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If you're feeling like you're constantly
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behind no matter what you do, I get it.
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I've spent years trying to find a book,
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a course, or even a friend that could
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help me reorder my schedule so that my
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days could be easier until it exhausted
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me and only made me feel more like a
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failure because I still didn't feel like
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I was doing enough even with all the
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extra effort. If that sounds like
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something that you can relate to, let me
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help you. As I claim my home today and
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reset it for the week, I'm going to
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share the exact thing that changed
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everything for me. It made my life as a
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mom and homemaker so much more joyful
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and fulfilling while enabling me to stay
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on track with my daily responsibilities
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and freeing up time for me to enjoy the
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things that I love most. For me, it's
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God, my family, reading, creating, and
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enjoying the outdoors. But whatever it
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is for you, I want to help you find that
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balance, too. By the end of today's
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video, you will have gained the
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knowledge, resources, and encouragement
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needed to cultivate a peaceful home
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environment for you and your family, as
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well as the simple systems that I
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implemented to help me manage homemaking
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and motherhood better. Ones that are
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easy to use and actually work.
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Welcome to Motherhood and Homemaking,
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where faith meets everyday motherhood
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and home is our favorite place to be.
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For today's homemaking reset, I'm
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sharing some practical cleaning
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motivation in real time and what that
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looks like for me realistically these
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days. It's not perfect. It started very
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messy. It's slow. It's not even very
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aesthetic, but it is real. And I hope
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it'll motivate you if you have some
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things to get done around the house,
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too. But the real value in today's video
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are the insights that you'll leave with
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from what I'm going to be sharing.
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One of my favorite verses in the Bible
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that starts my day well is this is the
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day the Lord has made. Let us rejoice
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and be glad in it. from Psalms 118 24.
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That verse stuck with me after receiving
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it at just the right time in life when I
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needed it the most. I used to struggle
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to find motivation to get out of the bed
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every single day, even with so much to
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look forward to. I have a loving husband
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who works so hard, two beautiful
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children that brings so much joy to me
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every day, and a beautiful, safe, and
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comfortable home. But the normal
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tiredness that comes with being a
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stay-at-home mom and homemaker raising
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little ones still tried to steal my
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mornings and even my entire days.
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Sometimes
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my faithfulness in God is what helped
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me. One devotion, one prayer, one day at
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a time, my heart and my mindset shifted
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and I no longer felt trapped or held
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down by the things that were actually in
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my control. I learned better ways to be
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more productive in the morning and night
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routines that paved the way for the next
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day's success. I discovered the power in
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letting go of physical, mental, and
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emotional clutter and replace it with
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lifegiving moments with God, my family,
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and taking better care of my health.
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These are things that I feel are too
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good and too attainable to keep to
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myself. And if I can help another mom or
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homemaker encourage, bless, or inspire
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someone in life, then I will. Today, I'm
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sharing the exact things I did to create
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more peace in my home and family life as
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a mom and a homemaker. I'm going to be
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sharing the things that are absolutely
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most important and the ones that are
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also extremely beneficial, both with
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fast turnaround time and immediate
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gratification.
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motherhood and life in general wasn't
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meant to be lived alone. God never
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intended it that way. So, let me be your
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faithful friend that you can depend on
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to encourage you and lift you up. This
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channel is about growing together in
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biblical motherhood, intentional, slow
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homemaking, finding joy in our roles, no
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matter the season we are in. My name is
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Heaven, and I would love for you to
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subscribe. I would love to have you
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here. I try to be very realistic,
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relatable, helpful, motivational, and a
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breath of fresh air in busy, chaotic
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days or a world that never rests. But
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here, I encourage you to use rest for
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your advantage.
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So, maybe you're cleaning with me and
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resetting your home today. Maybe you are
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folding a basket of laundry. Maybe
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you're preparing dinner. Maybe you're
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nursing a baby while you listen. Maybe
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you're just resting. Whichever it is, I
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am glad that you're here because all the
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above is important. And as you do these
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things, allow this video to play in the
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background or alongside you while I
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share these simple yet extremely helpful
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things that made me a better mom,
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homemaker, and made my home more
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peaceful.
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Heat. Heat.
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The first and most important thing that
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helped me become a better mother,
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homemaker, and cultivate peace in my
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home is intentional God time and goal
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setting. It is so important to keep our
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minds and hearts on the right thing
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because there are so many distractions
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in the world that will cross our paths
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every single day.
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You can easily forget what you set out
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to do in a single day or week, let alone
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your entire life. So allowing God to be
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my anchor, I began giving my mornings
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and sometimes my nights to God alone.
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And this allows him to order my steps
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before me and before social media,
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before noise, before comparison, before
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the pressure of the day. But I also give
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to him the desires of my heart. Psalm
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37:4 says, "Delight yourself in the Lord
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and he will give you the desires of your
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heart." And I love this verse because it
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reminds me that when I delight in God
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first, everything else falls into proper
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place. My desires become more aligned,
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my goals become clearer, my heart become
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softer, my priorities become healthier.
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And when you start your day with God,
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you stop living like you're chasing
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something and start living like you are
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being led. And that changes everything.
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Ephesians 5 15-16 says to look carefully
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Then how you walk, not as unwise, but as
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wise. Making the best use of the time.
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Best use of the time really stood out to
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me because when I read that, I don't
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hear pressure. I hear purpose,
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intentionality.
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The world, it's distracting. And God
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knows that the world wants to pull our
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attention away from our homes, our
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families, our marriage, and even away
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from our peace. And when you are
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constantly distracted, you can't be
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present. And when you're not present,
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you can't feel peaceful. So I began
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praying very intentionally. Not long
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prayers, not fancy prayers, but just
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real prayers. And the scripture that
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fits this perfect is do not be anxious
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about anything but in every situation by
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prayer and petition with thanksgiving
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present your requests to God and the
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peace of God will guard your hearts and
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your minds in Christ Jesus. This is
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Philippians 4 6- 7.
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This verse is telling us that we don't
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have to worry in every situation.
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Meaning no matter what season we are in,
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we can start off with prayer and
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petition and thanksgiving.
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And those very simple things. You could
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literally just make this verse a prayer
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in itself. It pretty much tells you what
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to do in any season when you are feeling
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anxious or overwhelmed or worried. pray,
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petition, give thanks to the Lord,
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present to him your requests or your
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goals or desires for that day or
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whatever it is that you're dealing with,
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and then trust that he will give you
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peace and guard your heart and your
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mind. It's instruction. It tells you
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exactly what to do when you're feeling
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overwhelmed. It's not long- winded. It's
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just simple. Pray,
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ask, give thanks, and trust. And God
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then promises peace.
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And that's it. Just four simple things
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to bring your heart back to peace. And
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not just any peace, but peace that
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surpasses understanding. Meaning, it
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doesn't even make logical sense. And
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that kind of peace changes everything.
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It's simple yet transformative. And
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we're going to talk more on this soon
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and why it matters to anchor our days.
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But next, I want to talk a bit about
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clutter and how it steals our joy and
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our time.
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Decluttering is life-changing in many
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ways. When I decluttered my whole life,
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it was transformative and freeing and so
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worth it. I want you to keep an open
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mind about minimalism and try
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decluttering some things in your home,
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too.
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Let me explain why decluttering matters
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so much. Because it's not just about
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having less stuff. Because clutter is
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not neutral. It costs you something.
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Clutter costs you time. It costs you
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energy. It costs you mental space. And
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it costs you peace.
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Clutter is visual stress. Clutter is
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delayed decisions. Clutter is also
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unfinished task. And what's so
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interesting is that research has shown
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clutter can actually increase stress
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levels.
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When you are constantly surrounded by
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mess and clutter, your body feels like
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it's in a constant low-level fight or
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flight state. And that makes sense
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because when your home is cluttered,
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your brain is constantly processing
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unfinished tasks. And that is why so
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many moms feel overstimulated and don't
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even realize it.
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even if you're sitting down, even if
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you're trying to relax, your eyes are
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scanning the room. Your brain is
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noticing piles. Your brain is noticing
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mess. It's thinking about what needs to
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be done next. and your body never fully
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rests. And this is why moms feel so
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overstimulated and don't even realize.
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This is also why on this channel I'm
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constantly encouraging minimalism,
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decluttering,
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pausing, resting, and slow living.
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Because it's not just the kids, it's not
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just the noise, but it's also the visual
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chaos.
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Yes, we are tired, but we also may be
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carrying too much physically, mentally,
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emotionally. And minimalism isn't about
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having an empty home. It's about having
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a home that supports your life instead
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of overwhelming you. So, if you want
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peace, I encourage you to start letting
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go.
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Your home feels chaotic, it doesn't
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always mean that you need to clean more.
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Sometimes it means that you just need to
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own less stuff. Because the more stuff
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you have, the more that you have to
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manage. And management alone is
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exhausting. And as mothers and
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homemakers, we have plenty of
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non-physical, non-material things to
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manage. We have family to manage,
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children to manage. We have schedules,
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work. And so if you want peace,
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decluttering is one of the fastest and
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immediate ways that you can get there.
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Oh
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god.
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If you don't know where to start
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decluttering first, here are some of the
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best categories that will bring the
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fastest relief.
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Old paperwork and junk mail. Clothes
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that don't fit or you never wear. Toys
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that are broken, missing pieces or
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unused or too many little pieces. Random
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kitchen gadgets you never reach for. Old
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home decor that you keep just out of
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guilt of not wanting to be wasteful.
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Extra cups, plates, and mismatched
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containers. Products in the bathroom you
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don't even use. Things you're keeping
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for just in case. And basically anything
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that makes you feel burdened when you
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look at it.
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Heat. Hey. Hey. Hey.
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Truth is that every item in your home
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requires something from you. It requires
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your attention, your time, your
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cleaning, your organizing, your
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maintenance. And if you have too much,
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you're going to feel like your home owns
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you instead of you owning your home. And
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friend, I don't want that for you. So, I
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created a full video on how to declutter
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as well and a decluttering compilation
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of me decluttering my entire home. Watch
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that video next. And then below, join my
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newsletter to gain instant access to my
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30 days to a peaceful home and heart
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decluttering guide with weekby- week
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guided steps to declutter your life
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physically, mentally, emotionally,
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socially, and how to maintain it. It's
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just a gentle kickstart if you're
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craving peace and margin. And it is
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worth so much more than you think. If
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you've been feeling overwhelmed for a
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long time, that guide was created for
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you. Because peace is not something that
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we stumble into. Peace is something we
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cultivate.
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I know that we've unpacked a lot here,
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so I want to do a quick check in. How
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are we feeling? Leave an emoji down
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below. Whatever season of life you're
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in, whatever mood you're in right now,
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maybe you're cleaning and want to leave
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a broom, maybe you're in mom mode, maybe
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you're pregnant, maybe you are enjoying
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a nice meal. Let's just have a little
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fun with it. And if you're new here,
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please don't be shy and introduce
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yourself because I love connecting and
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conversating with you all.
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So, we've talked about anchoring our
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hearts and setting our goals,
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decluttering and making space for what
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matters. And now I want to share
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practically how we can do this in a way
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that it sticks and becomes routine
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because systems and schedules don't work
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if they don't fit into our day. and we
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just forget them or become discouraged
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if it seems like it's not attainable.
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So, this is where I want to speak to
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moms who have tried routines before and
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have failed because I was that mom. I
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would write down schedules, create
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planners, I would try to follow a
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cleaning routine and then life would
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happen. The baby would cry or skip nap
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time. Someone would spill something,
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someone would need something, and the
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routine would just fall apart and then I
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would feel like I failed. But the truth
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is that it wasn't that I failed. It was
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that the routine wasn't designed for
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real motherhood. So, let's talk about
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how routines actually work.
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In order to form a good routine, study
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Studies and habit research tells us that
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routines are built through consistency
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and repetition, not motivation.
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Motivation comes and goes, but
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repetition is what builds a pattern. And
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for many people, habits take weeks and
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sometimes even months to become more
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automatic. Not everyone is going to form
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a habit in the average 21 days,
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depending on how complex the habit is.
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and what your life looks like because 21
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days for me might look completely
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different than 21 days for you depending
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on what current season of life you are
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in and what your actual reality looks
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like. If you try to overhaul your whole
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life in one week, you are going to burn
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out. So we have to start things very
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slowly. If you start with just one
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anchor habit and repeat it consistently,
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then it becomes a part of you and so
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much easier than creating a whole brand
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new habit list of goals and trying to do
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that every single day.
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Another thing that research supports is
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that predictability reduces stress. When
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you know what you are doing, you don't
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spend your day fighting decision
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fatigue. And moms deal with decision
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fatigue constantly because we make
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decisions all day long. So the more that
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you simplify your day with gentle
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routines, one step at a time, the more
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peace you can create naturally and
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simply.
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So, by taking all of this information,
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you can build what I call simple anchor
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points. Not something that makes you
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feel trapped or stressed or overwhelmed,
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but a few small rhythms that hold your
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home together.
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Heat.
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Hey. Hey. Hey.
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Here are some examples of daily anchor
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points. Morning, midday, and evening. An
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easy morning anchor can look like short
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time with God, a quick plan for the day,
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and one simple reset that makes the
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biggest difference for you. A midday
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anchor could be as simple as a quick
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reset after lunch, a check-in with your
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priorities, and one small task that
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prevents the house from spiraling out of
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control. While an evening anchor could
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just be a gentle reset that helps
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tomorrow and set you up for success the
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next day, a moment to breathe and a
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simple closing routine that gives you
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peace.
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This is how I anchored my days. And the
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benefit is that my home became a lot
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easier to manage. It sounds so much more
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gentle and less overwhelming than a
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taskby task daily schedule. And it also
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leaves time and space in my days for God
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to lead the way and for us to create fun
33:07
and unplanned memories together as a
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family. Your mind becomes calmer. You
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stop feeling like you're constantly
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reacting and you start feeling like
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you're leaving your home again with
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intention.
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Heat. Heat.
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I want to encourage you to remember what
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scripture says about our work because I
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did mention in the beginning that we
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were going to talk more about anchoring
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our days with God. Colossians 3 23 says,
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"Whatever you do, work hardily as for
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the Lord and not for men." And so in
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everything that we do, if we keep the
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mindset that we're doing it for the Lord
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and not for anything else, it gives us
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so much more peace and purpose.
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Proverbs 31:27
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tells us, "She watches over the affairs
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of her household and does not eat the
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bread of idleness."
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And that isn't meant to keep us on the
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go, moving all the time. Rest is also
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something that God calls us to every
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single week. But it is meant to
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encourage us and inspire us to be
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intentional with our days and with our
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routines and rhythms.
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Heat. Heat.
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So by taking all this information in
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anchoring and starting our days with
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God, finding spaces in our home and in
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our schedule where we can declutter
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physically, mentally, ally and
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emotionally and creating just simple
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rhythms in our day that keep our home
37:52
from getting out of control. You can
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stop feeling like you're constantly
37:57
starting over and you can actually build
38:00
a routine that doesn't feel
38:02
overwhelming, but actually feels
38:03
peaceful and supportive. And instead of
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spending your entire days cleaning or
38:08
catching up, you can maintain your home
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with God-given peace and comfort and
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small daily resets that make your week
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easier, your home calmer, and your mind
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less stressed.
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I did these very things and continue to
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do so. And the benefit is that my home
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doesn't feel like it's constantly
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spiraling out of control anymore. I no
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longer feel like I have to spend entire
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days catching up or cleaning until I'm
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exhausted just to feel some relief.
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Instead, my days feel lighter, my home
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feels more manageable, and I feel more
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present with my family.
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These things also helped me to stop
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feeling so mentally overwhelmed.
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I started waking up with more direction.
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more peace and more confidence in what I
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needed to do because I wasn't constantly
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reacting to chaos anymore. I had a plan,
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a rhythm, and a simple structure. And
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even when life gets busy, even when the
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kids are extra needy, even when things
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don't go perfectly, I still have a
40:45
foundation that keeps me grounded. And
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honestly, it gave me more joy. And
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because I wasn't spending all my time
40:52
stressed, I was able to enjoy my
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children more, enjoy my home more, enjoy
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my marriage more, and even enjoy myself
41:01
more. It created margin for the things
41:04
that mattered the most. And it made my
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home feel like a place of rest again.
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So, I encourage you to try it out and to
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keep coming back each week for more
41:15
because this is not something you have
41:17
to figure out all on your own.
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I want this channel to be a place where
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you can feel encouraged, motivated, and
42:24
supported. A place where you can learn
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simple rhythms that actually work and
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biblical reminders that keep your heart
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anchored in what matters. So even if you
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start small, even if you only apply one
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thing from today's video, I want you to
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stay consistent. Give yourself grace.
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Keep showing up and keep building a
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peaceful home, one step at a time. If
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you ever feel like you're falling behind
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again, come back here. Let this be your
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reset, your encouragement, and your
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reminder that you are capable of
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creating peace in your home, even in a
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busy season and a world of distraction.
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I hope you have a peaceful, joyful, and
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productive week. And I truly hope this
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video reminded you that peace is
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possible even in motherhood, even in the
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mess, and even in the busy seasons. You
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don't have to have a perfect home to
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have a peaceful home. You just need the
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right mindset, simple routines that
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actually work, and God at the center of
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it all. If you enjoyed today's video,
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hearts. Thank you so much for being
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here. I truly hope that this video felt
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like a deep breath of fresh air for your
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heart and your home today. Thank you for
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watching and I will see you next week.
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Happy homemaking.
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Heat. Heat.
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