*post contains affiliate links* I recently read “A Slob Comes Clean,” recently retitled “How to Manage Your Home Without Losing Your Mind.” The author and blogger, Dana White, makes the excellent point that a system is only as strong or effective as its enforcer. As an obsessed organizer and list maker, I have developed more […]
I’ve been thinking lately about how to be strategic in doing meaningful acts of service for others. If you read my last post about minimalism and decision fatigue then you know that being intentional with my time and possessions is important to me. I want to grow in how I can extend myself to serve […]
Minimalism Defined Joshua Becker of Becoming Minimalist defines minimalism as “the intentional promotion of the things we value most and the removal of everything that distracts us from it.” I think minimalism is frequently misunderstood. It isn’t just about getting rid of stuff. Most often it is not the tangible that keeps us from the […]
One thing is certain with children: if you give them an empty space, they will fill it. A trinket box, a satchel, a plastic egg or an envelope, a child’s imagination knows no limits when it comes to the things they find to fill that space. This week, as I spent time in Ephesians, I […]