Earth Day

Today is Earth Day...  a great day to clarify my blog name - "Living Grenier (Greener)".  I've had some people congratulate me for trying to live a greener lifestyle "in order to save the planet and make sure our grandchildren will even have a planet at all."  But I'm trying to live a greener lifestyle in order to attempt to live a healthier life, and to be a good steward of the planet that God has given us.  In Genesis, God entrusted Adam and Eve (and now us) as caretakers of His creation.  I don't fear the future, I don't fear for my children or grandchildren or even great grandchildren.  God is in complete control over everything, and that includes the planet. I'm not trying to be fanatical, or buying into the mainstream media's "Global Warming" theory, or buying into fear strategies...  The earth is NOT my mother!!!  I am just trying to look at my decisions and think, "What would my great grandparents have eaten, or bought, or done, or cooked..."  I'm not trying to be progressive, I'm trying to go back to the basics.  

Everybody's doing it...

Okay, everybody's doing it...  I guess it's about time to join the blogging craze...  I've held out for long enough, so now I am attempting too...  My purpose here is to just give my family and loved ones a glimpse into our lives.  I'm striving to just be me.  I'm not clever with naming things...  except a turtle I had as a pet for about a week I named Pokey...  I really liked that name...  anyway, I named my blog Living Grenier to play off of Living "Greener" (if you hadn't already caught that...) which is often how people mispronounce our name.  It's also how I've been trying (baby steps people) to live - greener...  Not that I've bought into the whole global warming idea or anything, just trying to live healthier, and trying to be a better steward of what God's entrusted to us.  Those of us who are Christians ought to be some of the greenest out there!  :)  Not only with healthy, sustainable living, but also green with spiritual growth...

Thanks so much Ainsley for the inspiration, and yes, I am planning on stealing your Thankful Thursday idea - great idea!  

Caleb has named two dogs, Pepsi and Snack (Eric added "Gator" in front...  sick sense of humor...).  Did you ever come up with a great name that you just loved?