Every change of season makes me wanna clean my house at least in one way or another spring brings on airing out the house and summer brings on projects fall is deep cleaning and getting ready for winter winter is usually taken up by sanitizing and disinfecting from being sick. But here is my list…
Author: Deborah
Hi, I’m Deborah!
I am a stay-at-home, home schooling mom in Western Montana.
I am a self-help junkie and a minimalist - even if only in my mind. I love learning different ways to think and relate to people, all filtered through the love of Christ.
I am writing for my own journey to become more intentional with my time, my words, and my relationships with people and with things. This blog is my way of fighting against my own perfectionistic tendencies by finally launching after dreaming about it for so long.
I am wife to Jeff, since 2013. We have three beautiful children, ages 5, 3, and 1.
I hope you’ll follow along in my journey of Keeping Home Simple!
My Front Closet
I’ll be honest: I don’t know how to keep my front closet organized. Of all the places in my house, this one catches me up the most and is a constant pain-point for the cleanliness of my house. I have more before-and-after pictures of this tiny closet than I’d care to admit. Also more blog…
Growing up as a grown up
When I was younger, I thought that once you became an adult you didn’t change. It was based on nothing, but I assumed it was true. If you decided to be a stay-at-home parent, you would never go get a job outside your home. If you registered as a particular political party, you wouldn’t even…
Balance
I was joking with my sister yesterday that I find balance and a full black trash bag. And while it was a joke, it definitely holds the truth. I get so much peace from decluttering. I’ve only regretted getting rid of one thing: a colander that we got as a wedding present. I got rid…
New Year Reflections: 2023
Looking back at this past year, a lot has changed. When it became 2023, I had a three-month old son, was still trying to cling to “the fun” I had created with two kids, and I was scrolling social media for hours every day. My diet was anything that I wanted, even when it made…
Sugar and self-sabotage
I am so done with sugar. My children are good kids, I know, I’ve seen them be so good and so sweet. They deserve a treat, right? Wrong. Whenever I give them sugar, their happy well-behaved demeanors dissolve into screaming, defiant, dictators who have no manners or respect. From having an ice cream cone, I…
If I could give you advice…
Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. We live in a strange time. No one is right. You can’t say someone else is wrong. Everyone is anxious. No one gets enough sleep. Diet culture and BMI are crap. Doctors ask if you’re able to lose weight easily, as if that’s a…
Be bold. Be assertive. Be out of control.
But do it anyway! “Be strong and courageous” “You hedge me in before and behind” “Blessed are the meek” How do all of these fit together? God holds us and charges us with tasks that are beyond our comfort zone because He knows that is where we must completely rely on Him. He doesn’t let…
Kidney Stone and Sin Starts
I was thinking this week how glaring things are when they’re big. I had some really big kidney stones removed a year ago and had my follow up today. “Good news! You have 3 kidney stones and they’re tiny!” Ok. No, the doctor didn’t tell me it was good to have kidney stones still, but…
Sin and Kidney Stones
I had an intense battle with kidney stones in 2024. I was incapacitated with pain every 3 days. After 4 hours it would usually subside but the fear of return always lingered. I swallowed my pride and talked to my naturopath about them. She put me on a supplement regime with 12 extra pills and…