Day 4 - Amelia's Home!

(She's home!)

Amelia is home from her 2 week trip to Florida!  Things are going to get back to normal!  Yay!  I was a little worried about the whole TV thing though.  She read my earlier blog post while she was on vacation so she knew what was going on, but she made it clear to me that she was not boycotting TV along with me.  Well, she was tired from the long trip home and wanted to watch.  I wanted to be with her, but didn't want to sit there staring at her while she watched TV!  I mentioned maybe watching a Netflix movie to her.  I figured I could watch a movie with her while she rested.  So... I watched.  haha  Oh well.  I'm not going to consider this "TV" though!  Not sure if you agree, but that's what I'm going to go with.

As for last night... I read more.  I'm reading Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis (copyright 1943) based on the recommendation of someone from my church.  It's really interesting and I agree with the writer completely!  I'm only on page 58 out of 175 though.  I'd like to share an excerpt from page 49 "That is why the Christian is in a different position from other people who are trying to be good.  They hope, by being good, to please God if there is one; or - if they think there is not - at least they hope to deserve approval from good men.  But the Christian thinks any good he does comes from the Christ-life inside him.  He does not think God will love us because we are good, but that God will make us good because He loves us; just as the roof of a greenhouse does not attract the sun because it is bright, but becomes bright because the sun shines on it."

Oh... and I wanted to share something amazing!  I may even go as far as to call it miraculous!  Phil did not turn the TV on this morning!  He listened to music and then cleaned out his closet!  The TV never came on!  It was a beautiful thing. 

The last thing on my mind for today... I'm thinking about what I can change next and I think I came up with something.  I believe this will be harder for me than this whole no TV thing.  I HATE errands.  I don't like to go to the grocery store, the post office, the DMV, the store for pajamas (I need to buy some pajamas for next weekend), oil changes, etc... I like to be at home, at someone else's home, at church or outside.  This has caused me to be a huge procrastinator in this area.  My next step in Changing How I Live is ZERO procrastination.  When I have an errand, I will do it as soon as possible.  I will do it even if I feel like it will kill me!   This starts Monday actually... I have to go to the post office and the ECheck facility and I will do it!  Say a little prayer for me please.  This is where I need much help.