Want vs. Need

I want a new car.  I want a new wardrobe.  I want a new house.  It seems sometimes like everyone has these things except me.  Yes, I did make the decision to stay home, therefore reducing our income to one and we have had to make sacrifices - but that doesn't stop the wanting.  I could go back to work and make extra money, but I want to be home for my kids and doing the things that need to be done around here for my family.   I try to be patient, but some days I feel like my 3 year old, pitching a fit and whining.  When I tell my kids no they can't have something, I have to remind myself of the same rule.  Then God reminds me of all the good things he's done in my life, my house, my husband who has a job, my children, a God who loves me.  Maybe God is after growth in patience and rearrangement of priorities or contentment in my heart or refinement of my character.  Whatever He's after, I want to honor and glorify Him.   "I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am." Philippians 4:11.  Being content is a hard pill to swallow sometimes, but I have to stop and look around.  Look at this person who is hurting, this person who has lost their home, or the lost person who needs salvation.  I don't NEED those things, I just WANT them and I have to pray ernestly to God to take the Want out of my heart and show me that all I really need is Him.  "God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus."  Philippians 4:19.

Disorganized

I know it's been over a week since I have blogged and I told myself if I started a blog I would not be one of those people who didn't actually keep it up every week.  But everytime I think I have each thing in my full life on schedule, someone gets sick, I get called in to work, something unexpected comes up or I just get lazy.   With the holiday this week, it is messing up my walking time since I can't walk with Easton (he will not stay in  a stroller) and David's schedule always gets changed on holiday weeks.  Usually I try to walk on  Monday thru Friday since Eastson is in K-3 M-W-F and on Tues. David doesn't go in to work until 1:00 and he usually off on Thursdays.  I take the weekends off. 
This week David worked early today, I am subbing tomorrow all day.  So, I won't get to walk until Thursday and Friday.  I hate to exercise by myself and I told myself since I couldn't walk I would, but of course I haven't yet.  I was also reading a Health magazine last night and it said when you turn 40 your metabolism slows down and you have to workout twice as much to do any good and especially on your midsection which is where most of your weight resides in your 40's.  Thanks - that's exactly what I wanted to here - NOT!  Why does maintaining weight have to be so complicated.  I'm not asking to be a size 0, just a size 8, that doesn't have to worry about anything hanging over my pants when I sit down or anything moving when I walk or run.  How hard is that? 
Well, hopefully I will get back on track with my blogging and walking next week.