Table of Contents
About Stuff 5
1 Harvest Table 7
2 Mirror 10
3 Lemonade Stand Lemonade 13
4 Swimming with a Dolphin 16
5 Rocking Chair 19
6 Red-Letter Bible 22
7 Library Card 25
8 World Map Shower Curtain 28
9 The Newest Smartphone on the Day It Comes Out 31
10 Alarm Clock 34
11 Art Supplies 38
12 Stuff with Scripture 42
13 Big League Scorecard 45
14 Disposable Serving Trays 48
15 Wedding Rings 51
16 Wedding Attire 54
17 Juggling Balls 57
18 Our Daily Bread 60
19 Peeps, Candy Corn, Peanut Brittle, Pumpkin-Spice Lattes, Shamrock Shakes, and So On 63
20 Small Group That Actually Holds You Accountable 66
21 The Right Tool for the Right Job 69
22 Little Things 72
23 Mustard 75
24 Telescope 78
25 Fire Insurance 81
26 Sock Rings 84
27 Anything in the Shopping Cart 87
28 Clunkers 90
29 Other Second-String Stuff 93
30 Question Cards 96
31 WD-40, Duct Tape, Baby Wash, Isopropyl Alcohol, Good Scissors, New Toothbrush, Giant Ziploc Bags, Nail Polish Remover, a Heavy Scotch Tape Dispenser, and Vanilla Ice Cream 100
32 Good Night's Sleep 103
33 Sex 107
34 Apple Butter, Nesquik, and Hostess Cherry Pies 110
35 Books to Give Away 114
36 Rodent Hairs, Fly Eggs, Mold, and Insect Fragments 117
37 A Coke to Share at McDonald's 120
38 Space Heater or Box Fan 124
39 Christian Bumper Stickers 127
40 The Entire Wendy's Dollar Menu-Twice 130
41 Empty Notebook 133
42 Things Used Once 137
43 More Veggies 140
44 The Pilgrim's Progress, Mere Christianity, The Screwtape Letters, More Than a Carpenter, The Five Love Languages, and So On 143
45 Piano, Art Easel, Wrestling Mat, Unicycle 146
46 That Thing You Need Before You Run Out 149
47 Tickets 152
48 Lottery Tickets 155
49 The Full Armor 158
50 Gold Bricks 161
51 Sunday Brunch 164
52 Contentment 167
Notes 170