I WON! I'm so excited to start reading
this book. In it, Jen Hatmaker details her own social experiment on her
self (family included) against the materialism and consumerism that runs
rampant in American society. The basic idea begins with an unrest within her self regarding the
greed, comfort, irresponsibility and plain old self-centeredness she was
feeling. She decides to
confront it. She chooses 7 areas that
need change desperately: food, clothes, possessions, media, waste,
spending, and stress. I know these ring true for me as well. She begins a
journey where she limits herself for one month in the given area,
essentially she fasts.We
get an inside glimpse of her daily thoughts and feelings during this
time of fasting. It's a brave move on her part to be so vulnerable. She
says, "7 will be an exercise in simplicity with one goal: to create
space for God's kingdom to break through."
I love to read auto biographies and this
book falls into that category.
I plan on giving a book review each
Friday, one chapter at a time. I hope to share my own thoughts and my
family's real life change that organically sprouts from it. Every book
we read influences us somehow; to think not is naive. So join me as I
read her social experiment and journey through my own. To
order this book for yourself go to
Amazon
A big thanks to Lisa from Life is Crazy Beautiful for the giveaway!
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