• That time there was inappropriate content at my kids’ party & what I did about it :: Inspired to Action
• The great social experiment :: Whole 9
• 10 ways to save money at the grocery store :: One Hundred Dollars a Month
• Why women give more than men :: Shaun Groves
• Blessings of a small home :: Inspired RD
• …and if you missed it, here’s my latest podcast episode!

“Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day—like writing a poem or saying a prayer.” -Anne Morrow Lindbergh

• Pope washes feet of young Muslim prisoner :: The Telegraph
• In which these were days when we were loved right till the end :: Sarah Bessey
• What if Jesus meant all that stuff? :: Shane Claiborne
• For broken alcoholics and the people who love them :: Chatting at the Sky
• A broken hallelujah :: Jen Hatmaker

The readers who’ve won a copy of You’re Made for a God-sized Dream are: Kathie, Val, Susie, Tandra, Erica, Polly, Bonnie Jean, Starla, Rachelle, and Lisa. Congrats to the ten of you! Look for an email and get back to us as soon as you can.

“When a willing victim who had committed no treachery was killed in the traitor’s stead, the table would crack and death would start working backward.” -CS Lewis | The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe

• 5 reasons parents need to use Myers-Briggs :: Penelope Trunk
• On showing your waist grace :: Lisa-Jo Baker
• Exploring food cultures around the world (and in our homes) :: Simple Bites
• Telling our daughters (and sisters) they have a voice :: Sarah Markley
• This too shall pass :: OK Go (my kids watched this three times in a row)

What I’ve been listening to this week.

And my latest podcast episode with my friend Kat.

“Love is not a feeling in your chest; it is bending down to wash another’s feet.” -Andrew Peterson

• Breaking bread when you’re grain-free :: Narrow Paths to Higher Places
• Jennifer Lawrence, Silver Linings Playbook, and the less-filtered life :: A Deeper Story
• On being a locksmith :: Nish Weiseth
• To the parents of small children: Let me be the one who says it out loud :: The Actual Pastor
• Yes to love :: Isaac and Amy (have a tissue handy…)

A little announcement: Part of our big blog network switcheroo around here is the transfer of some sites into Simple Mom. I’ll go in to more detail soon, but wanted to let you all know that this past week, the posts from Simple Design were imported here into Simple Mom. SD’s editor, Arianne Segerman, is venturing into her own creative endeavors with Mabel + Riv, and we’re super excited for her! Look for a post in a few weeks that’ll go into more details, but wanted to let you know about this change now, in case you went looking for SD archives. It’s all here now.

“When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.” -Shauna Niequist

• Dear Mom on the iPhone :: Fried Okra (if you read one thing this weekend, let it be this)
• Confessions of a cloth diaper drop-out :: Simple Kids
• For the days you think everyone else has it all together :: Lisa-Jo Baker
• The great fair-trade chocolate chip experiment :: Neighbor Food
• Simplify for your health :: Whole9

I’ll leave you with a quote that’ll be in my forthcoming book and has resonated truer in my life than ever since I started my Whole 30:

“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well.” -Virginia Woolf