A very good friend came in town this weekend to help me de-clutter and
organize. It was awesome to see how good she is at it, but also
amazing to see how much stuff I had let stay in my house. As we
cleaned out rooms, filed papers, and straightened closets, all kinds of
things showed up. Lots of old AACM and staff papers, pictures, fun
notes from friends, thank you notes from students, affectionate notes
from old love interests, and lots of health insurance paperwork from 2
major surgeries. (Yes, that is 2 major surgeries in the last 3 years,
I gotta be more careful...)
It's always hard for me to de-clutter because I get stuck reading
everything or looking at things. Each note brings back good times or
regrets, but cleaning with a friend made it easier to talk about it for
a second, and then be reminded to move on. Thank God for community!
At
church tonight, the text
was Hebrews 12 - about running the race
before us and throwing off everything that hinders us. It fit the
weekend perfectly. It was also a confirmation of something I was
thinking the other night, that to run the race for the next several
months, I need to cut way back on TV.
I felt lighter just walking into my clean house tonight, and feel
excited about having way more time to read, pray, and chill out, now
that I won't be watching as much TV. There's something about Traveling
Light... (which is also a Eugene Peterson book on Galatians that maybe
I will pick up now...)
Anyway, here's a picture that might also serve as a 'before'. The TV will be on a lot less from now on...
And here's an after... ;)
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