on water and guilt
no more cancer in a bottle... :)
we got our reverse osmosis water purification system installed, and WOW does it taste yummy! well, it actually has absolutely no taste at all, which is heavenly. so clean and pure. and, the guy even ran a line to our freezer, so now, after 5 years, we actually have ice! we feel like total nerds, but we're so excited. what a blessing, above and beyond.
now onto the guilt part: for those of you who watch Idol (we confess we do now...but we don't vote, so we're not idolaters yet! :) ), i can't help but think of how Idol Gives Back reminded us of all the people in the world who don't even have clean water. having that in my mind these past weeks, and now staring at my endless source of perfectly healthy, beautiful water, i can't help but feel SO stinking spoiled. not only do we have a such a system available to install, but we have the funds to buy it! honestly, i have a signifcant case of Water Guilt creeping up behind me.
what i think is a nudging from the Lord, i have been wrestling through what my reaction and attitude should be. i understand that we are the wealthiest country in the world, and i also understand that our hearts are idol factories, prone to the highest heights of ingratitude. but i also understand that we are to take what God gives us with an open hand, no looking back. thus, the first step to overcoming Water Guilt is to be thankful for what God has lovingly (not begrudgingly) given. the second step is to stay thankful - cultivating a grateful, humble heart - and continually (meaning, not taking it for granted) praise God for His wonderful hand. and the third step would be to keep an eye open for opportunities to bless others in the same way He has blessed us, whether they are near or far. someday, Lord, give us a chance to buy someone else clean water! meanwhile, we will enjoy our hydration to the fullest! :)
we got our reverse osmosis water purification system installed, and WOW does it taste yummy! well, it actually has absolutely no taste at all, which is heavenly. so clean and pure. and, the guy even ran a line to our freezer, so now, after 5 years, we actually have ice! we feel like total nerds, but we're so excited. what a blessing, above and beyond.
now onto the guilt part: for those of you who watch Idol (we confess we do now...but we don't vote, so we're not idolaters yet! :) ), i can't help but think of how Idol Gives Back reminded us of all the people in the world who don't even have clean water. having that in my mind these past weeks, and now staring at my endless source of perfectly healthy, beautiful water, i can't help but feel SO stinking spoiled. not only do we have a such a system available to install, but we have the funds to buy it! honestly, i have a signifcant case of Water Guilt creeping up behind me.
what i think is a nudging from the Lord, i have been wrestling through what my reaction and attitude should be. i understand that we are the wealthiest country in the world, and i also understand that our hearts are idol factories, prone to the highest heights of ingratitude. but i also understand that we are to take what God gives us with an open hand, no looking back. thus, the first step to overcoming Water Guilt is to be thankful for what God has lovingly (not begrudgingly) given. the second step is to stay thankful - cultivating a grateful, humble heart - and continually (meaning, not taking it for granted) praise God for His wonderful hand. and the third step would be to keep an eye open for opportunities to bless others in the same way He has blessed us, whether they are near or far. someday, Lord, give us a chance to buy someone else clean water! meanwhile, we will enjoy our hydration to the fullest! :)
p.s.- for anna, and for others of you who would like to toss your plastic bottle for a steel one, go to kleankanteen.com :)
posted by jen at
3:15 PM
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Congrats!! I am in total agreement with you about the quality of water that reverse osmosis produces:>
Enjoy!!
patti? as in, patti tanner?? :) wow, girl, i'm so glad to "see" you here! we missed seeing you when you were down for that wedding, but of course we totally understand. but, you sly doggie, you didn't leave us any contact info so we could call you back! anyhoo, we hope you are doing well, and we miss you!
love,
jen and joe
remember, not everyone used to have a phone. but now we do.
Someday, everyone will have clean water too, but we do need to work for it too...
:)
but what about making coffee in our plastic coffee makers? is that bad?
kevin, our coffee maker is glass...you know, the french type. :) plastic is right out! of our house, anyway. ;)
nice to see you here! we hope you and joy are doing well. we like your new blog format. enjoying what's been had of LOST? :)
glass? what? how? linky linky please!
and here's your lost link for the day
kevin - i tried to give you a link here, but i'm retarded and can't figure out how. so, you'll have to work a little harder, sorry. go to amazon.com, and do a search for "bodum santos coffee maker" and "french press". you'll see what i mean by glass. :)
cheers!
ah, yes.... very nice.
so after reading this stuff, i've switched at work from my plastic water bottle to using my steel thermos to transport water. so far, so good!
to add links like i did read this
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