Three Things Thursday- Earth Day Edition.

1.

A little Earth Day humor. I found this picture on line and it made me laugh. Not so much the mobile garden, but the poor little boy in the backseat. Ha!

2.

Eco-friendly all-purpose cleaning spray.

Did you know that lavender oil has natural antiseptic and anitfungal properties? Here are quick and easy directions to make your own lavender spray to use around your home.

In a spray bottle, add 6 drops of lavender essential oil to one pint of water. Shake and spray.

An added bonus, if your three-year-old decides to invade your cleaning supplies and initiates an one-sided water fight with your dogs, you won't have nasty dog-smell in your home anymore.

3.

Lastly, I will leave you with these beautiful lyrics. I played this song on repeat as I enjoyed our wonderful Earth this morning while running at the lake.

Thank you God, for this amazing home we call Earth,

and the promise of so much more to come.

"Before the Morning" by Josh Wilson

Do you wonder why you have to

Feel the things that hurt you

If there’s a God who loves you where is He now?

Maybe there are things you can’t see,

And all those things are happening

To bring a better ending

Someday somehow you’ll see, you’ll see.

Would you dare would you dare to believe?

That you still have a reason to sing

Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling

It can’t compare to the joy that’s coming

So hold on you gotta wait for the light.

Press on and just fight the good fight.

Cause the pain that you’ve been feeling

It’s just the dark before the morning

My friend you know how this all ends

You know where you’re going

You just don’t know how you’ll get there

So say a prayer

And hold on cause there’s good for those who love God

But life is not a snapshot

It might take a little time but you’ll see the bigger picture.

Once you feel the weight of glory

All your pain will fade to memory.

It’s just the hurt before the healing.

Oh the pain that you’ve been feeling,

It’s just the dark before the morning