I continue to see and hear about unkindness and present a challenge to you, if you relate. Recent unkindnesses witnessed in my life and friend’s lives: You just lost your parent and someone pretty much tells you to “buck up, everything will be back to normal soon.” You buy a gift for a friend and […]
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How God Views Our Gray Hair & Aging
Isaiah 46:4 Even to your old age and gray hairs, I am He, I am He who will sustain you. I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you. So comforting since we are all getting older! Happy day! May God bless your day. ❤
Solving the World’s Problems
I don’t know about you but I think life can beat ya up pretty good. Sundays are my replenishment day. As the week wears on though, I’m ready to crack. Do you relate? The key to helping each and everyone of us on earth, is to be kind. I witnessed a stranger needing kindness and […]
Dear Jesus Journal Entry
Dearest Jesus, I appreciate: -My Bible, as I still have one and no one is forcing it away from me yet. -My eyesight. It is not as good as I’d like it to be, but I’m still able to see my Bible. -This sunny day that is warm. It feels good on my body as […]
Phoenix Snow & Peace
Yes it does snow in the heart of Phoenix! This is taken right outside our door, elevation only 2100 ft and that mountain is close. Thank you God for your spectacular beauty! As the world gets more and more unstable, some comforting scriptures come to mind. They are comforting because God knows all. All the […]
Have a God attitude! Shine for Him!
My attitude has been much better lately, I don’t know what’s wrong with me. Heehee It’s because God is teaching me that He wants me to see trials, or pretty much any decision, as His “opportunities.” Like I’m minimizing and that is giving me an opportunity to use the money I would use to buy […]
Minimalism Part 5 – Revisiting a Purged area
Once we get the hang of not needing a lot, do you feel like you become more and more realistic and can purge an area all over again? An example is I had purged my cosmetic drawers but a few weeks later, I knew I could do better. There was a time in my life […]
Minimalism Part 4 – Purses or Things You Can’t Live Without
It was never that I was a shopaholic. Just over time, I bought stuff that made me happy at the moment but I didn’t use it afterwards very much and then it was stuffed in a drawer or closet. Do you relate? Do you also not know what is in the hidden black hole areas […]
Best Unanswered Prayer
Diversion from minimalism blogs for this Sunday to report a wonderful God story! A Beautiful God story…6am… attempting to “check in” online for my MRI. Had appointment at 1130am. 730am…After trying on all 3 of my devices, without any luck, I gave up. I was afraid the appointment wouldn’t be confirmed and canceled but had […]
Minimalism Part 3 – Travel Luggage
Here is the next food for thought in minimalism world. Do you travel and if so, how big is your suitcase? Do you get a backache hoisting your heavy suitcase? Do you carry a lot of “just in case items?” Do you unpack after vacation and think “Hmm, I didn’t use this and this and […]
Minimalism Part 2 – Goodbye Clothes
I am purging material goods and when I pick only the things I love, to stay, I’m getting rid of HALF my stuff. Pictures say a thousand words so below is an example of my clothes, and we already removed a 3 foot load. First I was dumping unnecessary clothes on the desk: That turned […]
Minimalism Part 1 – Decluttering and De-Owning Reasons
If you read my blog last week, one of my New Years Resolutions is minimizing our home. Link: https://wp.me/pbgHGQ-sK. Are you also longing for a simpler life and know that scaling down on possessions, is key? If you are following me on this minimalism journey, we need to figure out why we’re drawn to it. […]
God Stories for Me, Yippee! 