Life is Good

Spent my day in a quiet way....had some food shopping to do and then took Melanie to the dentist. It was a blessing to be there for her. She welled up with tears when we told her we wanted to help in more than just being there for her. I wrote a check, joyfully. The reason I share this is because I have written about money lately and how it can be a blessing and how it can also consume you, the choice is always yours. Don't take it as a brag or something, its not. This morning it became clear to me that its not a life of wealth and goods that I want, but a life of simplicity with money to use for good and not for possessions. That is what its about for me, and nothing other than that feels right.
I am never an advocate of giving money to folks that got themselves into debt by foolishness, or who spend their money on a whim, buying stuff they don't need or when its just to show off, even if it was a child of mine. But, we enjoy living as we do in a simple way which allows us to be able to help family out when there is a real need. Today, there was a blessing of being able to help out, which defines to me what being rich is.

"Remember that children, marriages, and flower gardens reflect the kind of care they get.”
~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.~