Finish This! 4th edition...

Beautiful summer sunset view from our back yard

Week 4 already!  I love doing these and I hope you enjoy reading and commenting too.  As always, I participate in this link up through fellow bloggers:

1)  My last growing pain was.....

I'm sure I have had growing pains since this, but the one that sticks out in my mind the most is from 1999.  My Grandmother, who we lived next door to, had a stroke and passed away a week later.  This was a huge growing pain for me.  As my husband and I went in to her house and found her.  It was a very hard time for my whole family.

2)  I grow and nurture......

from reading, writing and listening to music.  I like to read inspirational books to lift me up.  I like to write to nurture my soul, and listening to music lifts me up and nurtures my soul together.

3)  The guilt-free snack I enjoy most....

is a hard boiled egg.  LOL I know that seems strange, but they really are a guilt-free snack.  Loaded with protein and low in calories, I love 'em!

4)  The best reason to stay up all night.....

Is there a good reason?  I don't think so!!  I like to sleep too much.  Besides, there is NO WAY I could stay awake all night anymore.  :)

5)  If I were stranded on a desert island, I'd.....

go crazy.  For reals!  I probably would die from lack of technology, my favorite foods and not having music.  I cringed just thinking about it.  HA!

Join me next week as we explore these questions...

Prompts for WEEK 18 (May 7) are: I feel an adrenaline rush when …
I feel energized when …
I feel small when …
I feel big when …
I feel indestructible when …
I feel stupid when …
I feel smart when …

Less is More

This statement always makes me think.  I guess it's a good thing that it enters my mind a lot, but what does it mean really?  Some people may relate this quote to recycling and the less we throw in a land fill the more land (Earth) we have.  While this is also a good thing, it's not the first thing that comes to my mind.

I have heard this quote many times in the past while visiting different churches (while trying to find the one where I fit in).  Less is More.  Less stuff, less possessions, less technology = a more simple life to serve God.  This really is what I am reminded of when I hear this quote.

So in today's world of technology and information at our finger tips (literally) how does one do this?  I am honest when I say that I love the technology that surrounds me.  I have my (smart) phone with me at all times.  I have a laptop, a Kindle Fire HD and other things to make my life "easier".  The thought of unplugging scares me!  Yet "less is more" sounds like the way to go when you think about it.

Perhaps it might be the way we live in our homes.  I have lots of stuff.  Clothes that I don't wear, things that I have collected over the years but can't part with (or so I think).  I was having this conversation with my co-worker this morning and as she reminded me "we can't take it with us".  True.  So I think I will start thinking of the "stuff" I have and come up with a game plan to try and live more simply. 

Could you benefit from "Less is More"?

~LIVE~LAUGH~LOVE~