This 2 week clothes challenge is almost finished. Overall, it's been a pretty good experience. In doing this experiment I'm trying to pass on some valuable lessons to my kids.
A few weeks ago a girlfriend gave me some boxes of hand-me-downs for my girls. There were at least 20 pairs of jeans and so many shirts, dresses, coats, etc... Way more than we needed. My girls were ecstatic at the chance to pick out some "new" clothes. But I made it clear that we would only be picking a few things, mostly things we had need of, and the rest we would pass on. They were great about it. They picked some things, more than I would have liked, and I snuck some of the extras out when they were asleep.
So we still had a lot of clothes to pass on. I really want to start being more thoughtful about where I'm donating. I contacted my kids' school to see if there were any families in need of girls clothing. The counselor let me know that there was a family in need, with a girl size 4T and a girl size 8. I looked through all the clothes and there were a few items in each size, but not a ton.
I really wanted to be helpful to this family, so it was time to put my money where my mouth is. I don't want to just give my hand-me-downs, which were really hand-me-downs to me in the first place. I want these girls to feel special. I headed to Target to pick out a few outfits for them.
As I was shopping I found 2 dresses. One was cute, but the other was SUPER cute! I went back and forth between the two because the super cute dress was $2 more. TWO DOLLARS!!!! I could probably find $2 in my couch cushions or under the seats of my car. How could I even hesitate? This is where I'm at people. I still have a LONG way to go.
I finally ended up buying the super cute dress. But it took a whisper from the Spirit saying, "If you were buying for you're own daughter wouldn't you spend the extra two dollars?"
"Love your neighbor as yourself" -Matthew 22:39
Lord help me!
