tonight, we successfully replaced our kitchen sink, and are running our new portable dishwasher (compliments of Ton & Gar for Reid's graduation).
we don't have to wash our dishes by hand. for the first time in a long time! like, more than two years time.
it helps put things in perspective. having a dishwasher is a total luxury, but to most it's a necessity. if i showed a house to a potential buyer and it didn't have a dishwasher, i'd probably be fired. bad REALTOR!
Reid and i have a lot of luxuries that we take for granted. for example, we've been living just under 200% of the poverty level (according to the United States Department of Health and Human Services) for the last three years, and we haven't really skipped a beat in terms of being able to go out with friends for dinner, or become Wednesday Warriors at Medici. of course, we haven't taken a vacation since our honeymoon but that's like a real luxury. right?
think about it. we don't KNOW hunger. if you're reading this, you're probably sitting on a cushy couch, or you're on a boat, or you're sitting at your cushy job stealing company time. we don't know poverty. we don't know need. what we need is to take a careful look at those around us. what do they need? is it money, food, clothing, Jesus? is it you?
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Mom and I were having this discussion today. There's an older guy that hangs around the Walmart here w/ a sign around his neck that says "will work for food." One of the girls I work w/ tried to give him some money but he refused and only ended taking a bottle of water b/c it was a hot day.
But I told Mom that though I'm beat poor, I'm still able to at least pay my bills, have some fun, and have my head stay just slightly above the water. :-) Of course, if I don't do something else soon, I won't be so lucky...but hey, that's what I've gotta do.
i think that a lot of us are doing what we have to. reid and i have been eeking by for the past three years, and we both know the dangers of slipping into bad habits with our new dual income. blech!
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