I have struggled with my closet. It’s not that it isn’t big enough. It’s not that I don’t have enough clothes. It’s not that I don’t like my clothes. The problem is that I have too many, I have plenty that I like, and my closet has clothes in it that I don’t need. I…
Having a child requires having lots of things. Clothes, diapers, toys, food items, furniture, etc. Heading into a different season in the north means looking through our closets and figuring out what we have and what we need for the next literal season of life. But where do you stop? Call me a newbie (because…
It was just a pair of pants. I would say I have a perfectionist side to me. I like things done on time and done the right way. I like things to be just so. I like things organized and for things to have a place. I like to take care of what we have,…
Dan and I decided we could be professional vacationers. Wouldn’t that be the life? We have always enjoyed exploring and seeing the beauty of God’s creation, so any opportunity we get, we try and jump on it. In fact, when we first moved to Minnesota, we found a little magazine that listed some fun places…
Creating a place of rest. Dan was gone for a week on a mission trip, so it was just me and the Mazers. Dan reminded me that a week is really nothing compared to some families, but nevertheless, it was a change of pace. Of course when Dan is gone, I always have a laundry…
Over a month ago I did a post about living excess. I had read a book “More or Less” by Jeff Shinabarger that really challenged me to think about how much excess I live with. I want to share the quote that made all the difference: “Excess is that thing that we could give away today, and…
