I would love to gain readers, but some of you don’t belong here so I’m going to kick you out. (Most welcoming intro. sentence. ever.) Sorry to lay down so much tough love, but… You do not have my permission to read this post if you haven’t read about my bean bag genes, how we minimized…
Read MoreMath isn’t my preferred subject but if I remember right, Clay and I have given away nine trillion items. That’s 400,000 car loads full. Which means we could travel to the moon and back 2 billion times if we lined up all our stuff. Or at least, that’s what it feels like. Needless to say,…
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BEFORE Past Adolescent Katie had many trademarks, but the pile of clothes on her bedroom floor was one of the most well known. To her credit, most of the clothes weren’t dirty. They were thrown there because she was late for class/work/a dentist appointment and tried on 5 different things before finding something that suited…
Read MorePeople love to ask me where I sleep, or what I sleep on. They also ask me how many possessions I own and if I ever buy anything. Because when I’m at a party and I tell people I’ve been a minimalist for 3 years, I am no longer a human being. My name is…
Read MoreContinued thoughts from the previous post: Change takes courage Our Church is studying Pauls letter to the Colossians. The Colossians were new Christians and were mixing the Christian faith with all the other religions they were exposed to and blending them into one. Back then their spiritual agenda might’ve looked like Jesus + Voodoo + Elemental Forces (the…
Read MoreThe best, and also most cliche way I can describe our minimalistic agenda is, freedom. When I drive past wealthy neighborhoods with big, beautiful, historic houses I don’t impatiently wonder when we’ll be able to live in a house like that. I don’t desire that anymore, though I certainly used to. In turn, Clay and I…
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Katie Joy 