In Every Thing Give Thanks

[ashlex]

One of the lessons God has been working on teaching me over the past year is to remember (and obey) 1 Thess. 5:18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

So, in the spirit of that text, here are some things about living in a small house that I've found to be thankful for:

• I can vacuum each entire level

Comments

[mammathinks]

You have a great outlook!

There truly is often blessings, even in the circumstances that seem more difficult to find them. WTG.

I really do believe that "less is more" when it comes to many things, like clothes (my kids have too many!). This is especially true in smaller spaces.

[ashlex]

Yes, less is more is definitely key. Thankfully I was already moving in that direction and had curbed my urge to buy clothes for the girls beyond what they actually need (and even so, I have some hand-me-down clothes that currently fit them (on the large side) in a box in my closet for if they outgrow some of what they currently are wearing. I did have to weed dh's & my clothes a BUNCH to fit in the new closet (& still not sure what we'll do come winter w/ bulkier things) and in some cases, packed away perfectly good "duplicates" that we can use when current thing wear out (ie. t-shirts for both of us, they're not stylish enough to go out of style we just had more than would fit in the closet here, so we kept out 5 or so and packed the rest away for the time being). And craft stuff, since the girls love it, and current financial situation doesn't give us the cushion I'd need to say "I'll donate the extra and buy more as we need it" so that's what several boxes in the storage area (and in the extra storage closet off the bathroom) are