Recycling Shoes and A Movie Recommendation

..I knew I shouldn’t have let my husband throw out his grimy, dilapidated work shoes… I’d been spending so much time researching how to recycle odds and ends of junk in our house (cds, dvds, furniture, electronics, etc.), I decided I just couldn’t spend one more minute looking for shoe recycling info. And wouldn’t you know it, a few days later this article showed up in my email inbox. Fooey!! Instant regret.. the garbage had already been toted away so there was no chance of reclaiming those lifeless shoes for a better purpose. But at least now, thanks to Annie at care2, I have some great future referencs for recycling worn-out shoes. I especially like the Croc initiative Soles United… now that makes me excited and willing to buy the real deal instead of a knock-off!

You know what else makes me excited?.. going to a movie that you know won’t have foul language, nudity or any other offensive material. Add ice-cream- PUMPKIN PIE ice cream- to that and you’ve got a great recipe for a date night. Which is what I was blessed enough to have on Saturday night. My husband and I went on a much needed date, probably the last before Baby Bump arrives (39 weeks on Tuesday, it’s go time!), and it was so relaxing. So what’s that movie we watched? Fireproof. I cried watching the trailer, and cried even more watching the movie. Now I’m a drama fan and enjoy watching Hallmark movies so I won’t give my review because honestly they don’t normally hold up well with the general public. However, my husband- my movie-loving, past theatre performing husband- even enjoyed the movie. His response was that the acting and filming were better than Facing the Giants, made by the same creators, that they did a good job of showing both sides of what was going on in the minds of the husband and the wife, and that it showed how Christians aren’t perfect, revealing issues that happen in everyone’s lives but no one talks about- i.e. people yelling at each other, losing control, blaming others, trapped in addictions… Oh how I yearn to be a part of a Christian community that is for real and truly open with one another instead of hiding behind a “holier than though” front. Ok, so I’m not going to get all whiny and negative, I know I’ve just got to be prayerful and patient. But it ticks me off people! Sometimes I think I should wear a t-shirt to church that says: “I yell at my daughter sometimes. I’m not proud of it. I’m praying that I will stop interfering and let God work in my heart. Will you pray for me too?” That could be interesting.

…gotta go remove a spider from my house. Love to all!