I used to do this thing called Swirly Saturday. Just a bunch of jumbled-up thoughts from my brain spewed out in a weekend blog post. And tonight is a night of swirl. ~~Gabe and I went to a screening of a human trafficking documentary tonight on the Ohio State campus. Wow. Words are going to have to come later. Still processing. Here’s the trailer. ~~I took a load of junk to the thrift store today. …

No school Thursday & Friday (parent/teacher conferences). We spent the day at my sister Bethany’s, playing Giant Jenga (another one of my brother-in-law Stewart’s creations, and oh my word, fun!), watching Ramona and Beezus, dressing up like princesses (Isabelle’s idea and bless my older two tomboys for humoring her), cuddling baby Jack, eating delicious food, and chatting about loving the poor and changing the world. Can’t think of a warmer, fuzzier day. I’m brainstorming some …

Today’s Question: What do you do when you’re ready to take the purging plunge and your husband either a.) doesn’t get it or b.) is vehemently opposed to you getting rid of anything? Eek! This is such a tough one. For starters, let me say that I’m passionate about marriages. I so want all of my friends and family members (and people I don’t even know) to be one-half of a happy, committed couple. I …

I would love to finish strong with this purging series, but I’m running out of ideas. And I’m afraid there were at least 2-3 things that I said I’d address that I haven’t yet (and now I forget what they were!). So, if you have some pressing purging questions, let me know, and I’ll try to answer some of them in the five days we have left. Four actually, because Day 31 doubles as my …

Numbers 1 through 4 can be found here. Speaking of t-shirts, here’s my newest one from World Vision. Now, jumping right in so you’re not here all day. But first, a warning: I am only scratching the very tip-top surface of some of this stuff today. There is just sooooooo much to know and learn and discover and apply to our lives. PLEASE try not to get overwhelmed. Remember Idea #1: Pray for wisdom. Ask …