A Girl Scout Leader I know asked me if I would be interested in helping her troop of senior Girl Scouts earn their Locavore Badge. Of course I said yes! I love the mission of the Girl Scouts, and I am all in for talking about Local Food and everything associated with it. Of course […]
Personal Commandments
Support Craftsmanship
Recently I read the book, “Cheap – The High Cost of Discount Culture“. In it, the author explains how the trend in our society for ever increasing quantities of ever cheaper goods is ruining us.I encourage you to pick it up and read it if you haven’t. Some say it’s a hard book to get […]
Be a Blessing
My next personal commandment is “Be a Blessing”. This one comes from Genesis 12 where God tells Abram that “all of the families of the earth will be blessed through (him)” This phrase also resonated with me. I’ve always wanted to contribute to improving any situation of which I am a part. I want my […]
Dwell Richly
A number of years ago I started to noticing just a couple of phrases that really resonated with me. I wasn’t sure how to classify them, or what to call them. Thanks to Gretchen Rubin over at The Happiness Project I have now decided to refer to these phrases as “Personal Commandments”. Here’s the first […]