I’m sitting here on another sick day. I’m subsisting on Happy Camper pills and Kind bars, though they have made me neither happy nor kind. I’m wishing for my husband to be home to either share in my misery or pull me out of it. Either one. But being the only decision-making adult while being…
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!
7 things I can’t eat and why
I have a lot of things “wrong” with my body. Most of them have to deal with food, but all of them can weigh on my mind in different ways. Any time I do a new intake form for a doctor, I inevitably forget something… about my own body. So, let’s dig into it. I’ll…
New Year: 2024
I have realized that New Years Day is my favorite holiday. It has no traditional meal, gift exchanges, or pressure in how to celebrate it. It is commonly a day to start living with a different mindset and focusing on the positives. And I love that it’s a holiday where you can celebrate by getting…
A Slew of the Not-So New
Hello! This is not my normal format for posting, but it needs saying for the one person who reads my blog – Hi, Stephanie! I am sad to announce that I will not be renewing my domain. The scare coming up in a few weeks and I’m not okay with the cost to keep a…
Peaceful and Pure
“Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God. Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called children of God.” Matthew 5:8-9 I don’t think it’s a coincidence that these verses are together. Being pure in heart makes your desire peace. Making peace makes you check your intentions to have a pure…
No Late Nights for Lent
““Now, therefore,” says the Lord, “Turn to Me with all your heart, With fasting, with weeping, and with mourning.””Joel 2:12 NKJV I’ve lost steam. I’ve read a LOT of fiction (you know, the kind of books I get lost in and forget about any responsibilities? Yup. That fiction). And I’ve seen the clock turn over…
Journal Scriptures from 2025
I started journaling every day in June 2023. It helps me process my day and let go of thoughts that get stuck in my head that don’t necessarily need to be heard by another person. I put it at the end of my day with reading my Bible and, for the last 5 months, journaling…
Valentine’s Day 2026
“Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward.”Psalms 127:3 NKJV I’ve never been big on Valentine’s Day. In Jr. High, one of my friends told me it was her favorite holiday: I rolled my eyes over the phone and mentally moved her friendship ranking lower. I was…
One Sane Space
“Let all things be done decently and in order.”I Corinthians 14:40 NKJV My house feels like a lot right now. Every room is messy. Every surface has clutter. Every room has visual chaos. I’m overstimulated by the volume of stuff in my house. Add in the volume of my children’s voices and I am ready…
Thursday Limerick
I want to write. I meant to write. Can’t think of anything to write. My brain is feeling very fried. And so, I think, I won’t tonight.