1. TV-We have a TV but we don’t get TV….We have Movies and Tv series that are appropriate for our family.
-our time isn’t consumed on things that are not God Honoring
– we have more freedom financially becuase there isn’t an extra bill
-our time is not being stolen by useless noise and distraction
2. everyonce in a while you will find our family at a restaurant but it’s rare. In a culture where this is a sometimes daily occurance we wanted to teach our children some things.
– we want tolive healthier lives
-going out to eat is special (a treat) we don’t want our kids to take it for granted.
– it saves us money especially on trips to pack our own food(not that we don’t stop-we just stop less often then most) so we can use that money to see and experience new things
3. Entertainment- we don’t go to themovies hardly at all. It’s alotof money for a one shot deal where as you wait a few months and buy it and you can watch it as much as you want ( and if it wasn’t worth the money you don’t feel bad because you didn’t spend the money at all) Your friends will give you free reviews 🙂
4. A lot of toys-we want our kids to be creative (and they are) but as most kids you spend a bunch of money on a toy and they would rather play with the box!!! (our ids have PLENTY of toys but the would rather play with the pots and pans and plastic dishes, sticks boxes, rocks and so on)
So there are four things. outside of these four things I am not so sure we do without a whole lot. We have stuff just like everyone else. So in reality i guess we do without the things that would affect is not only in a physical way BUt spiritually as well. We want our kids to grow up to be responsible. Not just physically and financially BUT morally as well….I hold to the motto Garbage in Garbage out…So we generally do without the things that bring garbage in…TV, MOVIES, FOOD, MUSIC…we are called to a life of holiness, or set apart unto God!
I know the toys don’t fit into the above statements But I do not want my children to have the “>
