Live Simply

January 26, 2014April 20, 2017

Tip #26 – Live Simply So Others May Simply Live

A few questions to ask yourself: What do you need to do to live simply? What changes can you make, to ensure that others may simply live? What are you willing to give up? What are you willing to spend more time and money on so others may live? How do you define the simple life?

Kristin’s Action Plan: This has been a quote that has stuck with me for a few years now. Every choice I make and every action, it reflects whether I am making sure others are simply living as well. I know there are many changes I need to continually make and am willing to continue to learn how.

What’s Keeping You From Living With Purpose?

I was 17, in the pediatric ICU, attempting to take my first steps after my initial open heart surgery to correct a congenital heart defect. This was a big deal, since walking meant steps closer to discharge. As I gingerly walked past the nurse’s station, with wires holding my sternum together, one particular nurse asked…

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Airing Out My #1 Laundry Secret

Trust me, this goes against everything I was taught! Growing up, I was taught to sort my laundry. Towels with towels, sheets, and well, towels. Jeans with other dark items, on the permanent press setting. Whites with whites. I mean it’s pretty self-explanatory and really pretty easy. After Dan and I got married, as I…

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My #1 Decluttering Rule

One of the ways I like to keep our home feeling well, like home, is to keep it decluttered. But with that said, the space between the walls of our home can get extremely cluttered at times! Just think about a rainy day. That right there will bring all of the items on our shelves…

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Mending Our Time

The other day, I was reading a snippet of an article from the magazine, “Good Housekeeping” back in 2018 and it stated… Most millennials (aged 18 to 34) have admitted they only knew how to do 11 out of our 18 once-essential household skills. Perhaps unsurprising, as Home Economics has been scrapped as a GCSE…

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Boundaries in Your Schedule

Tip #22 – Set Boundaries With Your Schedule Are you afraid to say “no”? Does saying no build guilt in you, reminding you that you can’t do everything? Let me tell you, IT IS OKAY. Putting boundaries in your schedule, saying no to certain things, blocking off time for yourself, may be some of the wisest choices…

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An Unrepeatable Gift

Before every basketball practice, we try to read the Jesus Calling for the day. I appreciate those 2 paragraphs of spiritual inspiration and affirmation, that God has us in the palm of His hand. Today, while reading it with the players, the line “Thank Me for this day of life, recognizing that it is a…

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