This week I’m revisiting the process I went through to downsize our 1800-square-foot home to 12 suitcases (plus a some storage items) as we prepared to move abroad. [This is part 2 of me exploring the freedom of living with less. Read part 1 to catch up.] When I originally wrote Part 1 of my 3-bag […]
An ice bucket challenge video that actually teaches about ALS
We’ve all seen a ton of those #icebucketchallenge videos, right? You’ve undoubtedly been affected somehow already. Well, when I was challenged, I couldn’t quite figure out how to respond. On one hand, I completely support the idea of raising awareness and money to find this disease. I love how the greater community has come together […]
My 3-bag challenge toward living with less (part 1)
This week I’m revisiting the process I went through to downsize our 1800-square-foot home to 12 suitcases (plus a some storage items) as we prepared to move abroad. We had two showings that Sunday* to try and find a renter for our house. Since I am only a clean-what-people-see type of housekeeper, this means we […]
Interrupted: When Jesus Wrecks Your Comfortable Christianity
This is my week of book reviews, right? Well, here’s one more, this time about Jen Hatmaker and Interrupted. I started with fiction (Running the Rift), then switched to non-fiction (The Insanity of Obedience), then back to fiction (with some classic Ted Dekker), and now I’m rounding it all out with another non-fiction book (in […]