What does minimizing look like? To the empty nester it may mean downsizing real estate. To the co-dependent, it may mean pitching some toxic friendships they tend to collect. I thought I had a handle on Biblical minimalism, but I wasn’t even close. Biblical minimalism is much more than cleaning out a drawer and discarding unwanted things into a box to take to the thrift store. In her book, Biblical Minimalism, Cheryl E. Smith defines Biblical minimalism as “a complete, whole person release of anything unlike Jesus, a letting go of everything that hinders us from following Him wholeheartedly and single- mindedly , and a relinquishing of all that brings us under bondage to this earthly, very temporary life.” The author gives us a visual of a whole pie that is divided into eight slices. Each slice describes our lives with areas to analyze to see if pruning or adjustment is needed. I won’t name them all, but one example is the “emotional ...
Oh my goodness, Maxine just cracks me up! On so many levels she's my role model (especially now that she's quit smoking)!
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Kathleen
LOL! Oh too funny. Maxine is always good for a laugh. She tells it like it is doesn't she? Ha! ha!
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Oh wow, you picked some good ones Mary! I had to chuckle at each one.
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Debbie
Hahaha...my sentiments, exactly! ;-)
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