Week 5!

I can't believe it's already week 5.  Emma and I have had a great time doing these challenges every day!  Whether we succeed or fail at each one, we're both thrilled to be living more creatively with each day the Lord has given us. 
My favorite challenge from last week was donating 1-2 full outfits.  I am constantly amazed at just how selfish we (humans) are.  I have a closet full of clothes and more shoes than I honestly wear, especially ones I wear on a daily basis, and yet I found it easy to complain to myself about giving up clothes.  I made myself give away two outfits, not just one, but as I put the clothes in bags to give away I realized it felt good.  Someone else who doesn't have as much as I do can wear this.  Maybe it'll become a girl's favorite shirt.  Maybe someone who barely has enough money to cover their rent really needed these winter shoes, and couldn't afford them otherwise.  I am blessed to have so much; why not share my wealth with others?
I extended that thought even further-- I've been blessed to have grace and mercy from God, who has saved me and who loves me.  Why not share Him, and the wealth I have in Him, with others?  My challenge to myself this week is to do that; pray for me if you read this, because I am going to step out in faith and speak to someone in my life about God.  The last time I tried, I became too afraid and talked myself out of it.  Lord, don't let me do that this time!

(didn't take this photo; credit to who took it)

I was thinking of a list for this coming week, and decided to do something a little different.  Instead of a new set of things to try, I am going to write down seven challenges I have failed at up to this point, and I am going to accomplish those.  If you didn't succeed at doing some of these challenges, do them this week and let me know how it goes!
Here are my seven; I am going go...
- Write encouraging letters to people, just because!
- Make breakfast for my family one day.
- Go for a bike ride, weather-permitting.
- Come up with (at least a concept of) a life logo for myself.
- Watch the sunrise one morning.
- Find a song as my anthem.
- Go vegan for a day.

Some of these honestly sound kind of daunting for me, especially because I've failed them already, but I'm not going to let that stand in my way!   As said by Walt Disney, "Keep moving forward."
~Laurel