Declutter with Kathi and Discover Freedom in the Holidays with Special Guest Barb Roose

Declutter with Kathi and Discover Freedom in the Holidays with Special Guest Barb Roose

by | Dec 24, 2021 | Blog, Christmas, Clutter Free, Clutter Free Home, Freedom, Hard Stuff, Hope, Overwhelmed | 0 comments

Decluttering with Kathi and Discover Freedom in the Holidays   

 with Special Guest Barb Roose  

Are you feeling entangled by holiday clutter?

Join in to Declutter with Kathi and special guest Barb Roose to talk about how we can experience more freedom and less fear during the holidays and any celebrations. Barb always brings wise encouragement and you won’t want to miss this conversation while you are preparing your own celebration. 

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The Clutter-Free Home

Learn more about Clutter Free for Life

Barb Roose

Barb’s Free e-book: Taking Care of You in Tough Times

 

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Meet Our Guest 

Barb Roose

Barb Roose is a speaker and author who is passionate about teaching women to live beautifully strong and courageous so that they experience God’s great adventure of faith and purpose for their lives. She’s the author of multiple books and Bible studies. Barb lives in NW Ohio and is proud mother of three adult daughters. Whenever possible, Barb prefers to eat dessert first.

 

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Surrendered: Letting Go and Living Like Jesus

Are you facing a problem in life that you can’t fix, no matter what you do?

Are you disappointed by unchanging circumstances? Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase, “Let go and let God,” which suggests that surrender is God’s path for peace for your life. It maybe true, but it’s easier said than done, isn’t it?

In this six-week Bible study, you’ll learn how to let go by exploring Jesus’ time of testing in the wilderness.

As you look to his example, you’ll discover six principles that will equip you to let God lead you to victory as you deal with the problems and pain you are facing. Along the way, you’ll compare Jesus’ responses to those of the Israelites, who also faced a long wilderness season centuries earlier.

This study will equip you to give up control, reach for God, let go of fear, and experience the blessings of the surrendered life. It’s possible to let go and live like Jesus and the result is experience God’s power and peace as never before.

 

 

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Declutter with Kathi and Keep Christmas Kind this Year with Special Guest Becky Keife

Declutter with Kathi and Keep Christmas Kind this Year with Special Guest Becky Keife

by | Dec 17, 2021 | Blog, Clutter Free, Clutter Free Home, Hard Stuff | 0 comments

Decluttering with Kathi and Keep Christmas Kind this Year  

 with Special Guest Becky Keife 

Small decisions create big change. It’s true with our clutter, and it’s true in our relationships.

I’m so thrilled Becky Keife will be back with me this week for Declutter with Kathi. We’ll be talking about how small acts of Christmas kindness can lead to an abundance of joy.

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The Clutter-Free Home

Learn more about Clutter Free for Life

The Simple Difference

Pre-order Gift Link

 

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Meet Our Guest 

Becky Keife

Becky Keife is the community manager for (in)courage, an online community where women gather to build community, celebrate diversity, and become women of courage. In addition to daily articles on incourage.me, Becky is also a popular speaker and is the author of The Simple Difference: How Every Small Kindness Makes a Big Impact, the Courageous Kindness Bible Study, as well as No Better Mom for the Job. She and her husband live near Los Angeles, where they enjoy hiking shady trails with their three spirited sons.

 

For more from Becky, connect with her on Facebook and Instagram.

The Simple Difference: How Every Small Kindness Makes a Big Impact 

We’ve all got a lot of questions these days: In a world marked by division, how do we create bridges of meaningful connection? When despair runs rampant, is real hope possible? When competition is elevated, is compassion still relevant? And at the end of the day, can one person really make any impact at all?

When the world’s problems loom large and your ordinary life stretches you thin, it is still possible to be a difference-maker–one small, intentional, extravagant act of kindness at a time.

Rather than telling you to do more, The Simple Difference shows you how to see more: more of the people in front of you, more of God’s lavish love for you, more of his power within you. The Simple Difference will help you

– stop getting buried in busyness and distraction and discover countless opportunities for impact right where you are
– remove your perceived limitations and learn to see that your “not-enough” is exactly what the world needs
– discard expectations of what it takes to make a difference and delight in the life-changing power of simple kindness

The Simple Difference isn’t about totally changing the course of your life; it’s about letting God change you and work through you in the midst of your ordinary days. To say, As I go on my way, Lord, have your way with me. Be a part of The Simple Difference movement–your life and the world will never be the same.

 

 

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491 Your Holiday Game Plan – How to Have the Least Stressful Holiday Season of Your Life

491 Your Holiday Game Plan – How to Have the Least Stressful Holiday Season of Your Life

by | Dec 14, 2021 | Christmas, Christmas Project Planner, Clutter Free, Clutter Free For Life, Clutter Free Home, Podcast | 0 comments

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491: Your Holiday Game Plan

How to Have the Least Stressful Holiday Season of Your Life 

Kathi and her favorite holiday celebrant, Roger Lipp, are bringing all the best tips for our least stressful holiday season ever and equipping us with a game plan to carry it out. So much of preparing our house is about being comfortable in our own space. There are some key things we can do to declutter and make the holidays less stressful including

  • Determine the priority places & spaces to be decluttered
  • Make a help list 
  • Don’t leave room for unmet expectations 
  • Get a membership to Clutter Free for Life

    The Christmas Project Planner: Super Simple Steps to Organize the Holidays

     

    Christmas—whether you really love it, secretly dread it, or fall somewhere in between—shows up the same time every year, as unavoidable as your aunt’s fruitcake.

    But this season, don’t stress your “elf” out. Be ready with this amazing planner designed to help you get a handle on the holidays. Stay organized (and sane) when you put expectations aside and choose to focus on the things you truly want to do during Christmas.

    You’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish with just a little more organization and less obligation. The simple projects in this book will help you stay on schedule so you can spend more time enjoying your friends and family instead of frantically trying to cobble Christmas together at the last minute (again).

    You can do this! Let clutter-free queen Kathi Lipp show you how. Order your copy of The Christmas Project Planner here.

     

     

     

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    The Clutter-Free Home

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    Meet Our Guest 

     

    Roger Lipp

    Roger is a productivity and quality engineer for a Fortune 50 company.

    Roger helps teams reach their full productivity potential by teaching them the practical and simple steps to reach their goals. Roger and his wife, author Kathi Lipp, teach communicators how to share their message through social media and email marketing.

    He and Kathi coauthored Happy Habits for Every Couple with Harvest House Publishers.

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    Declutter with Kathi and Discover 10 Books for Children This Christmas

    Declutter with Kathi and Discover 10 Books for Children This Christmas

    by | Dec 10, 2021 | Blog, Books, Clutter Free, Clutter Free Home, Hard Stuff, Overwhelmed | 0 comments

    Decluttering with Kathi and Discover

    10 Books for Kids This Christmas

     

     

    Is too many books really a thing?

    From time to time it’s necessary to declutter even our beloved books, and deciding which ones to keep is hard! This week on Declutter with Kathi, my friend Kathleen Kerr will help us in the area of children’s books. She will share her list of 10 Books to Buy for Kids at Christmas, and you will not want to miss it!

    Links Mentioned:

     

    The Clutter-Free Home

    Learn more about Clutter Free for Life

    The Abundant Place 

    Nope, by Drew Sheneman  

    Saturday, by Oge Mora 

    Nobody Likes a Goblin, by Ben Hatke 

    See the Cat: Three Stories About a Dog, by David LaRochelle 

    I’m Just No Good at Rhyming: And Other Nonsense for Mischievous Kids and Immature Grown-Ups, by Chris Harris 

    The Secret of Platform 13, by Eva Ibbotson 

    Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, by Steve Sheinkin

    Dragon Hoops, by Gene Yang 

    The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy, by Jeanne Birdsall 

     

     

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    Meet The Guest

    Kathleen Kerr

    Kathleen Kerr is an acquisitions editor at Harvest House Publishers. Previously, she acquired books for tweens at Zondervan Publishing House. She has also worked at an independent children’s bookstore, where she learned there are few greater joys than introducing kids to the books that will shape their own stories.

     This is your invitation…

     

    …to quiet your heart and mind

    …to focus on God and His Word

    …to create a spacious place for yourself

    …to refresh your soul

    …to experience greater peace and joy

    Each devotion includes spiritual insight from authors Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory, helpful prompts that encourage reflection and growth, and room for you to write down what God is teaching you.

    Let each of these devotional mini-retreats provide a momentary refuge from your busy world and take you to a more abundant place.

          

     

     

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    490 How to Make the Hard Decisions in Life with Author Nicki Koziarz – Flooded

    490 How to Make the Hard Decisions in Life with Author Nicki Koziarz – Flooded

    by | Dec 7, 2021 | Clutter Free, Clutter Free For Life, Hard Stuff, Podcast | 11 comments

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    490: How to Make the Hard Decisions in Life

    with Author Nicki Koziarz 

    Flooded

    Kathi is here with long awaited guest: three time best selling author, Nicki Koziarz to talk about how to make challenging decisions. So much of the clutter in our lives is caused by avoiding decision. As the clutter continues to build, we are flooded with choices, and that can leave us feeling overwhelmed. Even though many of the decisions we are faced with on a daily basis are small decisions, they can seem very daunting causing us to continue to avoid them. Listen in as Kathi and Nicki give us some hard truths that can help us develop our decision muscle, including:

     

    • None of us are exempt from hard things
    • How to deal with the emotion attached to the clutter 
    • How to make hard decisions when it seems contrary to what’s expected

    Flooded: The 5 Best Decisions to Make When Life is Hard and Doubt is Rising

     

    Through the painful loss of her mom to a brain tumor and her brother to suicide, Nicki Koziarz has learned that if doubt is left undealt with, it can cause the presence of unbelief to flood our lives, to the point that faith becomes unrecognizable. Hard circumstances often stir something so destructive in a soul: doubt.  In the midst of her pain, Nicki looked through the lens of the biblical account of Noah and discovered five decisions a person can make to help deflect the destruction of doubt.

    When you are wrestling with doubt and fighting back hopelessness, Flooded will help you:

    • Quiet the fear that God won’t come through by discovering the difference between wishful thinking and biblical hope.
    • Resist the urge to control the uncontrollable by finding peace in between the problem and the promise.
    • Find the familiar faithfulness of God in His Word when it feels like nothing is normal and everything is falling apart.

    The reality of hard times holds a decision for each of us to find hope. And the decision to find it is yours. But you don’t have to do it alone. It’s time to rise above doubt, together.

     

     

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    The Clutter-Free Home

    Learn more about Clutter Free for Life

    Flooded

    Ready for Anything

    Connect with Nicki

    Giveaway: For a chance to win a copy of Flooded, answer this question in the comments below:

    Tell me a time that God met you in a decision and gave you the strength to make it OR tell me something that you are working through right now? 

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    Meet Our Guest 

     

    Nicki Koziarz

    Nicki Koziarz is a three-time best selling author with Proverbs 31 Ministries. She and her husband own a small farm just outside of Charlotte, NC where they are raising their twenty children, but only three are human.

    Connect with Nicki on her website, on Facebook, and on Instagram. 

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    Declutter with Kathi and Join the Launch Team for The Abundant Place

    Declutter with Kathi and Join the Launch Team for The Abundant Place

    by | Dec 3, 2021 | Blog, Clutter Free, Clutter Free Home, Hard Stuff, Overwhelmed | 0 comments

    Decluttering with Kathi and Join the Launch Team for

    The Abundant Place

     

     

    Hey there- it’s time to start the decluttering for the holidays, plus, find out how to join Kathi’s launch team for her book “An Abundant Place”. You will NOT want to miss this

    Links Mentioned:

     

    The Clutter-Free Home

    Learn more about Clutter Free for Life

    The Abundant Place 

    Join the Launch Team!

     

     

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    Meet The Co-Author

    Cheri Gregory

    Cheri Gregory delights in helping women draw closer to Jesus: the Strength of every tender heart.

    Cheri is the co-author of four books, co-host of the Grit ‘n’ Grace podcast, co-leader of the Sensitive and Strong Community Café, and founder of Write Beside You communicator coaching.

    Cheri and her college sweetheart, Daniel, have been married for 32 years and live in California near their two adult children.

    You can connect with Cheri at CheriGregory.com, SensitiveAndStrong.com, GritNGraceThePodcast.com, and WriteBesideYou.com

     This is your invitation…

     

    …to quiet your heart and mind

    …to focus on God and His Word

    …to create a spacious place for yourself

    …to refresh your soul

    …to experience greater peace and joy

    Each devotion includes spiritual insight from authors Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory, helpful prompts that encourage reflection and growth, and room for you to write down what God is teaching you.

    Let each of these devotional mini-retreats provide a momentary refuge from your busy world and take you to a more abundant place.

          

     

     

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    489: 10 Ways to Prep for a Clutter Free Holiday Part 2

    489: 10 Ways to Prep for a Clutter Free Holiday Part 2

    by | Nov 30, 2021 | Christmas, Christmas Project Planner, Clutter Free, Clutter Free For Life, Clutter Free Home, Podcast | 0 comments

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    489: 10 Ways to Prep for a Clutter Free Holiday

    Part 2

    Kathi Lipp and her partner in decluttering and everything else, Roger Lipp, are back to continue their great discussion on to how to celebrate the holiday season without sabotaging your Clutter Free journey.  Are you unsure of how to approach the holidays without adding to your or your loved ones’ clutter? Kathi has 10 incredibly helpful tips just for that. She and Roger shared the first five suggestions in part 1. Listen in now as they share the last half of their insightful list of suggestions for celebrating the season clutter-free. Kathi explains the value in:

     

    The Christmas Project Planner: Super Simple Steps to Organize the Holidays

     

    Christmas—whether you really love it, secretly dread it, or fall somewhere in between—shows up the same time every year, as unavoidable as your aunt’s fruitcake.

    But this season, don’t stress your “elf” out. Be ready with this amazing planner designed to help you get a handle on the holidays. Stay organized (and sane) when you put expectations aside and choose to focus on the things you truly want to do during Christmas.

    You’ll be amazed at what you can accomplish with just a little more organization and less obligation. The simple projects in this book will help you stay on schedule so you can spend more time enjoying your friends and family instead of frantically trying to cobble Christmas together at the last minute (again).

    You can do this! Let clutter-free queen Kathi Lipp show you how. Order your copy of The Christmas Project Planner here.

     

     

     

    Links Mentioned:

    The Clutter-Free Home

    Learn more about Clutter Free for Life

    Let’s stay connected

    To share your thoughts:

    Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.

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    Meet Our Guest 

     

    Roger Lipp

    Roger is a productivity and quality engineer for a Fortune 50 company.

    Roger helps teams reach their full productivity potential by teaching them the practical and simple steps to reach their goals. Roger and his wife, author Kathi Lipp, teach communicators how to share their message through social media and email marketing.

    He and Kathi coauthored Happy Habits for Every Couple with Harvest House Publishers.

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    Declutter with Kathi and Start Your Journey of 25 Days with Jesus with Special Guest Jennifer Bryant

    Declutter with Kathi and Start Your Journey of 25 Days with Jesus with Special Guest Jennifer Bryant

    by | Nov 26, 2021 | Blog, Clutter Free, Clutter Free Home | 0 comments

    Decluttering with Kathi and Start Your Journey of 25 Days of Jesus 

     with Special Guest Jennifer Bryant

    We have an extra-special Declutter with Kathi this week! My friend Jenn Bryant will join me to talk about holiday recipes. She’ll also share with us how her new devotional can help families create meaningful moments this Christmas season.

    Links Mentioned:

     

    The Clutter-Free Home

    Learn more about Clutter Free for Life

    25 Days of Jesus

    Practical Family 

     

     

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    Meet Our Guest 

    Jennifer Bryant

    Jennifer Bryant is a writer, speaker, and host of the Practical Family Podcast. She gently guides moms through their homeschooling and motherhood journeys and develops practical tools to help them get through their difficult days. She holds a B.A. in Bible theology, with an emphasis in philosophy and apologetics. She and her husband Bruce have been married 15 years and live in Honolulu, Hawaii and are raising two precious pre-teens and enjoying homeschooling in Hawaii and on the road as often as they can travel. Follow her on her website, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok.

     

    25 Days of Jesus 

    An Advent Journey Through the Gospel of Luke  

    Busy families need concise, quality resources to lead their family through meaningful holiday moments while keeping Christ at the center. This 100-page devotional is perfect for the Christian family who wants a simple family devotional with a strong foundation of scripture.

    Special Features
    25-Day Advent Calendar with scripture
    12 Holiday-inspired recipes (sweet, savory, breakfast lunch, or dinner options)
    12 Classic Christmas Songs with a Biblical message (scripture references included)
    Family Memory pages in the back to record favorite events

     

     

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    Declutter with Kathi and Learn about The Abundant Place

    Declutter with Kathi and Learn about The Abundant Place

    by | Nov 19, 2021 | Blog, Clutter Free, Clutter Free Home, Hard Stuff, Overwhelmed | 0 comments

    Decluttering with Kathi and Learn About

    The Abundant Place

     

     

    An abundance of stuff brings stress and chaos, but an abundance of Jesus brings peace and perspective.

    This week on Decluttering with Kathi, I’ll be sharing more about my new book, “An Abundant Place.” I hope you will spend a few minutes with me as together we clear space in our homes and our hearts.

    Links Mentioned:

     

    The Clutter-Free Home

    Learn more about Clutter Free for Life

    The Abundant Place 

     

     

    Let’s Stay Connected:

     

    To share your thoughts:

    Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.

    Subscribe on  iTunes or subscribe to our newsletter now.

     

    Meet The Co-Author

    Cheri Gregory

    Cheri Gregory delights in helping women draw closer to Jesus: the Strength of every tender heart.

    Cheri is the co-author of four books, co-host of the Grit ‘n’ Grace podcast, co-leader of the Sensitive and Strong Community Café, and founder of Write Beside You communicator coaching.

    Cheri and her college sweetheart, Daniel, have been married for 32 years and live in California near their two adult children.

    You can connect with Cheri at CheriGregory.com, SensitiveAndStrong.com, GritNGraceThePodcast.com, and WriteBesideYou.com

     This is your invitation…

     

    …to quiet your heart and mind

    …to focus on God and His Word

    …to create a spacious place for yourself

    …to refresh your soul

    …to experience greater peace and joy

    Each devotion includes spiritual insight from authors Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory, helpful prompts that encourage reflection and growth, and room for you to write down what God is teaching you.

    Let each of these devotional mini-retreats provide a momentary refuge from your busy world and take you to a more abundant place.

          

     

     

    ORDER THE ABUNDANT PLACE

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    487 Get the First Peek at Kathi and Cheri’s New Book

    487 Get the First Peek at Kathi and Cheri’s New Book

    by | Nov 16, 2021 | Clutter Free, Overwhelmed, Podcast | 0 comments

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    487: Get the First Peek at Kathi and Cheri’s New Book

    Have you been in need of a retreat, my friend, but can’t get away? Kathi and Cheri Gregory, her most frequent co-author, are giving us a sneak peek into their new devotional: An Abundant Place. If you are living in the real, everyday mess of life, then you will love learning about this devotional and how it takes us on a journey to that abundant place where Jesus redeems those messes and makes beauty out of them. The best part is that if you pre-order now you get some really fun bonuses including: 

    • Devos For Dropouts Podcast Series
    • Companion Journal 
    • Invitation to a Private Devotional Group with Kathi and Cheri 

     

    Are you overcommitted, overstressed, or just plain overwhelmed? These devotions will give you greater peace and perspective, and a plan for managing your busy life.

    Have you reached the point where one more thing on your to-do list is one too many? Do you find yourself praying, “Lord, I don’t think I can handle any more stuff?”

    Kathi Lipp and Cheri Gregory have been there. They want to encourage you, but even more important, they offer helpful solutions to make your everyday life easier. Get good advice on how to plan ahead, set boundaries with others and yourself, and be more intentional about self-care without the guilt.

    Let Kathi and Cheri help you find a place of more joy and abundance, one devotion at a time.

    ORDER AN ABUNDANT PLACE

    Links Mentioned:

    The Clutter-Free Home

    Learn more about Clutter Free for Life.

    Cheri Gregory

    Overwhelmed

    Zinnias

     

     

    Pre-order An Abundant Place Devotional and Get Super ALL of These Super Fun Bonuses:

    Devos for Dropouts Special Bonus Podcast Series

    Companion Journal & Guide to creating your own home retreat

    Personal Invitation to hang out with Kathi and Cheri to go through the devotions together

     

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    To share your thoughts:

    Leave an honest review on iTunes. Your ratings and reviews really help and I read each one.

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    Meet Our Guest 

     

    Cheri Gregory

    Cheri Gregory delights in helping women draw closer to Jesus: the Strength of every tender heart.

    Cheri is the co-author of four books, co-host of the Grit ‘n’ Grace podcast, co-leader of the Sensitive and Strong Community Café, and founder of Write Beside You communicator coaching.

    Cheri and her college sweetheart, Daniel, have been married for 32 years and live in California near their two adult children.

    You can connect with Cheri at CheriGregory.com, SensitiveAndStrong.com, GritNGraceThePodcast.com, and WriteBesideYou.com

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