A Time to Every Purpose, Under Heaven

Words-adapted from The Bible, book of Ecclesiastes
Music-Pete Seeger

To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven

A time to be born, a time to die
A time to plant, a time to reap
A time to kill, a time to heal
A time to laugh, a time to weep

To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven

A time to build up,a time to break down
A time to dance, a time to mourn
A time to cast away stones, a time to gather stones together

To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven

A time of love, a time of hate
A time of war, a time of peace
A time you may embrace, a time to refrain from embracing

To Everything (Turn, Turn, Turn)
There is a season (Turn, Turn, Turn)
And a time to every purpose, under Heaven

A time to gain, a time to lose
A time to rend, a time to sew
A time for love, a time for hate
A time for peace, I swear it's not too late

Lyric Freak

When I was a child the season was to play and learn.

As a young adult the season was to learn and work.

As a mother of 3 beautiful children and wife, my season is to love and provide.

Originally I believed provide meant simply going to work and working as hard and well as I could at my job and bring home a paycheck.  Now it's more than that.  As most of you know, I lost my job last January and haven't found work yet.  I began reassessing what it was I was going to "provide for my family".  I learned how to coupon.  It has been a huge saving grace.  I have learned how to get free tooth paste, tooth brushes, hair cair, body wash and so much more.  In fact, this week I got 3 toothpastes and made $4.50!!!   How awesome is that.

Then once I obtained a nice size stockpile, I reassessed my situation and figured out where I could buckle down more.  To bring in a little food money, I give coupon classes.  I make my own laundry soap and dishwasher detergent.  I am recycling.  And this summer, I have a huge garden planned, started a few seeds last night.  This will be a productive summer.  And while I need money to pay the bills, I'm learning to live without it more and more.  ***NOTE, if one of the 20 applications I have in this week goes thru and gets me a job I would be ecstatic.

Now you ask, well when you get at job you'll go right back to your old ways.  That is where I would have to proclaim WRONG!!!!  I have a great system for my coupons that I can easily keep up with while working a full-time job and finishing my educations.  My garden plans are already in motion and there is no stopping them.  I look forward to the SEASON of paying off my debts....all of which I had very good intentions of paying, yet due to circumstances beyond my control, I've failed miserably.  Alas, I will rise, and be a better person for it, in preperation for the seasons to come.