tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post6025749591575774455..comments2023-07-22T03:40:53.311-04:00Comments on The Year of Less: Day 12: When Decluttering Hurts (for all the wrong reasons)Kelly Oribinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16490289723982475014noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-22504484532252934112012-11-07T11:14:03.607-05:002012-11-07T11:14:03.607-05:00I've just recently discovered your blog and am...I've just recently discovered your blog and am catching up. This post totally speaks to my heart. Thank you so much for sharing your journey.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10128208357011649105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-89335931362577260472012-10-16T15:31:07.855-04:002012-10-16T15:31:07.855-04:00Great post. During our two adoption processes I f...Great post. During our two adoption processes I found it much easier to not buy things and to sell things knowing it was getting us closer to our kiddos. I LOVE what can be done with the money that's not wasted!Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08074200111691759654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-90260810976583660132012-09-28T12:25:01.960-04:002012-09-28T12:25:01.960-04:00IF we actually do this year of less...I will surel...IF we actually do this year of less...I will surely find myself in this exact position...over, and over, and over again.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09654949233595250514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-85965672127242491542012-09-08T00:53:17.661-04:002012-09-08T00:53:17.661-04:00I agree. God wants us to be contrite before Him, b...I agree. God wants us to be contrite before Him, but He also wants to Bless us. We are His children. You have already spent the money on them and they make you happy. Keep the dishes. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04422387830610650445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-12881371063387475282012-08-31T20:01:01.527-04:002012-08-31T20:01:01.527-04:00Thank you for the convicting reminder about "...Thank you for the convicting reminder about "stuff" becoming a barrier. Susan@Organized31https://www.blogger.com/profile/09722165408374953902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-39640898206099221032012-08-23T07:46:12.923-04:002012-08-23T07:46:12.923-04:00THANK you for this message. I've just found y...THANK you for this message. I've just found your blog and your words convict my heart for the change that I have been trying to begin in my own life and in the lives of my family. I have no excuses.....it begins today.<br />Luannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03145579475778317805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-86728844792912161182012-08-21T13:44:28.577-04:002012-08-21T13:44:28.577-04:00Words cannot even express how thankful I am for yo...Words cannot even express how thankful I am for your blog, especially this post right here. I keep it open in my tabs at all time and refer to it often. I am a SAHM to 2 little girls in a small house as well, and as I have been slowly moving through the house, I can feel myself breathing better and feeling more free. My family members, who now check your blog regularly as well, have also benefitted from going through and cleaning out. I really look forward to your new posts each day and am looking forward to what else you have in store! Thank you so very very much!zimmegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247233116480964005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-79564419915097538892012-08-15T21:06:19.579-04:002012-08-15T21:06:19.579-04:00This post made me cry. I struggle against society&...This post made me cry. I struggle against society's need for consuming useless things. I too have the pretty dishes I like, but when I think that I have wasted so much money, time, energy wanting/moving/storing these *things* to the detriment of what really matters, well, I weep. "Lord, break my heart with the things that break yours." That's why I weep, because I know that God wants me to look further, beyond myself, and it's so hard to start after so long.<br /><br />Thank you so much for understanding. I would make one request: write a post about how to tell others what you're doing. I find it hard to say I want less, especially as I come from a family of hoarders and a beautiful mother who really *really* likes shopping and tries to talk me into buying something almost every day. Telling them we don't want birthday presents any more caused a mini family fued, and as for when I requested no plastic toys before my children were born..... wow!Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06875315215774518663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-45627885103059988302012-08-11T16:32:09.220-04:002012-08-11T16:32:09.220-04:00I love your writing style and humor as your are wo...I love your writing style and humor as your are working through the concept of "stuff." I was curious to see if you would be interested posting something like this on the www.AverageAdvocate.com - something about your heart as you are changed to be an advocate for the poor or orphan, etc... (like it is demonstrated in this article. It seems de-cluttering is an action that helps mold you into someone who cares. Thanks for considering!<br />-elisaElisa @AverageAdvocatehttp://www.averageadvocate.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-25939302653233649062012-08-08T23:44:31.764-04:002012-08-08T23:44:31.764-04:00Thank you - your posts are always relevant. This o...Thank you - your posts are always relevant. This one is a blessing! Thank you for being an inspiration.Mocha4under4https://www.blogger.com/profile/03932298826105869076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-28443732756797074552012-08-07T07:50:02.928-04:002012-08-07T07:50:02.928-04:00There are different forms of minimalism, and one t...There are different forms of minimalism, and one type seems to believe that keeping objects of beauty is a waste. Even the poorest will hold on to something that is never used if they have the ability.<br /><br />If you love the dishes and the biggest argument for tossing them is that you left them long enough to gather dust, consider giving them another chance to be functional display pieces. <br /><br />Fold a nice cloth into the bottom and they can be set on your dresser to hold pocket fodder. Use them as trays for fruit and invite the older kids to browse on it. If you have perfume and lotions, keep them in the dishes.<br /><br />Only get rid of them if they end up not working, or if you find a better nick knack to do their job, or if you finally fall out of love with them.Kelekonanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-48222569152973368782012-08-07T01:07:45.243-04:002012-08-07T01:07:45.243-04:00Now THAT was an awesome post.Now THAT was an awesome post.Cindy Ashhttp://simplyricherliving.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-14163864213635416532012-08-05T21:37:18.482-04:002012-08-05T21:37:18.482-04:00On e again so glad you are posting all of this hon...On e again so glad you are posting all of this honesty and journey that you are on! I even got rid of some stuff! You are so right life is more than our possessions. Please have a look at William McDonald 's book "true discipleship" , it's sooooooo, solemn and challenging!Diananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-68358731814203458962012-08-05T21:19:42.663-04:002012-08-05T21:19:42.663-04:00please ignore my mistakes there, I have a new baby...please ignore my mistakes there, I have a new baby and less brain to use...I meant Experimental...and I have had that song stuck in my head for several days, and just went back and saw that you are also reading 7. carry on.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-48956160316462919662012-08-05T21:13:36.874-04:002012-08-05T21:13:36.874-04:00I am following your blog here while also reading t...I am following your blog here while also reading the book 7: An Experomental Mutiny Against Excess by Jen Hatmaker, they really compliment each other. Also I have had that song you quoted "break my heart for what breaks yours" and I am beginning to feel a stirring in my heart, just waiting to realize what it is exactly. I have a friend who just left to live in Rwanda for 2 years with orphans...she recommended the book. Please Lord help us who are abundantly blessed to love our neighbors as we love ourselves. Amen.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-59686060715802195002012-08-05T10:35:31.232-04:002012-08-05T10:35:31.232-04:00Perhaps you can find something else that you don&#...Perhaps you can find something else that you don't love as much, like a soap dish, and use these for that purpose instead! Father knows your heart to give to the less fortunate and is blessing you to follow that purpose. You are giving in so many ways. <br /><br />I agree that simplifying should "hurt" a little, but if you end up thinking about those sweet little teal polka-dot dishes long after they are gone, then you have switched the clutter from your home to clutter in your mind. <br /><br />I also agree with you that we fill our homes with way too many things that make us happy and we can all certainly still be happy with much less of it! Blessings to you in your obedience to The Creator!FarmMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01145743852674369920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-29870236614267153412012-08-04T21:59:38.171-04:002012-08-04T21:59:38.171-04:00It's Matthew 6:21.
http://www.biblegateway.co...It's Matthew 6:21.<br /><br />http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew+6:21&version=KJVAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-50762723330204902122012-08-04T16:49:16.696-04:002012-08-04T16:49:16.696-04:00And I mentioned this post on my blog. =)And I mentioned this post on my blog. =)Jenni Shaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345954727897767565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-38967912183827042372012-08-04T16:39:11.932-04:002012-08-04T16:39:11.932-04:00WOW! What a wake up call. Thanks.WOW! What a wake up call. Thanks.Jenni Shaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00345954727897767565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-78672744343502426332012-08-04T11:37:41.219-04:002012-08-04T11:37:41.219-04:00I love your Bible verse--which is it? I can't ...I love your Bible verse--which is it? I can't tell from the picture. Thanks for sharing! I enjoy following your journey toward a more simple lifestyle!Marihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03443814442777782209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-85123308767611340642012-08-03T23:26:37.639-04:002012-08-03T23:26:37.639-04:00This post touched me more than any that I have rea...This post touched me more than any that I have read. It was beautiful and the the verse in the open Bible is wonderful. We've recently decluttered because we had to - we were moving from a 2500 sq ft house to an apartment by choice. I need to declutter even more and can completely relate to standing over an item for so much longer than I need to trying to decide if I should give or keep. Thanks for your thoughts and sharing your life with us.Cristinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-13204144936179025662012-08-03T17:24:49.869-04:002012-08-03T17:24:49.869-04:00I got to thinking about you and your little dishes...I got to thinking about you and your little dishes and about what God wants in our lives. There were many people in the bible that lived in abundance with possessions galore (not to mention a few too many wives too. lol) <br />If you feel convicted to get rid of them, do. As long as <b>you</b> own the possessions and the possessions don't own you! But if they can bring a smile to your face each and every time you use them, you should keep and use them. Heck, not even for cooking. <br />a soap or sponge or scrubby holder; <br />fruit or candy dish; <br />spoon rest, <br />ponytail holders and hair clips; <br />a place to plop your keys in when you get home<br />crayons, pencils, etc<br />gosh, soooo many things to use them for. <br /><b>Since you are absolutely going to live with less, really love what you have!</b>Regenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07305723527884801037noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-58538618876561470842012-08-03T15:37:36.289-04:002012-08-03T15:37:36.289-04:00Those are very cute dishes, but you'll always ...Those are very cute dishes, but you'll always have the photo of them here on your blog if you do decide to let someone else have love them. And if you haven't used them and they are collecting dust, they'll be much more useful to someone else.<br /><br />I grew up in a home of borderline hoarders, and because of that, I have absolutely no regrets about giving stuff away. I remember what I grew up with and decided that I will not live my adult life that way. So I have a tendency to actually get rid of things that I later need. But the Lord has never forsaken me or neglected to meet my needs, all praise to Him<br /><br />Something I say to myself often is, "Do I want to own my stuff, or do I want to be owned by my stuff?" After all, it's just "stuff."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-71665054780085305332012-08-03T14:34:39.987-04:002012-08-03T14:34:39.987-04:00Love this idea of using what we don't necessar...Love this idea of using what we don't necessary need to share goodies with someone else. Rather than using a disposable dish, use these dishes to bring joy to someone else. Great idea Joan...one I will definitely be remembering as the holiday baking comes around!Kacinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5936689144576366026.post-49648393687986911152012-08-03T12:23:12.217-04:002012-08-03T12:23:12.217-04:00Amen to that. Bless you.Amen to that. Bless you.Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01045355811630334711noreply@blogger.com