Earth Day Project

Since Grace was born on Earth Day and will always celebrate a Bearthday I think it would be awesome to incorporate some kind of activity into her Bearthday celebrations to help take care of the Earth God gave us (1). This year she is only 1 so I did the project during her nap. Anyway, I came across a fun and EASY project. Reusable tank top bags. I had just gone through a bunch of clothes and sent a pile including several tank tops to our Goodwill basket (2). So I went out to the basket and reclaimed my tank tops and have 2 fun shopping bags. All I had to do was sew a seam across the bottom. It was so easy that I'm willing to make these for anyone as long as you supply the tank top.

(1) As a side note I get the impression that saving the Earth has become somewhat of a religion in America. While I think it is very very important to take care of the Earth I have to wonder if some of the passion people feel towards the Earth is misdirected. We should express passion towards the God who gave us this great place to live and take care of it because that's what God called us to do. It just saddens me that so many people don't know the God who made this planet and them.

(2) A helpful tip I learned from my mom to keep your closets less cluttered is find an easily accessible place in your house to keep a laundry basket deemed the Goodwill basket. As you come across things you want to get rid of take them out to the basket. Then when the basket is full make a run to Goodwill or sort the stuff to give to whomever or wherever you'd like. Our Goodwill basket is in the garage so it's easy to run stuff out there and my clutter stays to a minimum. You can also teach people about your basket so they can "basket dive" and pick out stuff they might want. My sister and I always do this at my parents house.