Who Are You Living For?

January 31, 2014April 20, 2017

Tip #31 – Live everyday asking:

“Will this bring me closer to God?”

If there are things in our life that are drawing us AWAY from God, instead of closer, we need to consider ridding our lives on them. Whether it is an action or an item, we need to consider how it effects us, how it effects others, and how it effects our faith.

Kristin’s Action Plan: I have started to look at each item in our home asking “does this bring me closer to God?” By living with this in mind, I find my life is MUCH more simple, organized, and content. Why do we try to complicate life when God is not?

The Full Spectrum Of Missing Life Stages

Seeing many social media posts last week and this week of parents sending their kids off to school, I couldn’t help but picture myself in that boat. Realizing that day is going to come, whether we are ready or not, whether we LIKE it or not, it’s coming. I have since taken some time to…

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Saving Money: Part 2

Do you feel like you are starting to save a little money? I hope so…and if you aren’t seeing the effects yet, just hang tight. You will! Here are 10 more ideas to get your wheels turning on how to save money: 1. Take a sack lunch to work. It sounds so good and easy to…

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Grace, Not Perfection

I once read somewhere that: Grace is not expecting immediate perfection, but allowing progression. Take a second to think about that. Think about how you treat your husband. Your children. Your friends. Yourself. In this thing called life, I think “perfection” is something we all want to obtain, to some degree. Pick an area of…

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My Heart’s Thoughts

God is faithful. Am I truly faithful to Him? Deep down in my heart, as the year has progressed, I knew God was doing something in our life. Not just one thing – He was changing our whole life. I have had such a hard time putting into words what God has been doing in our…

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Simple Living: Avoid Convenience Items

How much would you pay for convenience? How much DO you pay for convenience? Fast food restaurants. ATMs. In and out grocery stores. Drive-up coffee shops. Our culture is filled with countless convenience options. Just drive town any town street and you will see convenience thrown at you, from all over. I would say the…

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The Answer is Simple

Jesus. I don’t know about you, but have you found yourself asking, “What is going on?” If I’m honest, I have not watched the news in quite some time. And yes, it has been intentional. For one, I miss the news for what it once was. A reporting of what is happening in our local…

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4 Comments

EveR says:

February 1, 2014 at 4:06 pm

Love this, Kristin! What a wonderful way to live each moment. 🙂

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1. Kristin says:
  
  February 1, 2014 at 7:47 pm
  
  Thank you! This is truly something I try to live by! What a challenge it is!
  
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mountain girl says:

February 2, 2014 at 3:39 am

I feel so happy to have found your blog! It looks like a treasure trove of good, grounding, and centering ideas. I really look forward to exploring it more–thanks!

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Kristin says:

February 2, 2014 at 6:15 pm

Thank you very much! I hope you do find much inspiration and encouragement here and thank you for your encouragement!

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