What is it with me and white lately?! I am tempted by all things white:
the white fire place and my wedding dress
the white cabinets I want for my kitchen
the silver tub with the white porcelain lining
And now the white Nikon J1.
I want it.
And I am rather attached to it.
If I had a J1 my pictures might look like more Ree Drumond’s or Ann Voskamp’s. If I had it I would take more pictures of my family that were worth keeping. If I had the Nikon J1 this blog would be visually inspired by pictures of food and children more beautiful than all the visions of sugar plums that ever dance in my head put together (do you think there is a chance my husband might read this – hint, wink, hint)!
I have a million excuses to get it…and just as many not to get it. It is new on the market so there are no deals to be had; I have a looming house renovation (not my choice – the flood, remember) threatening to exceed its budget at every moment; not to mention the three school tuitions I am paying and the 10 year old Ford Explorer I am driving till death do us part (it’s not white, by the way, which is why it has to go).
Do you want?
Do you get attached to things, like me?
This is my new friend, Doris.
She wants more than me, she wants… deeply.
My wants are fluffy and white, hers are heavy and daunting.
I met Doris through Compassion International. I was asked to sponsor a child twice in one week – at a Michael W. Smith concert and in an Ann Voskamp blog – double inspirations are impossible to ignore.
The cost to meet Doris’s wants, for a whole year, is less than the cost of the Nikon J1. Just $38 a month.
She is so cute, don’t you think? Even cuter than the J1.
I have a visions of her – growing, laughing, learning, eating… visiting with me… one day.
I am getting rather attached to her.
Her birthday is in February. I have an idea for a present…
a flowy, snowy, white dress.
