Materialism

This is a post that I've been thinking about writing for a while now, but I would always find something else to take a picture of haha.

Wednesday 1-19-11

I don't have the best fashion sense. Just a fact, I will not be one of those adorable, always put-together elementary school teachers when I start school of ed next year. I like to look nice sometimes, but I also really love jeans and a t-shirt sometimes. 

One thing that I'm somewhat struggling with right now/I think its just something we in America are going to struggle with no matter what- materialism. I walk around campus and see all these adorable girls in really cute clothes and ADORABLE shoes, and I think "I really want something like that" or, worse "I need something like that." Really? I NEED it?? When I have all of these clothes?

Not to mention all the shirts and jeans/ shorts in my dresser and the stuff that is still at home that I just didn't bring with me. And that's just my winter clothes. And I "need" more clothes?

I have a whole drawer full of shoes, but I "need" more shoes?

I don't think that there is anything wrong with wanting to look nice or anything like that, but I hate hearing myself think "need." Because I don't "need" anything. God has blessed me and my family with so much, I am completely provided for. I don't "need" a new shirt or new shoes.