pb&j

so lately i think i've written just how at times i get irritated living at home with the rents... well, yes, it's true... so let me first apologize for the fact that i may have led you on to believing that i dislike my parents... which is completely untrue... i love them with all my heart. in fact... i really look up to them and hope that as i grow older i take things from them and apply them to my life.........

for example..........


a couple weeks ago at church our pastor David challenged us with the thought of how if we stopped eating out so much we could use the money we saved to give back to the poor. well, my mom being how amazing she is, took this idea and went one step further.

at work she made a small box and wrote a note on it saying (or saying something to the effect of) "for only $45 a month, a family of four can have enough food and clean water to last a month... consider eating in instead and donating the money you would have spent to a family in Africa." she bought a couple loaves of bread, peanut butter, and jelly and left it next to the box. she also bought bottled water and put it in there fridge. her goal is to raise enough money to build an entire well.

freakin amazing.

so today, i'm going to have lunch with my mom and brother at work eating pb&j (though i think i'll snag the honey from our kitchen......)