tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210458456325604680.post6380221069920584317..comments2024-03-19T04:18:23.111-05:00Comments on Catherine Denton: 5 Reasons to Live SimplyCatherine Dentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13771249741266703689noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210458456325604680.post-5485830417145526832014-05-12T16:22:44.244-05:002014-05-12T16:22:44.244-05:00Cat, I love the thought that these are gifts of lo...Cat, I love the thought that these are gifts of loss and grief. Beautiful.Catherine Dentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771249741266703689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210458456325604680.post-54283175734346030912014-05-12T16:20:36.645-05:002014-05-12T16:20:36.645-05:00Myrna, I have that tendency too; I'm a recover...Myrna, I have that tendency too; I'm a recovering keeper. :)Catherine Dentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771249741266703689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210458456325604680.post-42263191090442390062014-05-12T14:17:25.457-05:002014-05-12T14:17:25.457-05:00these are beautiful reasons Catherine
you are so w...these are beautiful reasons Catherine<br />you are so wise...<br />these are the gift of loss and grief...the things we learn from them<br /><br />thank you so much for sharing<br />love and lightCathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17311096820476094303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210458456325604680.post-52400443844981619102014-05-12T12:24:57.915-05:002014-05-12T12:24:57.915-05:00Thanks for sharing this! I have a tendency to keep...Thanks for sharing this! I have a tendency to keep things, but it really is easier to clean when I get rid of stuff.Myrna Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13534358757278599925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210458456325604680.post-20967037268644633212014-05-12T10:30:19.334-05:002014-05-12T10:30:19.334-05:00Faith, what an incredible journey your whole famil...Faith, what an incredible journey your whole family has taken. Its so awesome that your children can learn the value of "less" so early in life and put importance on priorities. Thank you for sharing so beautifully.Catherine Dentonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13771249741266703689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9210458456325604680.post-33201515309022938162014-05-12T08:26:04.950-05:002014-05-12T08:26:04.950-05:00Beautiful post, Catherine! I've had similar ex...Beautiful post, Catherine! I've had similar experiences; after helping my parents move and after the death of my mother-in-law, my husband and I had a serious discussion about never keeping in our homes things we didn't need (really need) or truly love. No "it serves a purpose" items or "it may come in handy someday" things. Our kids' toys have been piling up, so this lent, we made a practice of choosing 3 toys every day to take to Goodwill (that 120 toys by the end of lent)--and cleaning has been much easier, for me and them. They love that they can straighten their play area up so much faster.<br />The biggest realization for us was that things end up ruling your life if you let them--if they're there. We wanted God to be the only ruler of our lives.Faith E. Houghhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03823750019164801104noreply@blogger.com