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Finally Finished: Tales of Cleaning Out

April 17, 2024 jjranson

My last post about clearing out the stuff my packrat husband left behind was a tear-soaked missive. Okay, hold on, that’s the…

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Posted in: Grief, Minimalism Filed under: Cleaning, Minimize, personal growth

The Bugs are Bugging Me

August 10, 2023 jjranson

If God really gave us dominion over the earth, why am I losing? My neighbors may have heard me squealing…

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Posted in: Gardening, Life Skills Filed under: Cleaning, Gardening, Learning, Life Strategies, personal growth

Put It Over There

July 22, 2023 jjranson

(and Other Things We Say About Junk) Photo by todd kent on Unsplash I’ve already written eight articles about the clearing out at…

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Posted in: Life Skills, Minimalism Filed under: Cleaning, Life Strategies, minimalism, Minimize, personal growth

Journeying in His Grace

June 21, 2023 jjranson

What a food pantry taught me Earlier this year, my church sent an email plea for its Food Pantry ministry.…

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Posted in: Faith Life Filed under: #writinglife, Godly living, Learning, personal growth

Escaping The Hurry

May 28, 2023 jjranson

Can I ask you a personal question? Promise me you’ll answer honestly. Are you in a hurry? By that, I…

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Posted in: Life Skills Filed under: #amwriting, #slowdown, #writinglife, minimalism, personal growth

Rock-ing the Neighborhood: There Were No Rules

June 9, 2020 jjranson

How I learned to let go of “my art” There’s a sign at my neighborhood entrance requesting painted rocks. The instructions…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #writinglife, amwriting, good neighbor, personal growth, share joy

Goodbye, Unrealistic Expectations

May 23, 2020 jjranson

Decades ago, when my oldest daughter was still a toddler, I decided that I didn’t have it in me to…

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Posted in: Uncategorized Filed under: #amwriting, #celebraterecovery, #writinglife, healing, perfectionism, personal growth
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