good things.  Friends having babies.  Easter.  Our Anniversary(6 years).  March for Babies (see my side bar if you'd like to donate!).  And maybe even wonderful things we don't know about yet. 

BRING ON SPRING! 

On yeah...no spend thingy...we spent..but not bad.  I've been cleaning and organizing and needed stuff to finish projects...picture frames, totes.  Klay needed some garden tools. 

No Spend Month

Per my friend Jen's inspiration, I'm going to attempt a "no spend" month.  However, I am not sure how successful we'll be as we keep looking for/making exceptions. 

Obvious exceptions: 

• Groceries.  You gotta eat.  Plan to try to keep them at a minimum, not that I don't already.
• Gas.  Gotta get to work.
• Bills.  Gotta pay those.
• Animal food. 
• Prescriptions.
• Gifts for stuff like showers, birthdays, etc.  Dont have any on the horizon and we aren't big V-Day people so...
• Lunches...packing lunches is ideal...doesnt always happen.  Try our best.

Other possible exceptions:

• Super awesome deals that you can NOT pass up.  
• Garden tools.  Klay is needing certain tools to get our garden going, so "stuff from co-op" will not count.

Things I'm wanting to get already but am fighting the urge.  

• More yarn.  I'm mid scarf for Isaac (planning ahead for Christmas) and I"m bored.  I have yarn for a market bag but I've tried it and keep getting confused.  I should just work on my current projects.
• Isaac' valentines.  Does he have people to give them to?  No.  Will he even KNOW?  No.  So why?  Because I think they are cute.  Ugh!

Okay, so those lists aren't too bad.  February is a short month, we've already been snowed in one day of it already.  (OK, so it was only 40 degrees and raining but we had a THREAT of snow...and it started sleeting, and was getting colder...it did get cold...after the rain...don't judge!)

I'll try to "check in" on our progress as we go.