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.

Everything is GOD’S.

Everything is GOD’S. Just think about that for a second! EVERYTHING. Look around your house. Outside. Inside. Your body. Every possession. Every detail. Every minute. Every talent. Even our money. EVERYTHING. It’s GOD’S. Psalm 24:1 says, “The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it, the world, and all who live in it.” God has given us…

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The Brain Train

Have you ever considered how your brain is like a train? With every cart leading to the next, leading you in one direction? I’m sure you’ve heard of the saying, “You are what you think”. Let’s start the engine (here’s an example): SEEING=THINKING=FEELING=EMOTIONS=ACTION=RESULTS=BELIEF. You’ve maybe heard this “train of thought” before, but look at how…

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25 Steps Towards Healthier Eating

Eat this, not that. Are you getting overwhelmed by all of the ads, social media, magazines, books, and websites that are telling you what you should and shouldn’t eat? I am! I feel like no matter what I eat, it just isn’t “good enough.” I should always being eating more of this, but less of…

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Music to My Ears

Growing up I never really thought I would move out of Borculo because so much of who I am today is because of where I grew up. Little did I know that God would lead me to another location, another town. Since moving to St. Joseph, I have really learned so much about not taking…

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Trying To Get It All Done

I was once heard it said that if you constantly can’t get it all done, well, then maybe you are trying to do more than what has been intended for you to do. That has really made me take a step back and think – I hope it does the same for you. Are you…

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Second-Hand is Not Always Second-Best

There are many ways to buy used clothing these days. Second-hand stores, consignment shops, garage sales, and online Facebook market platforms, just to name a few. I have enjoyed shopping at second-hand stores ever since I was in college. Where I lived at that time, there were numerous second-hand stores, from Goodwill, to the Salvation…

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