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Welcome back to my channel. If you're
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new here, my name is Heaven and I am a
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Christian homemaker and homeschool mom
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who loves simple living and building a
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peaceful home that feels like a resting
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place. And today we're talking about
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something that has truly changed my
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life. And I do not say that lightly.
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We're talking about decluttering because
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decluttering is not just about getting
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rid of stuff. Decluttering is about
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removing what is distracting you from
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the life that God is calling you to
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live. Here is the truth that nobody
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talks about and that is that clutter
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doesn't just take up space in your home.
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It takes up space in your mind and it
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creates mental noise, visual stress, and
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it creates this constant feeling that
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you're failing like you can never catch
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up. And if you're a mom, that feeling is
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exhausting because you already have
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enough to carry. You're carrying the
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kids, the meals, the homeschool, the
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routines, the laundry, the appointments,
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the emotional needs and clutter adds
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weight. It makes your life heavier than
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it needs to be. And that is why
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decluttering is powerful because when
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you remove the excess, you finally have
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room to breathe again. One of the
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biggest lies we believe is that I'll
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feel better once I get organized. But
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organization is not the first step.
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Decluttering is because you cannot
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organize clutter. You can put it in
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bins. You can label it. You can stack it
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up so pretty and neatly, but if you have
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too much stuff, it's always going to
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come back and you're always going to
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need more bins, more organizing
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solutions. And decluttering is actually
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what creates lasting change. And I know
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because I've been that mom who bought
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the baskets, bought the bins, bought the
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labels, but still felt overwhelmed. And
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it wasn't because I wasn't trying hard
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enough. It was because I had too much
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stuff and it was time for me to let go.
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Now, I want to take a minute to go
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deeper because here on this channel, I
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do that. We go deep because as a
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Christian woman, I believe that
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decluttering is so much more than just
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cleaning. It's stewardship. It's
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discipline. It's freedom. There is a
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verse that always convicts me in the
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best way. And that is let us lay aside
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every weight. That is Hebrews 12:1. And
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yes, that verse is about sin. But it
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also applies to life. Sometimes we can
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carry weights that aren't sinful, but
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are unnecessary. And clutter is one of
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those ways because clutter weighs down
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your home, weighs down your energy, your
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mood, keeps you distracted, and can
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actually cause you to do things that you
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shouldn't be doing, to be angry, to
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pursue outlets that are not good for
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you. And when you declutter, you're
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literally laying aside that weight and
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you're creating space for peace, joy,
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space for your marriage, for your
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children, space for the calling that God
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has on your life. I always encourage
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people who are wanting to declutter to
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start with the life that you want, not
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the stuff that you have. When you look
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at the life you want versus the stuff
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that you have, this is going to change
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everything for you. Because most people
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declutter like this. What can I get rid
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of? But the better question is, what
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kind of life do I want to live in 2026?
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Do you want a peaceful home? Do you want
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less stress? Do you want a calmer and
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more intentional motherhood experience?
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Do you want to feel more present? Then
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your home needs to reflect that because
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if your home is full of clutter, your
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life will always feel chaotic. So before
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you declutter, I want you to picture
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your future self and how does she feel?
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What does her home feel like? What does
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her day look like? Because decluttering
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becomes easier when you realize that you
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are not just getting rid of stuff. You
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are making room for your future and your
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kids' future. You and your spouse's
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future together. And let's be real, if
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you are a mom, you do not have 10
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uninterrupted hours. You don't have a
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lot of time to waste because your kids
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are only going to be small for a shorter
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period of time. You don't always have a
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quiet house. should don't have the
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luxury of turning decluttering into a
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whole aesthetic weekend. So, here's the
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truth. Decluttering as a mom needs to be
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done in small pockets. I don't want you
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to feel like you're so busy that you
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just can't declutter at all. If you
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don't have the time, try 15 minutes
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here, 10 minutes there, one drawer
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today, and that still counts because
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consistency beats intensity. You don't
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need a huge cleaning day. You need a
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realistic system. And if you go to my
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channel page and you go to playlist and
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click on my decluttering playlist, I
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have a few different systems for you to
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choose from based on where you are in
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your decluttering journey or your
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current season of life. I want you to
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choose a realistic system. Here's a
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quick tip that I like to use. It's the
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touch it once rule. This tip is simple
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but life-changing. If you pick something
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up, do not put it again unless it has a
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home. Clutter builds when we keep moving
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things around from one place to the
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next. We set something on the counter.
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We set something on the table. We set
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something on the stairs. Then it becomes
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a pal. We have to go back for it again.
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So when you touch something, ask
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yourself, where does this actually
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belong? Does it actually have a place?
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And if it's only going to take you a
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minute or a second to put it there, just
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put it there. And if it doesn't have a
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place, then that's your sign that you
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have too much stuff and it's time to let
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it go. Another tip is to start with easy
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wins to build momentum. And momentum
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comes from quick wins. So don't start in
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the attic. Don't start in the
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sentimental bin. Don't start with the
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kids baby clothes. Start with the
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obvious clutter, the easiest win. Start
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with expired pantry food, broken toys,
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old makeup, mismatched Tupperware or
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junk drawers, clothes that don't fit you
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anymore. Because when you start to see
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the results, you get addicted to peace.
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And that's one of the best addictions to
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have peace, not perfection. God wants
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you to have peace. But nowhere in the
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Bible does God tell you to pursue
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perfection. But once you taste peace,
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you are not going to want to go back.
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And you have to trust me on this. When I
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started decluttering, I had no idea what
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I was getting myself into. I began
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pursuing minimalism. I started pursuing
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slow living. And this all became a
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lifestyle because the filling was just
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too good to go back. So, stop seeking
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things for a fantasy life. This is the
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one that hits the deepest. And you guys
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know that I'm a Disney girly if you've
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been here a while. I love, you know, the
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Disney parks. I got the whole Bath &
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Body Works Disney princess collection.
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Love me a good fantasy movie. But so
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many of us hold on to clutter because
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we're holding on to a fantasy version of
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ourselves. We keep clothes for the body
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that we used to have. Hobbies that we
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don't actually do. Home decor that
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doesn't match our home. Items that we
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bought because influencers said that we
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needed them. Let me be the first
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influencer to say you don't need it.
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Things that we feel guilty getting rid
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of, but decluttering requires honesty.
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And if you want your real life to
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improve, you have to stop living for the
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fantasy life because your home is meant
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to support you. It's meant to support
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your real season, not your imaginary
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one. This next rule or tip that I like
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to use, I've mentioned it here on the
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channel a couple of times before, and
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that is the one in one out rule. It's
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one of my favorite rules. But I feel
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like it's kind of fun because
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decluttering one time is great, but the
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goal is to stay decluttered. And so here
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is a rule that I live by. If something
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new comes in, something old must go out.
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New shoes, old shoes donated. New kids
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toys, an old toy has to go. New kitchen
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gadget, an old one has to leave because
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clutter comes back when we keep bringing
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things in without boundaries. And again,
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this is if you are decluttering. This is
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not if you've just moved into your home
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and you're still in the process of
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getting the things that you need. This
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is you had everything that you need and
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then you began decluttering and now you
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decide, I want to buy something new.
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Find something old to go out. It could
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be just anything. But one in, one out,
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okay? You buy a new dress, get rid of a
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dress that you don't like because
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chances are if you're buying a new
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dress, it's because you don't have
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enough that you actually like, you know?
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So, buy one, get rid of one. Now, let's
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talk about a type of clutter that nobody
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talks about, and that's time clutter.
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Because you can declutter your entire
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house and still feel overwhelmed. If
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your calendar is full of things that
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drain you, your life will still feel
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chaotic. So, decluttering in 2026 also
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means saying no more often, protecting
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your mornings, simplifying commitments,
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removing distractions, cutting down
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screen time. And I know that this is
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hard, but you cannot have a peaceful
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home with a chaotic schedule. Now, here
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is something that I wish someone would
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have told me earlier, and that is that
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cleaning is not hard because you are
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lazy. Cleaning is usually hard because
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you just have too much to manage. You
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have too many clothes to fold. You have
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too many toys to put away. You have too
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many kitchen items. You have too many
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random piles to sort through. And
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decluttering makes cleaning so much
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easier. And that's why it transforms
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your life because you stop feeling like
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you're cleaning all day long and you can
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actually clean your home quickly and
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enjoy your family instead. When I began
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decluttering and minimizing, I was
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really really determined to be able to
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clean my entire threestory home within 1
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hour. Like really deep cleaning. This
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was just like a challenge that I was
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challenging myself to. And if I couldn't
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clean my entire three-story home in 1
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hour or less, then I felt like I needed
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to get back to the drawing board and
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declutter more. We had a living room, a
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family room. Our basement had an office,
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a gym, a laundry room. We also had two
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bathrooms. We had three bedrooms, a
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garage, a kitchen with an eating area.
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And I was determined to be able to deep
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clean that entire home in one hour. That
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is how far I really took it. It wasn't
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even as deep and as hard as it sound,
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but it was a very, very fun challenge. I
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set the boundary. I set the expectation.
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I set the limitation. And that is what I
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set out to do because I knew that that
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was something that I wanted to be able
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to attain. So, if you are watching this
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video and you're thinking, okay, I need
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this, but I don't even know where to
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start. I want you to make sure that you
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join my newsletter down below because I
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have a free resource for you. It is my
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guide that walks you through everything
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life, not just in your home physically,
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emotionally, mentally, and it is
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designed for busy moms and homemakers
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who want peace without feeling
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overwhelmed. So, the link is in the
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description box and comment down below
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2026 reset so that I know that you are
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committing to a new start this year. I
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want to challenge you to start
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decluttering where you feel stressed the
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most. If you want the biggest
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transformation fast, declutter the areas
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that stress you out every day. For most
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moms or homemakers, it's the kitchen
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counters, the living room, the entryway,
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the laundry room, and the bathroom.
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because these are hightraic areas that
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gets used every single day. And when
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these areas feel calm, your whole life
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is going to feel calmer. Even if the
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bedrooms are messy, even if the closets
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aren't perfect yet, start where your
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life happens. Now, one of the biggest
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tips for overwhelmed mom is to declutter
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your mind with a brain dump. And I love
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this. Even if it's just 5 minutes
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outside, what I would do is take a
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notebook and write down everything I'm
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thinking about. And I try to do this,
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like I said, even if it's just five
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minutes. I had everything I'm thinking
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about, appointments, groceries, bills,
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homeschool plans, house project, content
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creation, things that you forgot about
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and organize it into categories and
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suddenly you are going to feel lighter
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because decluttering is not just
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physical, it's also mental. So try a
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brain dump even if you have to take a
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notebook in the bathroom with you for 5
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minutes before you get in the shower.
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All right, next is stop saving things
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just in case because this is another
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clutter trap. We keep things just in
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case because we fear needing them again
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later, but most of the time that later
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never comes. And even if it does, the
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piece you gain now is worth more than
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the item that you might need someday.
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Your home is not a storage unit. Your
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home is meant to be lived in. Another
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reason why many moms or homemakers stay
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stuck is because donation piles will sit
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around forever. And I am guilty of this.
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So here's what I want you to do. Keep a
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donation box in a closet or laundry room
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at all times. And when you find
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something that you don't need, just drop
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it in there immediately. Then once it is
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full, it leaves the house. No thinking
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and no over complicating it. Because
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clutter does not leave your life until
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it actually leaves your house.
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Decluttering is not a one-time event.
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And this is important because it's not
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something that you do once and never do
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again. It is a lifestyle just like the
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dishes, just like the laundry, just like
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parenting because life brings new stuff
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in. So if you want your life to be
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transformed this year, you have to
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decide that you are going to live with
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intention.
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Not just one weekend, but all year long
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and going forward. So let's talk about
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how decluttering can transform
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motherhood. If you are a mom, you yell
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less, you feel calmer, and you feel like
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you have less decision fatigue. You stop
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losing things constantly. You feel more
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confident in your home and you enjoy
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being present with your kids because
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your home is no longer screaming at you.
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Instead, it becomes a place of rest. And
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I truly believe that your children will
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feel that different. So here is what I
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want you to understand. Your life will
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not magically transform. Your life
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transform when you change your habits.
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And decluttering is one of the fastest,
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most powerful habits that you can build
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because it impacts everything. It
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impacts your energy, your pace, your
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peace, your schedule, your marriage,
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your motherhood, and even your spiritual
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life. Because when your environment is
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calmer, you can hear God more clearly.
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You have more time to spend in devotions
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or reading or prayer. And you can
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actually think more clearly. you can
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actually breathe again. So, I just want
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to encourage you today that you're not
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behind and you're not failing. You're
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not lazy. You're simply just carrying
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too much and you don't have to live this
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way anymore because this year can be the
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year that your home becomes your
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sanctuary. This year, your days will
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feel lighter. You will stop feeling like
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you're drowning. And this year, you can
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finally step into the peaceful life that
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you have been praying for. So, if this
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video has encouraged you, make sure you
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like it as well as subscribe if you're
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new here because I post videos every
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single week about biblical homemaking,
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peaceful home. Before you go, I want you
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for watching this video. I hope that you
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enjoyed it and I will see you in the
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next one.