The epitome of your home is how it looks when no one is around.
Right?
How many times I have toiled over cleaning for company. Trying to make my house look just so, so I am not judged by a messy room, a dusty table, or crumbs on the floor.
I am realizing more and more I don’t want to be fake. I used to get stressed about having a spontaneous visit.
No more.
I want my home to be an inviting place, a cozy place, and a place where the love of Christ abounds.
Do I want people to come over because my house is spic and span? Or because they can relax and feel comfortable?
A house is just a house.
A home is where love flows through and is palpable at every corner.
I don’t want to be fake. I want to be authentic and the the truth is with four kids home all day, we get messy. I want my heart to be free from worrying about what people think of me.
I care more about doing things than having things.
So it is my prayer to have an open home, messy or not. And to have it be the same whether people are around or not.
That is true authenticity and to be Simply Living…For Him.
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Join me on my journey to clear the clutter as I am simply living...for Him! I am a homeschooling mom sharing about my faith, family, hobby-farm life, and Jesus. I am also an author and speaker and love sharing my journey with others- and I am all about keeping it real and authentic! Join me as I seek less of this world and more of Jesus!
Karen DeBeus is a homeschooling mom learning to live more simply and keep God at the center of it all. She is the author of three best-selling homeschooling books and writes at Simply Living for Him. She speaks nationally at homeschooling conventions and recently was a speaker at the Family Bible Conference in Washington, DC. Her passion is to help others clear the clutter from their lives, seek God first, and to encourage women and families to get in the Word every day.
In 2016, she founded the Simply Living for Him Retreat, which is a time of rest and renewal for all women seeking Jesus. She enjoys life on her hobby farm with her husband and four children. Together they are a work-at-home family pursuing a simple life with purpose and, above all, seeking to glorify God in all they do.
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