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Adding a little bit on from yesterday, after my shower last night I decided to gather up all of the things that were not being used or were extra and I came out on top. I filled a big basket with shampoo, conditioner, lotion, soap, hair ties, and dental floss. I also had about 7 big bright towels that no longer go with the bathroom decor, which this is where I started thinking how ridiculous that I have all of this EXTRA stuff. It kinda made me sick. Fortunately though Chad has lots of mens coats and jeans that needed a home and I did have some fun smell good stuff that some lucky ladies will get to use! I hope it is a treat for them. I would love to go across the world on a mission trip don't get me wrong, but I have decided that there are people right here in our community that need help first. There are families that need food and shelter, homeless that need a shower, and children that just need a little TLC.

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Last night when I was laying in bed I started thinking about what is really important to me. Relationships seemed to be number one. Whether my relationship with the Lord, my relationship with my mother, my relationship with Chad, or my relationship with my cousin Cadie, they all are different relationships, but all equally as important. I don't really know anything as substantial as building the relationships in our lives. I know for most like me it is a hard concept to grasp that we can't take things with us from this life, but the connections we have made with people here and with the Lord we can. The knowledge we can get from an hour conversation with our grandparents, or even great grandparents for some of us that are lucky, is priceless. You can't find that kind of counsel in books or from class. Life lessons are the most valuable things we can learn and the only way to learn them is from the people who have already experienced life more than we have. We take for granted the fact that these people are always going to be there so we forget about them sometimes. We have to water these relationships as if they were plants to make them grow. Also while taking on my new job of babysitting my almost 2 year old niece I have realized that children are our very own angels among us and they are such a blessing and gift from the Lord. There are people I know in my life that desperately want children and for some reason they can't have them. I will never understand that, but I do know that children are a gift and are our only clear view of innocence in this sinful world. Ultimately this just struck a chord with me and we are put here on earth to do 2 things, serve & love the Lord our God with all of your heart, and love others as you love yourself and establish relationships with them.

So now I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. -John 13:34

Lord help me make the most out of my relationships. Help me to water and nurture them so they will grow. Do not let me forget those people in my life who I don't see often, but help me to make more of an effort to show them that I love them.