I have found that adopting a simple life often means you will naturally save money since a big part of living simply involves re-using what you already have.
Category: Living Simply
Give your stuff a new life, bless someone in the process
Motivation to let go Sometimes it’s difficult to find motivation to let go of the items that we know we don’t need or use any more. We may pull an item out from a drawer or closet and think, ‘maybe one day I’l need this’. Or this was a really special gift I received from…
How to create your dream home
As a home-maker who seeks to live a more simple life, less clutter, less distraction. I sometimes worry that my simple de-cluttered home, won’t be homely enough. Growing up in an inexpensively, yet beautifully furnished home, I have grown to love and enjoy decor and design. Our surroundings can nourish the soul, help us to…
Simplify your housekeeping (the old fashioned way)
Today I am taking a leaf out of an old-fashioned book I have, called ‘A book for every woman’ from 1926! It has so many helpful tips and ideas for home-making that are related to simple living that I just had to share:) I have taken some paragraphs from the Chapter titled ‘Do you make…
Should Christians go zero waste?
Many are seeing the benefits of minimising and simplifying their lives. Maybe you have experienced this also. But what about going zero waste as a lifestyle? Should Christians go zero waste? Zero waste and living simply compliment each other well. Reducing our waste is a way that we can be good stewards of Creation and…
Being content with what we have
1 Timothy 6:8 And having food and clothing, with these we shall be content. Have you ever felt discontent with what you have? Needed a bigger or better closet of clothing? Or maybe just a new oufit. Need to upgrade the car or home? Suddenly your phone or tv seems really outdated to you. How…
Am I loving the things that are in the world?
1 John 2:15-17 15Love not the world, neither the things that are in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. 16 For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not…
Should a Christian be a minimalist?
We are created to serve God. Not stuff.
The simple toy box
Naturally children tend to gravitate toward exploring and playing with objects in their surroundings anyway.
Make room for God in your daily life
Accumulating stuff doesn’t take long and it doesn’t take long for stuff to overtake us.