peanut butter chocolate tofu ice cream (tofu???)

Well, since I'm torn between Blogger and Tumblr right now, and rarely use either, here is a post I just made on my other blog: http://rachelyeakley.tumblr.com/post/25440053413/peanut-butter-chocolate-tofu-ice-cream

Maybe someday I'll stay in one place!

Nothing to Wear

The next time I get "nothing to wear" syndrome when I look in my closet, I'm going to come back and read this. I usually don't prefer translations from The Message, but this passage really benefited from a modern update. I discovered it from this blog about a family of six living off of $28,000 a year. The mom reminded me of my friend, Sharon, who often prays before she goes shopping. When I was younger, I admit I thought that was pretty silly. Now I can see the wisdom in it. Here's the passage:

^27-29“Has anyone by fussing in front of the mirror ever gotten taller by so much as an inch? All this time and money wasted on fashion—do you think it makes that much difference?

Instead of looking at the fashions, walk out into the fields and look at the wildflowers. They never primp or shop, but have you ever seen color and design quite like it? The ten best-dressed men and women in the country look shabby alongside them.

^30-33“If God gives such attention to the appearance of wildflowers—most of which are never even seen—don’t you think he’ll attend to you, take pride in you, do his best for you? What I’m trying to do here is to get you to relax, to not be so preoccupied with getting, so you can respond to God’s giving.

People who don’t know God and the way he works fuss over these things, but you know both God and how he works. Steep your life in God-reality, God-initiative, God-provisions. Don’t worry about missing out. You’ll find all your everyday human concerns will be met.

Matthew 6:29-33