I just read a blog post by a mom who decided to get rid of ALL of her childrens' toys. She loved the results...less mess, less fighting, more creativity, more appreciation for experiences, more contentment. Or so it appeared. On one hand, I would LOVE to do that. I would love to get rid of the constant messes. I would love to encourage more creative play and see my children get along better and be more content. I might even be less frustrated and more content. Right? I'm not convinced that this is the way to go about developing true contentment. From the heart contentment. It seems to me that this would merely serve to hide the real gaping problem of ingratitude under a Band-Aid. First, if my children aren't believers, they will never experience true contentment, no matter how it may appear on the outside. It might last a little while...but their human, sinful hearts will always want something ELSE that they don't already have, whether it's more or less. We&#