It’s hard to describe a stirring deep within you, when the stirring isn’t happening in a formed fashion. The stirring within me since Summer of 7 began is more like a spinning that a tornado creates as it whips through a city. Debris flies. People scatter. Possessions are lost. Nothing looks the same. Yep, that’s a good way to describe… Read More
stop for the one tuesday {a homeless man’s food}
If you are a skimmer, what ever you do — DO NOT SKIP THE LETTERS IN RED. God’s beginning to cut me and mutinize my complacent heart. I can feel it and I’m wondering what this moulding process will entail. The cutting away process is never fun! Adjusting to my 7 foods is definitely helping to adjust my heart. I… Read More
farmers market, grocer, and a love/hate relationship.
Oh heavens, I’m in a love/hate relationship! The Farmers Market on Saturday morning was like a peaceful rain after a long dry summer. My country heart was in hog-heaven. Pulling into the parking lot I had two initial thoughts: 1. the last time I was here I was parking and heading in to the strip club across the way, this… Read More
ice cream, pork ribs, and beef – summer of 7
Don’t even ask me what I was thinking!!! Shaking my fist at Katrina here. (with such love, of course!!) Seriously, I thought this Summer of 7 would be easy-peasy. I mean, take each week and conquer 7 areas of excess in my life. Jen spent a month on each in 7, so a week should be a breeze! Well, here I… Read More
i can’t handle a mutiny without coffee – summer of 7.
Aside from freaking out and feeling the pressure of getting started, I’m ascared to lay out my rules (oh wait, I hate that word because it makes me want to break them) for the next 7 days. So here are my plans for my week of mutiny on foods. 1. Go to the Farmer’s Market on Saturday to stock up for… Read More
strategy for the mutiny – summer of 7
This experimental mutiny against excess is going to be just that – experimental! Seven weeks of the unknown. God has already been wrecking me, but I think this summer it’s fixing to get up close and a little personal. Visualize me gasping!! It’s time though — time to simplify for the sake of — OTHERS! Now that excites me. We… Read More