Whirly Gigs and Clothes Pin

I read an article this weekend written by a Christian man who along with his family decided to do their part in being good stewards of the gifts that God had given them; including their time, energy, their tiny part of the environment, their finances and so on. To do this they chose to make some sacrifices, one of which was to give up using a tumble dryer. Instead of drying load after load of laundry in the dryer using unnecessary energy this family chose to use a clothes line, better known to my sweetie as a whirly gig! Strange thought I know, but I remember when my mother almost exclusively using a close line to dry clothes. I used to like to run in between the sheets, because it was like a fort!
The article also talked about being a good steward of their time and how although this family did spend time together, it was not quality time, it was rushing time from one activity to the next. They were neglecting building real relationships with each other and with those whom they were in community with. So they asked themselves the question...what can we give up? Just like the dryer, they gave things up and they made time to appreciate the things around them that God had blessed them with...their neighbors, spending time in nature. Interesting...
Then todays message at church was on stewardship. Using the gifts that God has given to bring Him glory.
So now my mind is churning, what can we do to be better stewards of what God has given us...especially our time(make a note that I am blogging on the couch on one laptop, and Kev is working on the lanai on the other laptop), our finances, our relationships, and our environment. The first things I think I might do to start this process is bake cookies for my neighbors. The 3 houses that surround us are all single men and although none of them have ever reached out to be nice to us, neither have we to them. The next step that we might take is to invest in a whirly gig/clothes line...

But before I do all that, I must go finish the laundry!