One of the questions I get asked a lot is some version of “How does your husband feel about this Christian minimalism thing??” Well, I recently got to sit down with my husband Will to talk about his experience with Christian minimalism– and what it’s like being married to a
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine posted a hilarious meme on social media: This just proves that one letter can change the meaning of a whole sentence. I’m pretty sure the sign maker was not attempting to make a philosophical statement! The line that
May the Lord, maker of heaven and earth, bless you from Zion. (Psalm 134:3) My husband Will and I are spending this week in the Adirondacks at a Christian gathering, and we had the opportunity to try railbiking yesterday. Railbiking is like an old railroad and a recumbent exercise bike
Recently, I moved work spaces. I’ve already written about minimalism and moving (our living space) in previous blog posts, but I realized that I never wrote about how moving my work space helped me to minimize and focus my work. Moving to a different work space and unpacking everything forced
“[Jesus said:] Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions.” (Luke 12:15) There’s nothing like having all of your earthly possessions loaded onto a truck to realize just how much you own. For the last 6
“I gave them my sabbaths, as a sign between me and them, so that they might know that I the Lord sanctify them.” (Ezekiel 20:12) I’m terrible at rest. Like, really, really bad. I know that God instituted the sabbath for a reason. I know that Jesus took time out
“You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our heart is restless until it rests in you.” ~St Augustine of Hippo, Confessions One of the things I love about being part of the human race is that God has created each of us to be uniquely different. We each
Do not fear, for I am with you, do not be afraid, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my victorious right hand. (Isaiah 41:10) After 4 years of seeing many doctors and having WAY too many medical tests
And [Jesus] said to them, “Take care! Be on your guard against all kinds of greed; for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of possessions. (Luke 12:15) The beginning of this weekend was marked by beautiful weather– which only partly made up for the intense winter we’ve had
“I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate… For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do.” (Romans 7:15,19) So one of the TV