happy earth day!

when i really stop & ponder the earth, i'm completely amazed.

God created this amazing planet we live on & everything around us.

i'm thankfully to have been raised by very earth friendly parents.

i remember when recycling first arrived on the scene, my mother

was a recycling nazi! haha. it drove me crazy as a kid to have to dig

things out of the trash when she saw something i'd thrown away that

was recyclable, but now i am so thankful that she instilled this love

for taking care of our earth. we also spent LOTS of time outside

in the yard, camping in the mountains, & time at the beach.

i'm so thankful for my love for the outdoors & spending time in God's creation.

i'm also a water fanatic! it's pretty much all i drink besides

coffee & a little wine here & there. i used to drink bottled water,

but have since been very convicted of the amount of waste

that comes from water bottles. then there were nalgene

bottles, but mine are old & i'm not messing around with questionable

plastics. i recently purchased a kleen kanteen & i'm in love!!

it's pretty much with me at all times. check them out here

i encourage you to figure out today what you can do

to reuse, reduce, & recycle in your own life.

the possibilities are seriously endless.

enjoy the earth today,

it's the only one we have!!!

-aw