Paying Tithing and Jeans

New clothes are wonderful. I have been thinking about clothes this last week. I had "Healing Minds" Come and pick up a bunch of clothes, that are old and I don't like wearing them any more, and as I look at my closet I realize how much it has shrunk over the past 4 years.

I remember being in my mid twenties and going to Target (I know Target, but I could get more clothes) and just buying whatever I wanted (most of which went to Healing Minds yesterday). I was always coming home with more and more clothes.

I would go to DSW and buy 5 pairs of shoes. They were happy times, but also lonely times as I would mostly go alone when I had nothing to do on a Saturday.

So now I am almost in my Mid 30's and I was thinking about my favorite items in my closet,

Which includes, A pair of black boots (That were given to me by my friend Korri about 4 years ago)

A pair of Jeans (That my niece Nicolina wore in the 7th grade,(she is now in College) that she gave me)

A dress Annie Errebo Zolman gave me when we were roommates in Salt Lake. (10 years ago)

A purple shirt that my sister-in-law gave me that she said was too small for her.

The Three dresses that my husband has picked out for me as birthday presents, One each year over the past 3 years. That is my "New" Shopping Spree. Also, the only thing I really go out for is church, so that is what I love dressing up for. (I know pathetic, but we are pushing forward to get out of this pathetic stage.)

As I sit hear thinking about my closet and clothes, I remembered a few weeks ago when, a High Council Man gave a talk about Tithing and he said, "If you pay your tithing your clothes will last longer." He went on to tell a story about his suit, that he had for 20 years, because he was a poor Teacher and his wife stayed home with the kids, and he would always get compliments about what a nice "new" suit he had and how good it looked on him.

I think that Heavenly Father has blessed me greatly in much the same way, We have always paid our tithing and Child Support. And We don't really have a lot of extra funds right now for lots of clothes, but I am happy with my simple Wardrobe I have, I am also thankful that I get to be with Xander, and it is my choice to be poor, to be with him. I know that, I could work full time and have more money to buy clothes, so I am not complaining.

I was able to lose weight pretty fast after Xander and be able to fit in clothes (like Nicolina's jeans). And my clothes have remained ok style wise, so I don't look like a complete dork when I show up to church, in the dress Annie gave me 10 years ago.

God does provide and he does take care of us. So the next time you see me in my cute boots, you will know why they look so good on me!