Do you recycle?

We live in a time when it is cool to recycle and everyone is going green. It seems as if everyone is now considering the world and maybe what it may look like 100 years from now. On Friday, driving home from school Regan said to Carrie, "Mom can you believe that some people do not recycle!" Regan learned about recycling at school last week. Well to be honest with everyone, that someone was us. Not anymore. Tonight as Regan lead the way we went to Target and finally to Walmart to buy 2 containers so the McKeehan's could recycle. One bin for plastic and one for cans. We now have 7 cans in the plastic box and half of a 26 gallon trash can filled with all of the plastic things I could find rummaging through our existing trash. What a joy I had to see my little 4 year old baby girl laugh and smile as she put in the first can and first plastic water bottle. By the way, she is not done. She has already called my parents to ask them if they recycle? It also got me thinking about how I spend money. If I have to buy things and everyone does, why not spend it places that help others. We shopped at Target tonight because they give 5% of their profit away to organizations like the United Way and other notable charities. Ethos water has the mission to help children have safe and pure drinking water. Jedidiah clothing has a line of clothes that sends a percentage away to help others. Maybe if we think and plan, we can spend the money we are going to spend anyway and help others along the way. We should all recycle and we should all help people. Jesus said when you do to the least of these, you are doing unto me. As I laid my beautiful baby girl to bed she was still asking what she could recycle. She is passionate and I am thankful. I want to change the world and I am lucky-Regan is right behind me!