Keep It Simple, Sister
KISS good-bye everything that weighs you down and holds you back

Books are so much more interesting to read when they include examples and testimonies from everyday people. Of course I want Keep It Simple, Sister to be interesting so...I want to hear your story! 

Please look over the list below to see if you have a story or personal example that fits any of these situations. If so and if you'd like to share your story, simply click on that particular scenario to send an email message to tell me about it. Or if you'd like to respond to several different scenarios, you can put them all into one email message and send it to me at nancy@countingthecost.com. 

This is your chance to share your story with the world! If your story is used in the book, only your first name would be used. Or, if privacy is a concern, a pseudonym can be used. Remember: sharing your story does not imply that you have all the answers or that you never struggle with that particular issue. It just means that God did something special in your life that others can possibly learn from. 

Stories Needed:

* Someone who learned from a particular experience that possessions cannot truly satisfying inner longings (cannot truly gratify your needs for security, purpose, relationship with God, etc). 

* Someone who has learned about being content in challenging circumstances by looking to God and trusting his goodness 

* Someone who had specific experiences that helped her learn not to worry so much by trusting in God 

* Someone who had an experience that showed it is not wise to trust in worldly things (job security, relationships, good health, etc) but learned to only look to God for real security 

* Someone who overcame or is in the process of overcoming a low self-esteem with God’s help. What made you finally realize how precious you are to God?

* Someone who had an experience that revealed an over-inflated view of self and one's own abilities (acted like she didn’t need God) and learned to see how totally dependent she is on God 

* Someone who has gotten out of major debt. What made you see you needed to get out of debt, how did you do it, what blessings have you received for being out of debt 

* Someone who saw how much clutter was holding her back in various areas of life (possible example: not wanting to show hospitality because home was so cluttered) and is learning to conquer the clutter in her life 

* Someone who learned or is learning to appreciate "enough" and be satisfied with having less and truly enjoying it rather than having more and not being able to enjoy it all 

* Someone who had an experience that helped her learn not to try to fix problems with money/spending, but instead to look to God for his healing/solutions/problem solving 

* Someone who is a modern-day Martha of sorts; someone who had experiences that helped her learn to say "No," to "good" thing so she could say, "Yes" to the most important things in her life

* Someone who has found a way to make time for God and spiritual growth consistently despite having a very busy life. (How did you come to see the importance of this when many other important things are vying for your attention?)

* Someone who had an experience that helped her learn that living well is not dependent on her income; someone who saw that she could enjoy life fully without having a lot of things money can buy

* Someone who through experience learned the importance of stewardship (using God-given resources responsibly and with a sense of accountability). Someone who came to believe that she should be careful with all her spending--even the small amounts--out of gratitude and respect for what God has done for her family 

Simply click on one of these sentences to respond to a particular scenario. If you want to respond to several different scenarios, you can put them all into one email message and send it to me at nancy@countingthecost.com

Thanks so much for helping make Keep It Simple, Sister a book worth reading.

Blessings,

Nancy Twigg
Editor, Counting the Cost Ezine