Boy oh boy has God been teaching me much lately!! ;)
(I've been anxious to share this w/ you all.... and finally getting around to it! :))
HE's been teaching me to let go of many things & "things"......
and also asking me "What ARE your true priorities??"
1st of all, as some of you know.... the yard sale thing...... ;( was a sore topic. I do usually just give everything away, but I wanted to really get rid of a TON of stuff! And we did need the money... however, a month's worth of work & time, and dollars later, it was not worth it, and it just feels better in MANY ways, to just give it away! :)
Stuff! It's just stuff! Big, bad, ugly stuff! Who needs it? ;) It's over-rated... highly over-rated.
And as for the baby clothes, and kids clothes I was hanging onto, for both future possibilities and hopes, and also for the sake of precious memories and what not....
THAT was difficult to let go. But I did save my favorite, favorite stuff, for when and if our day comes again.... ;) So now I'm pretty happy.....
Anyway, God did just teach me a ton over the course of the whole yard sale ordeal, and some is still being learned about it. Many many times in my life I've been too caught up in the enjoyment of STUFF. I don't much care about it anymore. I don't even want any more stuff (unless it's to replace something we already have and NEED.) I don't want any presents, and I don't want to go out to eat. (I don't want more stuff to deal with, and I don't want to gain weight- I want to LOSE weight!;)
Having more stuff, means you have to dust all that stuff!! It means you have to lug all that stuff around from one place to another, for one reason or another, at times. Who wants that?
And besides, many people need all that stuff more than I do. What a blessing it is to someone else....
Well, I sure did think I learned many mighty lessons after all that ...... (and you don't even know the 1/2 of it!:) And yet......
there's part II:
I've been working on an ongoing project of putting all our digital photos, and videos (cherished memories) into backup, via online & onto disc. This has taken a TON of time... way too much time, and I never did finish....
That's right I said never DID finish... PAST tense..... ;(
Last week I diligently got right into the project, backing up highest priority photos.... and videos..... just in case our computer "dies", we don't wanna' lose it all, right?
Well, I got our videos saved onto disc, and I got more stuff saved online..... (THANK GOD the videos are SAVED!!).... and was TRYING over and over again, to get a DVD software program to work right, but as usual, these days, it just kept freezing... and I had to turn down, and restart the p/c over and over again..... ;(
Then finally- it happened!!! That dreadful screen came on, announcing that my computer was in otherwords, D-E-A-D, for good now.....
I began to walk thru the restore-process..... everything was moving along slightfully hopefully, and I seemed to be 1/2 way thru, until a screen came on, that required a working mouse....
I have a brain, and attempted to use it in every way possible, thinking of every thing I could to get to the next step. I tried it all.
Finally, I called "tech support". They said I must pay $49 to get that tech support, because it's been more than a year! :) Yep!
I relentlessly paid the ridiculous fee, and was transferred to the tech support (that I thought I was already supposed to be on the phone with....)
After explaining my pc situatiion, she immediately told me that my computer was an ancient 5 yrs. old, and that I'd be better off junkin' it and buying a new one that she'd give me a great deal on! :) Did she tell me I'd be better off getting my hands on a WIRED mouse so that I could complete the restore process???? NO!!! :)
But Chris thought of it.... good ol' Chris!! :) He's become quite the handy man, over the years! :) We had (and still do have) 2 boxes of old computer equipment in our back yard, waiting to be disposed of properly. We had purposed to destroy it all, so I purposely also watered it, along w/ the grass! :) So I didn't bother trying the wired mouse that was there....
but Chris did! :)
And .... it WORKED!!!!!!! We (thanks be to GOD for his grace and mercy) did get it going again, and are still working to get programs re-installed and back to "normal". Boy! That sure does take a long time! ;)
I was totally upset and sorry we'd lost so many memories that were caught on photo, and so much work that got lost. I had comforted the kids also, by telling them.... it's just another form of "stuff", evidently..... We still have the memories in our hearts and minds..... (Until I started thinking that there ARE some memories you ONLY get by seeing the photo).... ah well.....
I went on to say, that more importantly we all still have eachother... we have the REAL deal right here! WE are here! WE are okay! :)
Not only did we lose photos, I had a ton of topical scripure compilations. I have a disc backed up from 2 yrs. ago... but that's 2 yrs ago...... bummer..... That's alot of work and TIME invested...
It all just goes back to the scripture about "treasures, your heart, where moth and rust destroy... there your heart is also...." I can't remember it right... but ya know which one I mean. (I'd pull it up on the PC Bible- but we haven't been able to re-install it yet...) ;)
I want to be extra careful that my treasures are not the sort of things that moth and rust, (and everything else) can destroy. My priorities need to change. I thought our photos were not stuff, and that they were pretty important, but even that did tend to get carried away with. I know God allowed it to happen for a reason, and a good one, at that.
I want to be careful these things aren't one of the idols Pastor talked about in his sermon......
I want to take less photos and fully enjoy more moments, w/out the camera "in the way".
And when I do take photos, I think I'll back them up online instead of onto the pc, AND I'll also leave them on the photo card, and just purchase more photo cards, and that should take all the time and hassle and risk out the pc situation, saving to disc, etc.
~~ (Computer genious friends- you can let me know if I'm right about this idea.;)
Most importantly, it is most important to me, that our kids (and us) know the Bible, read the Bible, live the Bible, glorify God & Christ Jesus, etc.
We want to be ready when Jesus comes.
It is becoming more and more evident, that it'll be sooner and sooner, isn't it?
(I've been anxious to share this w/ you all.... and finally getting around to it! :))
HE's been teaching me to let go of many things & "things"......
and also asking me "What ARE your true priorities??"
1st of all, as some of you know.... the yard sale thing...... ;( was a sore topic. I do usually just give everything away, but I wanted to really get rid of a TON of stuff! And we did need the money... however, a month's worth of work & time, and dollars later, it was not worth it, and it just feels better in MANY ways, to just give it away! :)
Stuff! It's just stuff! Big, bad, ugly stuff! Who needs it? ;) It's over-rated... highly over-rated.
And as for the baby clothes, and kids clothes I was hanging onto, for both future possibilities and hopes, and also for the sake of precious memories and what not....
THAT was difficult to let go. But I did save my favorite, favorite stuff, for when and if our day comes again.... ;) So now I'm pretty happy.....
Anyway, God did just teach me a ton over the course of the whole yard sale ordeal, and some is still being learned about it. Many many times in my life I've been too caught up in the enjoyment of STUFF. I don't much care about it anymore. I don't even want any more stuff (unless it's to replace something we already have and NEED.) I don't want any presents, and I don't want to go out to eat. (I don't want more stuff to deal with, and I don't want to gain weight- I want to LOSE weight!;)
Having more stuff, means you have to dust all that stuff!! It means you have to lug all that stuff around from one place to another, for one reason or another, at times. Who wants that?
And besides, many people need all that stuff more than I do. What a blessing it is to someone else....
Well, I sure did think I learned many mighty lessons after all that ...... (and you don't even know the 1/2 of it!:) And yet......
there's part II:
I've been working on an ongoing project of putting all our digital photos, and videos (cherished memories) into backup, via online & onto disc. This has taken a TON of time... way too much time, and I never did finish....
That's right I said never DID finish... PAST tense..... ;(
Last week I diligently got right into the project, backing up highest priority photos.... and videos..... just in case our computer "dies", we don't wanna' lose it all, right?
Well, I got our videos saved onto disc, and I got more stuff saved online..... (THANK GOD the videos are SAVED!!).... and was TRYING over and over again, to get a DVD software program to work right, but as usual, these days, it just kept freezing... and I had to turn down, and restart the p/c over and over again..... ;(
Then finally- it happened!!! That dreadful screen came on, announcing that my computer was in otherwords, D-E-A-D, for good now.....
I began to walk thru the restore-process..... everything was moving along slightfully hopefully, and I seemed to be 1/2 way thru, until a screen came on, that required a working mouse....
I have a brain, and attempted to use it in every way possible, thinking of every thing I could to get to the next step. I tried it all.
Finally, I called "tech support". They said I must pay $49 to get that tech support, because it's been more than a year! :) Yep!
I relentlessly paid the ridiculous fee, and was transferred to the tech support (that I thought I was already supposed to be on the phone with....)
After explaining my pc situatiion, she immediately told me that my computer was an ancient 5 yrs. old, and that I'd be better off junkin' it and buying a new one that she'd give me a great deal on! :) Did she tell me I'd be better off getting my hands on a WIRED mouse so that I could complete the restore process???? NO!!! :)
But Chris thought of it.... good ol' Chris!! :) He's become quite the handy man, over the years! :) We had (and still do have) 2 boxes of old computer equipment in our back yard, waiting to be disposed of properly. We had purposed to destroy it all, so I purposely also watered it, along w/ the grass! :) So I didn't bother trying the wired mouse that was there....
but Chris did! :)
And .... it WORKED!!!!!!! We (thanks be to GOD for his grace and mercy) did get it going again, and are still working to get programs re-installed and back to "normal". Boy! That sure does take a long time! ;)
I was totally upset and sorry we'd lost so many memories that were caught on photo, and so much work that got lost. I had comforted the kids also, by telling them.... it's just another form of "stuff", evidently..... We still have the memories in our hearts and minds..... (Until I started thinking that there ARE some memories you ONLY get by seeing the photo).... ah well.....
I went on to say, that more importantly we all still have eachother... we have the REAL deal right here! WE are here! WE are okay! :)
Not only did we lose photos, I had a ton of topical scripure compilations. I have a disc backed up from 2 yrs. ago... but that's 2 yrs ago...... bummer..... That's alot of work and TIME invested...
It all just goes back to the scripture about "treasures, your heart, where moth and rust destroy... there your heart is also...." I can't remember it right... but ya know which one I mean. (I'd pull it up on the PC Bible- but we haven't been able to re-install it yet...) ;)
I want to be extra careful that my treasures are not the sort of things that moth and rust, (and everything else) can destroy. My priorities need to change. I thought our photos were not stuff, and that they were pretty important, but even that did tend to get carried away with. I know God allowed it to happen for a reason, and a good one, at that.
I want to be careful these things aren't one of the idols Pastor talked about in his sermon......
I want to take less photos and fully enjoy more moments, w/out the camera "in the way".
And when I do take photos, I think I'll back them up online instead of onto the pc, AND I'll also leave them on the photo card, and just purchase more photo cards, and that should take all the time and hassle and risk out the pc situation, saving to disc, etc.
~~ (Computer genious friends- you can let me know if I'm right about this idea.;)
Most importantly, it is most important to me, that our kids (and us) know the Bible, read the Bible, live the Bible, glorify God & Christ Jesus, etc.
We want to be ready when Jesus comes.
It is becoming more and more evident, that it'll be sooner and sooner, isn't it?
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