Withdrawn from the World

I have never been the person that has to have the "in" things.  Even in highschool all the girls were shopping at the mall and I shopped at MFA, Orchlens, or any other farm and home store that carried clothes.  You could usually find me in wranglers, boots, and t-shirts.  Even today I just wear whatever because clothes don't determine your personality, or at least they shouldn't.

I find myself becoming more and more withdrawn from this world.  In the back of my mind I do worry about it, but then I am glad for my decisions.  I am not into a lot of things that my friends are doing, I am very old fashioned I guess.

I thoroughly enjoy preserving foods, going to church, doing fun things with my family.  I want to learn more about foraging and gleaning.  I enjoy our little farm, I know we don't have as much as everyone else and as much as it doesn't bother me it does bother me.  I try not to let it bother me because I want my kids to care for things other than material things, but then everyone around them has the best toys and everything.  It is so hard for them.

Yesterday we celebrated Thanksgiving with the DeHart side.  First we were late, well actually they changed the time to 1 and didn't let us know.  It was set for 2 and we got there at 1:45.  They all know it takes us 45 minutes to get to Weaubleau from our house plus yesterday was Sunday so we had church.  Our church is 12 miles in the opposite direction, and church got out at 12:30 so I thought we were making good time.  Some of Chris' family has started going to "church" but they are still not understanding.  His cousin said something to me about why we were late and she asked why we didn't just go to the morning service.  I laughed and said there is only 1 service in the morning and I didn't think too kindly about churches that have planned out services - church is not about man's plan, it is letting God take command.  Our services are led by God, not by man.  I know she just doesn't understand that.  I also mentioned that we had to go home and change clothes - she looked at me and said oh- is your church one of those that require you to dress up? We just wear our jeans and t-shirts.  Our church sells t-shirts in their gift shop that are appropriate for church. AHHHH!  One it is not required there is no written law, but I feel you should dress your best for the Lord. Two church and gift shop should not be in the same sentence! Do you not remember Jesus and the money changers?? He threw them out!

Matthew 21:12-13

King James Version (KJV)

 ¹²And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves,

 ¹³And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.

I know that not every church is right, but it aches way down in my soul when I think about all the wickedness in our so called "churches".

I guess I am just different.  I am happy though, so that should be the most important thing.  I am happy without the use of and iphone, ipad, ipod, whatever.  I don't have a phone that I can download apps on, I don't have the latest clothes, we don't eat out all the time, we would rather go thrift shopping than anything.  I often get ignored at family functions because my life isn't all that interesting, but oh well.  Their loss I guess.

For Christmas I want a sewing machine.  I probably won't get a new one, but I am on the lookout for a used one.  If I have too I will get my treadle one out of storage!  I am determined to learn how to sew.  I can't find clothes that I like, so I will make them.

I guess I am rambling along so I will stop...