I've been wanting to read Jen Hatmaker's book 7:An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess for several months now and just haven't gotten around to doing it. Last week when I got the Lifeway ad in the mail it had her book as one of their $5 books. Um, yes! So I drove to Lifeway a day later and they were sold out. Seriously, a day later. I finally got them to transfer me a copy in and started it. I was hooked right away! If you have no idea what this book is about see the book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6Fv_w5183g&feature=player_embedded.
I like what she writes in the dedication of the book, "For Jesus, who lived so lightly on this earth, He didn't even have a place to lay His head. I want so deeply to be like You." Jen identifies 7 areas of excess in her life and tackles one area of excess each month. The seven areas of excess are in order: food, clothes, possessions, media, waste, spending, and stress. So, tomorrow I will start Month 1: Food. This is the one month I will be altering slightly due to my pregnancy. So here goes an exciting and somewhat terrifying 7 months!
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