Help! I can't get rid of these things! Favorite decluttering question | Faith + Simple Living
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- Today Diana shares the things she's having difficulty decluttering. But, it's ok! We'll talk her through it!!
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Dawn, the shirt is PERFECT for you. Every time you wear it it makes me happy .. and I'm younger than your mother! lol
The Minimal Mom Transition,decluttering ,life changes feeling uncomfortable. All things I am going through right now. I am planning to retire from my job. Moving from 6 rooms to a studio apt. Stressing about letting go of a job that is very stressful. I just keep looking at the end result. 0nly one room to clean. Leaving g behind all the stress associated with my job now Enjoying more quality time with my family. Getting there is a journey but the rewards are great. Thanks for the fitting encouragement today.
❤️ ❤️ ❤️ It occurred to me while listening to your teaching that I can liken getting rid of things I don’t need, things that clutter my home and my mind, to fasting. When you fast you come to the knowledge that your body doesn’t need all the food you may have been giving it to survive well. Jesus knew that to get through the trial he was about to face he needed no distractions. Just as food can be a distraction in our life, so can material things that clutter up ore mind. I’m 66 years old and I’m excited about entering into this minimalist journey. Thank you beautiful sisters for your ministry!
That was a great analogy. I love minimalism and I actually do intermittent fasting where I only eat one meal a day and I love the simplicity of it and I've gotten so much healthier doing so 😁
I always come to your videos for all your amazing & helpful declutter, organization, lifestyle ect videos. But these Sundays with Diana have really been a blessing. I was raised Catholic. But later in life all religious practices just kind of faded. Getting in on just these few minutes on Sunday have really warmed my heart & encourages me to remember & believe in my faith. Thanks so much ❤️
Dawn & Diana,
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you for your words of truth & encouragement! The Lord knew that I needed to hear your very words this morning. You see, I am missing church today because we discovered head lice on our daughter yesterday. A trial this mother of five was not anticipating! But you know what, through each step of this gross, arduous process I have been grateful for our minimalist lifestyle. Deep cleaning simple bedrooms with fewer stuffed animals, no extra blankets or pillows, and minimal toys has been a blessing! I’ve remembered your encouragement with gratitude as I stripped five beds containing just the essentials. Gathering up hair brushes and accessories wasn’t painful because I know exactly how many we have and where they all are. Deep cleaning all my living spaces takes time and energy but because we own no nonessential furniture or decor, I’m not moving tons of things to vacuum and scrub around. This trial is much more manageable because our minimalist lifestyle has equipped us to deal with it more efficiently. Thank you for your help along the way!
Oh my goodness ladies I think you must have a window to my life and you prepare these specifically for me each week. Thank you and God bless you. I needed to hear this, yet again.
Peaceful! Yes, that's my goal! Thank you so much for sharing once again, exactly what I need.
You two are such a blessing. You have no idea how impactful your Sunday series is. Thank you thank you thank you!! 💕🙏🏼
Thank you Jen!!!
LOL your mom’s generation. I am your moms generation and love simple fashion. Your videos keep me motivated. My hardest thing is all the family heirlooms and trying to find family members who want and will appreciate these things. I downsized to another house and no longer have room and want others to enjoy these things that I have enjoyed for years. A hint I have for clothing is once a year I clean out my closet and get rid of all the things I haven’t worn in a year or that I no longer want. Then I hang everything left backwards then in a year I can see what I have not worn and get rid of it. In between I keep a bag in my closet if I put anything on and I don’t like the way it looks or fit I immediately put it in the bag for donation. This has been working for me for about three years now and feels great.
Hey, don't knock our generation! We're older but not DEAD! lol Seriously, I've learned so much from you, Dawn. Thank you for sharing your life and all the Lord is teaching you through these years. Wish I'd known some of these things when my kids were little. Blessings on your week!
Both of you look amazing! Radiant !😊❤️🙏🏻
I really enjoyed this video! I never really thought about the way Transitions, Trials, & Transformation are interconnected before. So encouraging! Love this channel! Thank you Dawn & Diana!
As I am transitioning I have to laugh because I went to the annual craft show and only came home with 2 tea towels and dog treats! ❤️I would pick thinks up and say “do I really need this?” Thanks Dawn!
Thank you so much for these words of encouragement! I’m going through difficulties that discourage me daily. Your message filled me with hope and excitement! Perhaps this journey has purpose after all!!!
I do like your top Dawn:)
I love all of your videos! I would say not to pass items onto friends or family though. I have five daughters and we homeschool. It is a very frequent occurrence that someone brings us a box of items they assume we’d like to have that they are decluttering. I am definitely a people pleaser it is causes me to freeze when they ask if we’d like the items. I don’t want to hurt their feelings so I almost always have accepted the items. Their stress is then passed to me. Especially if they give the items to the girls and they become attached even if the items are then spread all over the house. Unless you are completely certain the items are something that person would be buying regardless, just donate the items to a center instead. Or present them in a way where the other person feels 0% obligation to accept them. I am getting better at saying no, but it definitely doesn’t come easy to me.
Amy Noel Agree!! I offered my niece a bunch of kitchen stuff and had her pick out what she needed! I TOLD her to not take anything she didn’t really need so she wouldn’t get her own place cluttered up! Great Point!!!
I agree! I sometimes put things I think might be worthwhile to friends in a box (even put in my car if I'm going to see them) and say "I'm getting rid of some things, if you want any of it feel free to take it." Sometimes people are happy to take something.
How about taking a photo and texting the question, “Would you like this? I’m donating it next week.”
Wow wow wow! I don’t know why I’m surprised because God is amazing but I am shocked at how this message was perfect timing. My husband just sold his business and it’s a massive transition and I was freaking out a little on the inside. I feel better after hearing this. Bless you guys! Thank you 💜😘
Love watching your videos! Dawn, as you transition into homeschooling, can you share a video on that?
I also could benefit from information and guidance on that topic.
This week I was obsessing over some high quality mint tea I stored in a jar in my kitchen. Finally, I said to myself, "I'm not a tea drinker." I just like the idea of tea. I felt so relieved giving it to my neighbor. It's so ridiculous to put so much thought into tea! Your videos always inspire.
I can relate. I had a huge collection of assorted teas, because just in case a guest would like to drink tea I wanted them to have a great selection. Just a couple of days ago I disposed all of the teabags that have been waiting to be used up for years, kept only my favorite sorts and it felt so deliberating. I realized that I wanted to be considered a good and thoughtful host, but the reality is that anybody who visits me is here because they enjoy my company and not because of the teas I have on offer.
So rich. So poignant. So needed for me where I am right now. Thank you for sharing what the Lord laid on your heart. Bless you too!
Thank you! This message spoke to my heart! I appreciate all you do for this community!
Oh I LOVED this lesson. It resonated so much with me and my life. Thank you for your words of comfort.
Thank you both for this new discussion about transitions, and to you Diana for your message; its very timely for me! God bless your families. : )
Haha I have that shirt! It’s one of my favorites! I just wanted to encourage you that de-cluttering it could make it a new persons favorite!
I just blessed a friend yesterday with a denim shirt I purchased from Amazon and never wore!
Gift the plant to the hospital waiting room.
Thank you ❤️
I enjoyed this; the sermon was in line with the sermon that we enjoyed at our church today!
Way to go, Diana :) My husband & I enjoy your teachings and I was relating to him that your messages are so spot-on, focused, and Biblical-sound. Thank you for sharing your faith :D I was thinking, maybe the plant would look cozy somewhere in your church..hmm just a thought! P.S. I love that Dawn has helped us to ditch our surfaces!!
Amen!
This was really good! The Lord called me from one career to another. About 2 years before it happened, the transition process began in my heart which transformed the thoughts & connections I had to the current job. This fostered my desire to accept & obey the Lord's will and navigate the scary process of a career change. Transition does lead to transformation; often in ways unimaginable by us as we're traveling through it.
Thank for your ministry. Both moving us closer to God and creating a more peaceful home.
You girls just bless my heart every week! Thanks for your sweet testimony!
Jesus fasted 40 days and resisted temptation to turn stones into bread . . . I can't even resist junk food on the MWF that I'm being held accountable by a friend! Please pray with me that God will help me break my addiction to junk food! It truly is both a mental and physical battle!
Andrea I know that you’re going through a tough time. Take the time to deal with the internal struggle then the external stuff will come. While you’re at it don’t be so hard on yourself. Your hurts are working against you! Trust the Lord for change. Ask Him to start this work in you.
Dawn, do you have a video about getting rid of surfaces?
I can't tell you how many things I bought because "I like the idea of it." Then I realize it's not working for me, and I get rid of it. Then the next year I buy the same thing because "I like the idea of it." Eventually I catch on that whatever the look I'm going for just isn't for me. 😅
Good morning Diana and Dawn. Very powerful message. Pleased with myself that I have been going through my closet...donated a bag the other day to my local church's donation box. Still have items to go through but it is getting easier. Have done it with books so I can do it with clothes. Then need to tackle other items I've been holding on to. Seasons come in our life and seasons go. This is my season to let stuff go!
Wow, as you talked I realized as we are having hard times, Jesus had hard times also. Makes me feel like he really knows what we are experiencing, he had trials before we did. Thank you ladies, love your channel
I needed that prayer at the end. Thank you for caring enough to pray for us.
Thank you ladies! I am going through a life transition right now, and God used your video today to show me what I have been experiencing. But it is so true the transition brings the trial which brings the transformation. You all have been a wonderful support for me, which I did not think would be possible since this is online. God bless and please continue your good works!
There were some iffy things in my wardrobe still and this motivated me to get them out! Thank you!! I was literally purging today haha so this is perfect timing!
Yes!! That's awesome!!!
As always, a wonderful reminder. I am struggling with my teen, and I do think a big part of it is that I am realizing that she is growing up and with that comes separation. When she was a baby, toddler, preschooler, etc, this day seemed so far off. Now, she's getting ready to drive, get her first job and looking at colleges. Thankfully, I do have the Lord to learn on through this because I am finding it hard to let go.
Transition to Trial to Transformation!! I don’t know whether I am just in a particular season but everything I am learning seem new, fresh and with a deeper meaning. I am so thankful!!
I like the denim shirt. Gift it to a women's shelter.
Ordinarily I love these Sunday Faith videos. But it concerns me what Diana said about Jesus in the desert. It was not a thought, it was not a hallucination. Satan himself tempted Jesus. The passage is very clear and not ambivalent in any way. After Jesus responds the last time the Word of God says...”When the devil had finished tempting Jesus, he left him until the next opportunity came.” Not just a thought Jesus was having because of the elements or starvation. Please hear my heart, I’m in no way trying to be ugly, but it’s very important that we do not change what the Word of God says.
Thank you for your peaceful teaching this morning. Love you two❤️
I love this, and thank you for the beautiful, spiritual message Diana.
You girls are wonderful and empowering!
Thank you sweet sisters 💕
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"I love the idea of it" - I totally understand this!!! I have had activities, hobbies, classes, crafts and clothing that I loved the idea of or thought I wanted that lifestyle. I still love it; but I can see that if I really really loved it then I would be living that life or doing that activity.
Patricia I realized several years ago that’s how I am with book titles. It’s not so much that I had the time or intention to READ the whole book; I just wanted the concept of the title to be true in my life: “Becoming a Spirit Led Mom”, “Gospel-Powered Parenting”, “A Woman after God’s Own Heart.” It helped me part with the unread books when I turned those titles into prayers.
@@solacescalicocritters7256 I love that!!!
Dawn I am so glad you bought that shirt I like it it looks great on you !
This week I was frustrated from not having room in my closet and I told my husband I still need to get rid of more stuff (I had already sorted through my stuff prior), I literally went through and pulled out 20 things with my husbands help and I felt so guilty bc at least 10 of those things were still new with tags and I found myself wanting to keep them just bc they were new but I was like, wait!! You didn’t wear them last spring, what makes you think your going to wear them this spring????? So that really helped me, I felt guilty but I felt so much better afterward when they were out of my closet! Trying to never make that mistake again!!! 🤞🏼
Well done! I had some new items to declutter as well and it helped to think about how happy someone will be to find them at the thrift shop. And I have never given them another thought!
Liisa Norheim-Kiik Thanks!! I still have the clothes stacked outside my closet bc I want to do another “run through” before making the trip to the thrift store and see if I can purge a little more! And honestly, I have seen them every day and never even thought about keeping anything in the stack!! So I know I definitely made the right choice!
I love love love your faith and simple living videos, greetings from switzerland🙂
Thank you for sharing about how trials transform us!
Your message Diana absolutely hit home with me. We have retired and moved to a small town from a big city and it has been a really hard transition for me. I needed to hear what you said. Dawn your shirt is adorable on you ! Don't declutter that one ! Thank you ladies for both your messages. I enjoy watching you both and love your families !
I see these every Monday morning and I absolutely love the dilemmas or shared hardship and the encouragement we receive along with a devotion! I love these videos. I never saw the transition period of God as being so personal like us moving, decluttering, striving to be good stewards consistently will require great attention to transition but sometimes and rarely for me is it to just stay, be calm and wait on the Lord. So much transition has happened this year that halted my decluttering rather than to excel it, ( deferred decisions) and it becomes almost paralyzing because our brains can’t seem to register the simplicity of “its just stuff”.
Such a good message! Thank you!😘😘
What color are your walls? I love the color with the black frames. 💓
I was wearing a pair of pants the other day that I’ve had for a few years. They’re still cute, still in style and still fit, but I found that the waist area kept bothering me because I prefer my pants to be a little higher-waisted now. I ended up taking them off after a few hours, putting on a similar pair with a higher waist and bringing those cute pants right out to the giveaway box 🙌
I looked for that question list on your website, on my mobile phone, the other day, and couldn't find it.
Can you put a direct link down below?
Thank you!!!! I really needed this message!!
That was totally me (from your mom’s generation) that told you to buy that sweater, lol But I have to say it really is cute on you! Okay “cute” is that from that generation too?!?😏
So I guess I’m on what minimalists call “maintenance mode” but....bringing new stuff in is a major major struggle for me. I have kids so new stuff will come in but I whittled stuff down soooooo much that we aren’t even really in a ‘one in, one out’ situation. I don’t know how to cope with birthdays, Christmas etc.
Kafo Burfy ask for ‘experiences’ for your kids instead of gifts...
We’ve (even with our extended family) come to realize we have so much and don’t need it, it doesn’t get played with... we’ve asked for experiences for our kids... take them out to a movie, rent a hotel room at a place with a waterpark and enjoy that instead. Take them places and do things with them instead. My parents have supported this well, as have my in-laws. We might be going as a group to a rock climbing wall instead of a bunch of Christmas presents!! Pretty excited for that!
Casie Miller good idea. I have tried that and now my MIL gives nothing. My mum tries and one year she gave a zoo membership which was awesome. This last year was a fail....a museum membership. The museum is over an hour away and nowhere for me to park my van. I’ve told everyone the gift of TIME is what we want.
Casie Miller Also, I have nine children so that’s why consumables can get real crazy, real quick. Especially if people are impulse/guilt buying. I practice gratefulness but it’s also sad that the vast majority ends up decluttered
Kafo Burfy I have a fairly wealthy family member without any kids, so that person tends to buy a lot for everyone. Drives me up the wall... like, you’re wasting your money! Our house isn’t big enough for all this! We do donate a lot. My kids aren’t big into technology, so it’s not like they have tablets they play on, but they still don’t play with all the toys they have. Plus, they get overwhelmed when they have so much.
@@thestrugglingperfectionist This year, my mom got our whole family tickets to the nutcracker! So all of us (my mom, dad, my siblings, and all our kids) are going to that together, then having our Christmas meal! So excited! It took my mom a few years to be willing to get an experience instead of gifts.
I so appreciate you're affirming the emotional connections that come up with decluttering decisions. I have just found some old books on housekeeping , Don Aslett, etc., and they don't address that issue. Rather, they address it from the outside in, not the inside out like you do, and that makes such a difference in how I am able to absorb it and move on.
In my decluttering Budget road of goals I try to use consumables. For me trying to be frugal clashes with trying to be minimal 🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Wonderful message, as usual! As a Catholic, I don't often get the opportunity to hear women preach. I always appreciate your Sunday morning perspectives, thank you so much!
Pray for me please...I'm hoping to move in Dec after being on wait list for over 2 yrs. Thk you!!
My husband and I moved a little over 2 years ago on faith because God was calling Mike to be a Pastor. It was one of my biggest mixture of blessings and trials. Spiritually completely on point, Faith with finances/job/home- not so good. It took me some time to understand and i still in my own mind or flesh can shudder from it all. From the move and sacrifice I feel a much stronger connection with God and Jesus. Honestly it would also be the very 1st step to Minimalism for me since I moved into a much smaller home and was forced to deal with and pare down my things. I'm now in a slightly easier transition now with adjusting to teenagers- this one hit me hard because I thought we'd all be better at this.
I'll have to share that definition with my husband because it's awesome. My husband preaches on Jesus's trials as same ones we face today- lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes, and the pride of life (1 John 2:16 as reference). Thank you for your beautiful and wonderful thoughts! :)
I love the shirt 🙌🏼 I have been looking for one like this and would love to have it😊
This was beautiful. Thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
Another wonderful message. Thank you for these Sunday messages. :)
Moving this Friday -- stopped packing for a 15 min break to watch this video. What a timely encouragement both on the decluttering side & the spiritual side! Thank you for being used of the Lord to meet a need in my life (Again!).
This is a great message on transition, thank you so much. We don’t always understand God sending us into the desert preparing us for what is next in our lives. Love your Sunday morning videos
Oooooh, I didn’t know about the new baby-congratulations! 👶🏻 🤰🏻 👶🏻
Loved this, thank you!! PLEASE PLEASE can you do a video specifically about school paper clutter? I'm drowning in paper that comes home. It's either 1) things we need to respond to, 2) work that kids are proud of and I don't want to throw out right away, or 3) newsletters or information that I'll read at some point when I have time. But several pieces of paper come home EVERY DAY. What can I do with it all? Thanks, Dawn and Diana. I can't tell you how much I appreciate you!
I am compelled to share with you that, in large part due to you, I have steadily been minimizing my home. I still have a ways to go, so it sometimes feels it will take forever. However, last night I decided to go ahead & get all my Christmas decorations out...because...well...I am just one of those people. I was halfway dreading the mess i would make trying to get my decorations up. But guess what?! It took me FIVE minutes to decorate because I decluttered all that stuff last yr!! The focal point will be my tree (when the real ones are available), but aside from that I set out a few pillows & THREE other small items! WOOHOO!🕺 Thanks for all you do!
Dawn, I love your videos! I told a friend in a decluttering group about you. She watched and adores you also!!! UA-cam needs to remove the thumbs down icon on the page. There are about 20 people that are giving you a thumbs down! Why why why? You are awesome!!!!
Hey just some food for thought- women in shelters, espically ones escaping from rape or domestic violence with their kids - looking like they are "sunkist" isn't exactly their first priority either. As much as some women have appreciated beauty products in shelters, the amount of times I've seen decluttering videos saying they'll give the most frivilous beauty products they don't use to a battered women's shelter is more than I can count. Or the webpages that say it's important we have nail polish to feel confident.....? When the Salvation Army gave us gifts after my daughters were molested by their dad - it included 2 Barbie dolls each, one fashion barbie and one disco barbie, and let me tell you, I'm sure their intent was pure, but dolls dressed up "pretty" as a gift for my sexually abused 4 & 6 year old hurt to a degree I can't express. Here are some other ideas of things you could pass on: half used adult colouring books or art supplies (good for art therapy/mindfulness), gym memberships you aren't using (to feel strong again), positive self-help books you found beneficial but won't read again.
Great video as usual. Really inspiring. Felt like the message was tailor-made for me. Thanks both!!!
QQ - looking to get a lovely bible and Diana's looks awesome. May I ask where I can get a similar one?
Right now I'm trying to weed out all the toys we've accumulated over 35 years (5 kids). Obviously, we got rid of a lot thru the years but I kept favorite toys for my grandchildren (3 so far). But I gathered every toy into a room I want to be a play room for the grandkids and there was waaaaay too much! Oh my! But... I have so many great memories associated with each toy I kept that this transition is really hard on my mommy heart. Thank you for this, and especially the prayer at the end. My daughter-in-law is praying for me and encouraging me as I go thru this painful process. And the Lord spoke to my mind about letting go of specific toys while I was praying at church yesterday. He is so good!!!
My 23 year old daughter, who moved out about a year-and-a-half ago, has been on a minimalism journey herself. She recently brought over six totes of her childhood stuff so I could bring it to our homeschool Co-op where we give away things to each other. I had such a hard time not pulling out a bunch of things from her bins from her childhood!! I was really shocked! I think I can get rid of my own things from my childhood easier than my adult daughter's things! LOL! My 8 year old and 11 year old daughters have also been doing a ton of decluttering along with me and their stuff wasn't very hard for me, maybe because their stuff feels like it takes over our house and I was ready for it to go? And I haven't seen my adult daughter's stuff for a while and it brought back memories. I was just so surprised at the feelings it brought up and how hard it was! I'm proud to say though, that I did not pull one thing out of the bins to keep for myself. Thank you for the inspiration to get to this place!
Banana boat summer color (deep dark color) is the best I've ever used-& ive tried the pricey brands! Good choice for a "glow"🙂
Thank you Diana for your guidance 🙏🏻 It is hard to know what the Lord has for us, struggling with family’s issues at home we kind of lost it. Thank God you and Dawn are in my way and for the blessing I can hear in your words... you 2 girls are amazing, thank you 😊
I am interested in seeing how Diana is dealing with clothes, particularly regarding pregnancy. I'm a few weeks behind Diana, and I'm in this awkward place where I'm setting aside clothes I'm outgrowing, but I see no reason to actually get rid of them because I do expect to someday deliver this child and return to a similar-to-pre-pregnancy size.
Thank you for letting me start my Sundays with you!
Oh, this hit home as we are moving from our home of 20 years to begin a new journey in a new home in another area. It's been exciting but so stressful at the same time. I thank God I found your channel over a year ago and have let go of so much stuff already ( with no knowledge of the move yet). What a blessing. And now that I've lived with so much boxed up for 6 weeks, I know I can let go of more as I unpack! Thank you both. God is truly using both of you in your own special ways.
OmG! Moving is sooooo in my memory and I do remember what happened compared to where I live! And I just went through the routine issue because my car is broke and my parents just wanted me to stay there to use their vehicle. I said it throws me off so badly. I forget deodorant, meds, or breakfast. haha. 💕
You have just started the faith bit and talking about transition and I gave had to pause because the "coincidence " has me cracking up, my pastor just preached on transition a few weeks ago. Guess I need to watch/rewatch both and take extra note of where you are saying the same things! 💕
Thank you so much ladies, that was very encouraging to hear today. Just what I needed. I am busy decluttering my house, to move to a much smaller home for 6 months, and then ultimately to emigrate taking only a few sentimental items. This is a huge task and a journey, and this channel and your Christian walk has been such an inspiration to me. Thank you, and may God keep blessing you both.
Part of my struggle is my family growing up had an attitude of wearing things out before you got rid of something. Not, mind you, getting something new after it wore out. So we would get new things, mostly clothing, but not get rid of the older things until closets were bursting at the seams, and even then.... after my mom died, there were so many things to let go of. I’m not like that at all. I let go of clothes and books and other things regularly, but I’m still finding and letting go of stuff from my family that got packed away, there was so much and so many expectations attached to it. I keep feeling disappointment and disapproval, from the beyond, as I give away china and furniture to younger members of my husband’s family who would like them. I am the “hinge” person in the stuff collection train, if that makes sense.
Do you have a “Buy Nothing” Facebook group in your area? I belong to a group in my neighborhood and when I don’t want to throw something in the landfill, I’ve usually been able to gift it to someone in my group that has a need or just the right spot for something. I don’t have to leave home because they come and get it. It helps me to get to know my neighbors, as well!
Dawn you look so pretty today! That top is so cute on you. With those earrings and your curls, you’re so look girly feminine 💕. Thanks both of you for another great video.
Thanks for sharing this. I'm having so much trouble getting rid of some items. I feel like I'm throwing away memories if I get rid of them. It's mostly my kids items, but there are also some from my childhood and high school years that I've been holding on to. I started crying last week after I put a bus that my son used to love playing with, in the donation box. I ended up taking a picture of it and that really helped me to part with it. Your channel has been so helpful to me in this transition and I still have so much to go through.
I was searching fluttering videos. And this video came up because I love your videos I watch all of them but had never seen this one before period today this 1 spoke to me I feel like we are in the desert the same way you spoke about Jesus. My husband and I have three adopted children and we are going through what feels like an immense trial dealing with a major military move as well as some disabilities that have been brought to our attention. It man sound corny, but this video and your words made my day, made me feel not so alone. I appreciate you both. God bless you and your family
Last year I took all my clothes and put the hangers backwards on the rack...I have it given it one year putting them back in as I wear an item straight in...if a hanger was still backwards it was donated....
Can I give the printable to my husband, to help him get on board? 😆😆😆😆
Once a month I have my house cleaned. Before the ladies come I put all of my clutter away to make it easier for them. I usually put it in the nearest drawer. After they leave the house sparkles but it looks so “stiff”. I get my clutter back out and it feels comfortable again but cluttered. This month I am going to be slower in getting things back out to see if there are any I can actually live without. So many of them have memories of the people who gifted them to me who are no longer with us. What to do.
jean hecker can you try displaying them then?
Normally real clutter you can't fit in drawers right away quickly as people come in doesn't sound like you actually have clutter if it makes you feel stressed having it setting around then it is clutter Know somebody else would love it in their home they can't afford to buy those things I know I've been there and how excited I was when I went to donation centers and picked up a couple things for my home whatever you decide to do someone's going to love it because if you choose to keep it you love it and it's truly worth the space into taking up in your home
Sandra L. Moralez 😊
Just what I needed to hear today. Thank you.
Love you two!
Thank you for sharing your gifts.
Love Dawn's top. And, I bet that jean top looked really good on you, Diana.