I so enjoyed participating in {this moment} on Friday that I think I will continue them and make Mondays the new day for the Flour Sack! (Yes, I know 'Flour Sack Monday' doesn't have quite the same flowy alliteration as 'Flour Sack Friday', but I also suppose that it doesn't really matter, does it?)
This week I'd like to focus on the concept of waiting. This concept, which is seemingly forgeign to my generation, was quite normal for our grandparents. If they didn't have money for it, they didn't buy it. Instant credit was not a way of life for my grandma, who recalls not being able to participate in Girl Scouts because her parents didn't have the money to buy her the uniform. She accepted that. It was all she knew.
And do you know what? She survived.
So waiting is something we strive to practice a little more around here. We try to make the distinction between what we really need and what we really want. (Sometimes this line gets quite fuzzy!) Sure, we buy what we need. But we have found that sometimes, if we wait long enough, even things we want just happen to show up! Take these canning supplies, example....
When a friend mentioned her grandfather was looking for a new home for his canning supplies, I jumped at the chance. I have always wanted to invest more in canning equipment, but it's never been the right time for our budget. I was hopeful that if I waited long enough some supplies would turn up.....at a yard sale, thrift store, Craig's list or in some other buget-concious way.
And low and behold, along with all of these jars and lids, this grandfather gave me a beautiful pressure cooker!
Finally, I have one...thanks to a generous man who wanted to see his canning supplies in a home where they are appreciated. And this was well worth the wait.
(Now...I just need to figure out how to use it.....)
Happy Monday to You!

