This week has been one of beginnings and endings. We were able to move everything out of our old apartment and into our new house. We had almost everything, but now the old place is completely empty. Our lease isn’t up until July so we took our time. My wedding dress arrived in the mail. Believe it or not you can get a nice dress from Singapore pretty cheap and sized correctly. The theme of my wedding is Financial Peace and not Crippling Debt. Side-Note: Did you know the average cost of a wedding in the US is $25,000? I spent my wedding money on a down payment for a house instead.
I continued to deliver Meals on Wheels. I took Odin with me one day and he was my little helper. Everyone on my route seemed joyous at the sight of a child. Odin made sure to tell everyone to have a good day. I can’t describe why it feels good to do it but I think Dave Ramsey had a point when he said “He’s (God) a giver, and we’re made in His image. The goal of this is to make us more in His image each day. We’re more attuned to our spiritual DNA when we are giving. Don’t give out of a performance-based or legal-based mindset, or because God will give back to you. Your life is simply better when you give, and you should give.” Giving brings us closer to God, so even when it is as simple as delivering meals, it still puts on the right path with God.
It has been a fairly quiet week. I feel relaxed and not up to my ears in stress. Anyone who knows me knows that I am controlling and sometimes letting go of things is hard but letting go has been such a blessing. It as Rick Warren says “Worry is the warning light that God has been shoved to the sideline. The moment you put Him back at the center, you will have peace again.”
Day by day I am getting closer to living a life of peace. Until next week, that is all folks.