Time for God?

When was the last time you did something for God? Really? Sure we pray, go to church, do something good, but why? Is it because you are trying to be good, show off, get salvation, and the list can go on. Its hard in the world with our busy schedules, fast paced life and expected outcomes to sit down and do if for GOD! I know its hard. We are human. Thankfully we have a faithful, loving, caring, understanding Lord. Its not easy to take time for something else in our life. At the end of the day, I really just want to watch TV, let my mind go blank and relax.

I challenge you do start to do something for God. Get to know HIM. I am starting tonight! I know its not easy, I am not saying it will be. Giving up your time, but it is worth it. Once you start you will be thankful. But do it for HIM, not you, your kids, spouse, parents, friends or anyone else. Don't do it in front of people, but in your own time, just God and you. Regardless where its at, bathroom, while your doing laundry, dishes, feeding your baby, anytime and anywhere! Don't make excuses, just do it!

Need help or a starting point? Start inside your heart, ask the Lord of guidance. Then try the Bible! Need a little more help? Get a study guide or try an online website like YouVersion, they will send you a study that you pick out to your email or your phone. I look forward to seeing you all grow with God, regardless if you are finding God, know Him or close to Him, we need growth in the Lord.
Think of Luke 10:37-42.  Martha wants everything to be perfect, she cleans and cooks, while Mary is at the feet of Jesus. She is thinking, how can she be sitting there, while I do all the house work and prepare dinner. How many of you are like Martha? I know I tend to be, I want my house clean, food to be at the right time, and everything to be, well perfect. I need to be like Mary, at the feet of Jesus. Praying, talking, listening, preaching and doing what my Lord wants me to do. It's hard isn't it! Let us all try to be more like Mary.

Blessing to you all, in God's name! 

Recyle

Bible Verse for today: Leviticus 25:23

“The land must never be sold on a permanent basis, for the land belongs to me. You are only foreigners and tenant farmers for me”. 

First I want to apologize for not having any blogs up for the last several days; it has been a bit crazy with summer activities in my house.

 I want to talk about recycling…this come to mind to me yesterday when we were at our lake and there was tons of trash and most of it could be recycled.

I have really got my kids trained for recycling. We always recycle. But like many of people they have questions on what can be recycled.

• Acid Batteries
• Aluminum Cans
• Building Materials
• Cardboard
• Chemicals
• Electronic equipment
• Glass (particularly bottles and jars)
• Lead
• Magazines
• Metal
• Newspaper
• Oil

• Paint
• Paper
• Plastic Bags
• Plastic Bottles
• Steel Cans
• Tires
• Appliances
• Wood
• Writing/Copy Paper
• Yard Waste  

Depending on your where you live will greatly depend on what your recycling company will pick up.  You can check on what online or call your waste company. Or visit 

      http://www.recyclingcenters.org/                                                                   

My son is in charge of taking out our recycling and he loves it. You can buy a recycle bin for inside of your house so it makes it convenient to use! We have a small wastebasket, nothing special, but we all know it’s the place where all recyclable’s go!  I have mind right next to the trashcan. This helps my family remember to recycle!  When it is full my son will take it out.

Did you know you can get paid to recycle too? Aluminum cans are a big one and you can most likely find a place in your area that will gladly take them and pay!!

What about cell phones and other electronics that are collecting dust? I used http://www.yourenew.com It was easy! I just typed in my device, printed off the prepaid label for shipping, shipped it out and waited for my money. There are several companies out there like this one. I looked around to be sure I got the best price, so I would suggest you do the same.  

Ink Cartridges can be recycled at cash4cartriges, toner buyer, advantage cartridges, ecycle group. If you have used any of these website please let me know, I have yet to try any of them out!

Cardboard boxes can be recycled at used cardboard boxes or boxcycle. Again I have not used these sites but would love to know how they turn out.

Of course don’t forget to recycle your old glasses! There are a lot of places in your local area that will accept them for great causes.

Here is a link to learn a lot about recycling, plus they will pay you to recycle if it’s in your area. But the best part of this website is that you can get a lot of coupons and earn points as you learn about recycling. Cash your points in for coupons, deal, gift cards and more!!

http://www.recyclebank.com

                                                                                               

Here are a few things that you probably did not know you can recycle

·         Hair

·         Jeans even torn one

·         Corks for wine bottles

·         Cotton products such as q-tips, cotton balls, lint,  etc

·         Crayons

·         Surf boards

·         Keys

·         Rechargeable batteries

·         Golf  balls (go to knetgolf)

·         Trophy’s

To read more about the items above visit www.eath911.com They have much more information as well.

Stop all of your junk mail..its a lot of waste! Here are a few sites that can help with it

 https://www.optoutprescreen.com/?rf=t

 

https://www.dmachoice.org/dma/member/home.action;jsessionid=A8613514728CF1326DA55F3D4AC1C23E.tomcat2

https://www.catalogchoice.org/

http://www.coxtarget.com/mailsuppression/s/DisplayMailSuppressionForm

http://www.valassis.com/1024/Contact/contact_home.aspx

You can also call 800-NO-Thanks

Sign up your bills to receive them by email.

I know this is a lot of info, but I really just want to let you know there are a lot of things and places that can be recycled. There are thousands of sites online with a lot of info. I would love to know your favorite online places to visit and what you do to recycle!

Fast ways to start recycling:

Get your family involved

Get a recycle can to put your recycles in

Find out what your recycle center takes

Place other recycles in a box until you can drop them off at a special recycle center or mail them in

Remember you don’t have to be 100% perfect to make a difference! It starts with today and with you!