Laid Back Luxury Living

A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man." Proverbs 6:10-11

Welcome to 2026 and where I live used to be the wild untamed west and to survive you had to have or develop basic skills. Cooking, quilting, building, wood chopping, making barrels, building homes etc etc. Now I don't think ‘Shop’ or ‘Home ec’ are even courses in any US high school at least of what I am aware of. Your fitness center wasn’t heading to the gym but daily hard work and chores.  

It took hard back breaking work to create these United States of America and unless a parent or grandparent has passed on basic life skills years from now they will disappear. Stop as we approach the 250th birthday of America and really ponder our blessings and all that those before us did. Genius’s like Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, the Wright Brothers to name a few. 

Be thankful each day and try to learn a skill that was used in the early days. At one time I made baskets but now my supplies are in the attic. Perhaps time to get them down. Maybe learn knitting or men learn to fix things and if you need help I know people like my husband willing to lend a hand. Don’t take your laid back luxury living for granted. Regardless if you are in a river or ocean front condo you are blessed. 

PRAYER: Lord Jesus help me not be a slothful person but work hard and help others. In Jesus’ name. Amen.