“The purest joy springs from the deepest humiliation. The strongest and noblest characters are built on the foundation of patience, love, and submission to God’s will.” —Acts of the Apostles 319. Just this morning I prayed for God to work in me a strong and noble character. It’s been my […]
Today I’m adding to my pile something I did not anticipate that I would throw out. A bookshelf. As part of project deClutter, I purchased a filing cabinet, the assembly of which is a whole other story in and of it self (and probably the next thing I’ll write about […]
Weeding out my clothes is something I do quite regularly, surprising for someone who hangs on to things as long as I do. Somehow, I got into the habit of sorting through which clothes I wear and which I don’t, and making a pile to take to Dorcas or Goodwill, […]
“So I’m doing a project,” Josephine gchatted me on Friday, “to declutter life. Do you want to do it together?” E
So I realize I’m about two weeks late for the whole “Best of 2010” blog post. But as I enjoyed my lunch today, I realized that there is one thing I learned in 2010 that has changed my life, and it is something worth sharing: I learned to freeze my […]
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