I went to the central library a few weeks ago with no list, no idea even what book I would get, I ended up picking (ok, I'm embarassed to say it) . . . Does this Clutter Make my Butt Look Fat?
It was an easy read, not very life changing or inspiring, but the main idea is that you need to make the same kinds of choices over the foods you put in your body and the clutter you keep in your house. 
Well, if there's one thing our house has, besides the love of Jesus, a lot of cool books, great roommates and some good dinners . . . it's clutter. Neat and tidy we are not.
So when Wanda started cleaning the garage a couple weeks ago I was so happy!!!!!!! No longer do I have to take a strange combination of giant steps and baby steps to grab my bike or the lawn mower out of there.
But then we were doubly blessed!
Wanda put a bunch of stuff from the garage and the porch out on the front lawn with a sign marked free. We met so many neighbors and had conversations. A woman came by to look at some of the stuff we were giving away and Wanda mentioned to her that we had an extra bed in the basement. She came back a few hours later and picked up the bed (at least 5 people have moved into or out of the house since the bed's owner was using it).
Here's Wanda getting one last nap in the garden before the bed goes away.
We have so much in our house, we are blessed and not lacking for anything. As a household of 4 people we currently own 4 cars, 5 computers, and 5 beds. Our fridge is almost always full of food, and when it's not it's because we haven't made it to the store, not because we're financially not able to go. We have an entire room just for games and books, there are three different options for rooms where we can watch tv, we can invite dozens of people over without feeling crowded.
It was fun to see how getting rid of some of our stuff could bless not only the people who took it but us as well.
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