I Learned The Hard Lessons So You Don't Have To! Minimalism 5 Years Later
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My husband had a stroke 5 years ago, so uncluttered and uncomplicated is a must for me. I cannot allow "things" to get in the way from what matters most. And I also get my strength from our loving Heavenly Father, and from His Word.
Amen and amen!
Dawn and Dana have both been a blessing to get and keep my home under control.
Thank you for sharing your story! I have a sign over my sink: God blesses my kitchen, but He doesn't do the dishes. I could study my Bible and pray for hours (easy for me) but that didn't show me how to manage a household in detail. The Lord has used means (books, friends, videos) to teach me. It has been a long process. Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
I’m so sorry for your loss….My prayers are with you.
I thank God that you have adopted those boys! There’s no telling what horrors they would have endured without you and your husband!! Y’all have rescued those precious kids!!!
Thank you for taking the time to bring this content out. It is important!!
God is so good! To Him be the glory! Thank you so much for watching and for your sweet comment! 💕
😂😂 I'm one of those unicorns that folds straight out of the dryer and dont even use laundry baskets
YES! Please tell me how do you do this?!?! 😂 laundry every day?
Me too. I put light or colored laundry every afternoon in the washing mashine. I switch it on before leaving for work around 8am. The first thing I do once back home and taking my shoes off is transferring to the dryer. When it's dry I call my kids to help me fold and send them to their room with whatever clothes was theirs in there. No laudry baskets and no laudry on weekends.
I use laundry baskets, but just for transporting stuff around the house. I hate folding cold laundry and most clothing gets hung up
Yes, I’ve always folded right out of the dryer. I just stand there and separate it into piles of who it belongs to right on top of the machines. (There’s just 3 of us.) If I have a large load I’ll just drape all the t-shirts over the open dryer door and fold them on the bed.
Straight from washing line to cupboard, blouses etc on hangers...no ironing! 😊
Seems strange to me to say this to a person who does TH-cam videos that I don’ t really know face to face but I love you!
You are so sweet! I know exactly what you mean! 💕
So happy you’re continuing on You Tube. You are a wonderful communicator and I love your content and your heart for God. The world needs your grounded, authentic input. Thank you for sharing your story and yourself. ❤️
Thank you so much!
You’re vulnerability is beautiful and very much appreciated. God bless you and you’re family ❤🙏🏻
Thank you! You too!
There is a special place in heaven for parents like you. It makes me cry. You sacrafice so much for your boys. And the fact that you got them at once (or during one year) would be overwhelming to everybody. They are very lucky to be with you. ❤️
Always glad to see a video pop up from you!! So no matter if it’s once a week or once a month, it will be awesome to spend time with you and learn from you! 😊💜
Thankyou for sharing and being honest. My daughter passed away unexpectedly last year, heartbroken doesnt even come close, thankful I know she is with Jesus but miss her more than words can say, I am not back at work either there are serious other things I am dealing with too. My point is we put our identity and self worth into everything that honestly is temporal, and thats where I was and so yes I feeel lost but in truth Gods got me and do I about earthly things anymore not really. I declutter all the time and am grateful for lessons learnt but even thats just a thing to do, it does help clean organise etc and that takes pressure off sometimes, shopping is still fun but not excess, God is enough, I am enough and I have enough. ENOUGH was my word for the year and it blessed me so much. Take care God bless.❤
I am so sorry for your loss. Praying for you as you navigate the days ahead. Keep fighting the good fight! 💕
As someone who went through years of infertility (mostly due to my autoimmune disease and subsequent surgeries) and also went the adoption route to completing our family I very much understand the struggles. What I haven’t struggled with is the difficulty you and your husband must have raising boys with the challenges they have. I so admire you both in choosing to adopt all three boys knowing how difficult a journey you would have. Our son did have ADHD and that does come with its own problems but we have been able to navigate our way through it. He is now an adult and doing very well. We are blessed. Watching your videos and knowing how authentic you are is a blessing to us all. Thank you for sharing.❤️🙏
I’m so sorry you went through that, thank you for sharing part of your story. God is so good! 💕
Mary Beth, your honesty & spiritual strength inspire me. This video was excellent....thank you!
🥰 thank you!
Thank you for your vulnerability. Your light shines in this crazy world. I always look forward to your videos and your thoughts. May you stay strong.
Thank you so much! 💕
Hello. Just happened by your channel and already feel you are a kindred spirit. I to am a follower of Dawn from the minimalist mom and have been working on the decluterization process for a short 5 months. I am encouraged by all of you ladies for the challenges, the mountains you are climbing, and your many successes. I am on the cusp of empty nesty and am looking forward with anticipation AND apprehension for what comes next. So keep being those videos no matter how few a month they come because we see you and we hear you. Blessings, Teresa from AZ
I am most happy listening to your channel when you talk about God and the bible. You inspire me to pray more. Looking forward to your new format even if it's only once a month. Take one day at a time! God Bless you and your beautiful family.❤
Thank you so much! 💕
Thank you for your heartfelt sharing. It was very helpful to me. ❤
You are always a blessing to hear from and I personally am grateful you’re not leaving TH-cam ! I love you dear sister and you and your family are in my prayers. ❤️☝️♥️
Thank you so much! 💕
Firstly Amen sister, Amen to all that you shared today. I'm turning 73 tomorrow and have just learned some of the very same lessons in the last year. Praise God, he never tires of nurturing us in His truths. I am also very glad you are continuing with us on TH-cam. You are a great asset to the faith community as well as the minimalism crew. I look forward to more of the same plus your new projects.
Happy birthday! 🎂 thanks so much fir watching!
Dear Sister in Christ - thank you so much for your honesty!! Here is a virtual hug......motherhood is hard and you and your hubby jumped into the deep end for sure! Just by the mere (and I say that totally tongue in cheek) decision to bring those three precious boys home as your own, you and hubby forever changed their lives and are making them SO much better - day by day, hour by hour, minute by minute. You ARE good parents! You ARE making a HUGE difference! I am looking forward to your new directions - but under God's timing and not mine (or yours)
That is so encouraging, thank you!
This video just showed in my feed today and I thank God I chose to watch it. You have blessed me so much with this video. I am now subscribed and am looking forward to more!
I’ve been a fan of Dawn at TMM for a few years now but my decluttering and move toward a more minimal lifestyle has been slow. Your words on idolatry and coveting in connection to decluttering/ minimalism really hit the mark for me - thank you for bringing that forward for me again.
Looking forward to learning from you and the community. Thanks!!
Thanks so much for watching and subscribing! 💕
I’m so very sorry for the loss of your dad and especially under the circumstances. It’s never easy to lose a loved one but when it’s sudden and very traumatic it only makes it worse. I also lost my dad many, many years ago when I was in my 20’s. I still have difficult days but they are fewer and far between. I hope with time the treasured memories you have of him will bring you comfort.❤️😳
Thank you so much!
Practical solutions - life hacks. People love that. Even if we don’t all love the same ones, we love the ones that apply to us! That’s for sure 🙌🏻
May God truly bless you and your beautiful family. I am so proud of your honesty and bravery. Many young women are still struggling with relinquishing stuff to find the real meaning of life and honoring God through their family. Sweet girl, you are teaching an invaluable lesson to the multitudes.
I pray such profound blessing upon you and this new journey in spirit, soul, and body. I look forward to the new shape of your channel as well as older content. Bless you.❤
What a great video. You've been missed, but so glad you are back, in whatever time frame and format you gift us with. You were on my mind all day. Very happy to see you, friend. Hugs and prayers for you! Keep fighting the good fight!
Thank you so much! And I just realized I didn’t say it at the end!!! 😂 you keep fighting the good fight too! 💕
Thanks so much for sharing the hard stuff❤
Thank you for being vulnerable and sharing your heart. Great video.
Thank you so much!
Thank you for sharing your story. It was a blessing to me.
Wow! Good job, Jason! Your family and friends did it! Thank you for sharing this journey. Looking forward to the next phase.
Beautiful testimony. I'm sorry for all the loss you've dealt with. Your quiet strength and honesty is very inspiring. Decluttering really does make way for more calm and inner peace. You can hear God louder without all the things.
Marybeth, thank you for sharing your story. I am 77 and look back at the roller coaster life God has sent me on, some things I rarely share because nobody would believe them. I look back at being a hands on single mom for 50 years, having raised a disabled grandson after loosing a daughter to the war on drugs. I look back with gratitude that God chose me for this journey. Motherhood is never done, I am so grateful for all the challenges, sometimes I think I should write a book, I would just put a comedic spin on it. Marybeth, God must love you very much to have given you this life and those little boys. I remember times keeping up with the laundry, and that was when everything needed ironing, I survived. I have been on the minimalist journey for many years, and always find time for prayer.
Wow thank you for sharing. I know God will give you all you need to continue.
I didn’t know you had storage units. That would be one thing my husband will be like no. But our home is cluttered. Thanks for sharing.
❤you really spoke to my inner pain of life. I’ve been struggling with decluttering for years 😮. I retired in 2019 to most painful chapter of my life. You spoke in simple way of managing life starting with Bible reading ( goal this year read thru my Bible) hopefully finish the decluttering and get my life organized. Thank You ❤❤
I’m reading through the Bible in a year right now and it’s been fantastic! You can do this!
Mary Beth your wants are my needs. Looking forward to what you will bring us.
I love this message! What a blessing you are! Prayers for you and your family.
Wow ! Okay I’m speechless. Deeply moved. I’ll be around for your continuation of your content & journey. God bless you ! Liz
PS … I’m so sorry for your loss of your Dad & Father in Law.
Thank you Liz! 💕
Thank you for sharing your story. I always enjoy your videos. Blessings to you and your family. ❤
I found your channel today!!!And it's so amazing !!!
I found minimalist channels so good but yours is the First one that has everything together, ❤ What a blessing!!!! I can grow more and more in all areas the Lord wants me to grow!Thank you sister!!!I feel so connected familiar with everything you talk about. The loss of loved ones, our children with special needs, our frustration with school districts... and our emotional health as it is affected by so much frustration if it were not for our faith in the Lord that gives us strength to continue day by day. Thanks for all your videos ❤ thank you for sharing your story.
We know that all things work for good for those who love God,* who are called according to his purpose.
blessings from Texas!
Thank you for your light you share with the world! ❤from Miami, FL
Thank you for sharing your honest story and experience with misaligned expectations on motherhood. It’s so important to talk about this because many moms/new families feel similarly, especially in families with special needs. Thank you for giving the gift of love to your children ❤through difficulties and through the good.
God hugs and Blessings to you sweet lady ❤❤❤
Thank you! Same to you!
Such a nice video, Mary Beth. I have watched a lot of your videos and always find the ones rooted in Bible study vs decluttering speak to me in a different way. You are a great Bible teacher and I hope your TH-cam journey continues to reflect that. Decluttering is nice and helpful, and I enjoy hearing about and being encouraged in the process…but the way you teach the Word inspires my heart and refocuses my mind. You have a gift that I hope you continue to share.
What a wonderful video. I'm a long time subscriber and look forward to all your videos. I love when you talk about God and your Christian life. Wherever you decide to take your channel, I will follow you. Blessings, my dear friend.
Thank you so much! 💕
I love your channel. Your videos on the faith side of decluttering are amazing. ❤
Thank you. May God bless you as you bless others.
Thank you for sharing your story. I also look forward to walking this story and learning what God has to say through you. God bless you!
Thank you ❤️ I’m all in for what you have learned. I’m ready to go there.
Let’s do this!
Lovely to see you Mary Beth. Much love to you and your wonderful family! 😊
Thanks so much!
Thank you for being real. Life is a journey, up and down. We all go through the valleys and over the hills. May God bless you and your family.
Thankyou Thankyou Thankyou for sharing this ❤ I am watching and listening with tears in my eyes. You are a wonderful person and God blessed me through what you shared in this video. I know your dad and father in law were so proud of you, what a wonderful and special woman you are. You are honouring their legacy ❤ I pray Gods richest blessings on you and your family. Sending you my love x
Amen, sister! In everything SOLI DEO GLORIA.
Such a beautiful story! And so encouraging. I appreciate your transparency. I love your videos and this one was so good. Blessings to you and your incredible family.
Thank you so much!
Bless you❤
I’m a foster carer, your honesty is so heartwarming. Subscribed to your Chanel. Well done keeping it real. You are an amazing human x
Thank you so much!!
Amen!
❤your BEST video ever.
Crying with and for you.
Your Vermont sister living in rural South Australia 🇺🇸🇦🇺
A wonderful testimony.
God bless you and your family 🙏
Thank you, Mary Beth, for the honest, vulnerable sharing of your journey and convictions. I think there is much i can learn from your experience and revelation. I look forward to your next chapter, sister in Christ. Blessings!
Thanks for watching!!!
Yup.
Subscribed.
Thank you so much for sharing, I 100% agree, we have been decluttering and trying to maintain a simplify home. Then the day before Thanksgiving our then 3 yr. Old daughter was diagnosed with hepatoblastoma, tumor on her liver and spots on her lungs. This was one of my worst fears, but I am so thankful that we have never felt so much peace and God's love and care through it all. We have an amazing Father!!!❤
Beautiful message
Thank you!
Loved this video! ❤
Thanks! 💕
Glory be!
We do not have the same faith, but I completely understand the spiritual journey you are sharing. I had similar revelations after passings of loved ones also. I am happy to see someone with such a deep connection to their god.
Thanks for sharing your history 👍🏻👋🏻🇩🇰
Thanks for watching!
I so needed to hear this message. I needed to hear (be reminded) that God is sovereign, and He cares about my journey. I do not have to “hide” it from Him in shame but ask Him to strengthen me and love me through this journey.
Amen and amen!
Thank you for sharing your "walk". I am looking forward to your guidance in the areas you are led to share with us. I appreciate your words and how real life is but God is ALWAYS there. Continue your journey wherever it takes you and us. Your content is excellent. Thank you for adopting those precious boys. You and your husband have given them the best gift...a good Christian family.
Marybeth, the amount of tears I shed listening to this video was definitely not minimal 😢
In an incredibly different season right now in motherhood and I can’t express the way this touched me.
Many prayers for you and your special family.
You are such an encouragement and inspiration to me. May the Lord Jesus bless you! So thankful HE has used you and your worlds many times over the last years to encourage me ❤
Thank you so much!
I think this is your best video! ❤❤❤🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Wow, thank you!🥰 you are such a great encourager Diana!
This is the most real and raw video I have seen. So refreshing. I have felt so many of the same feelings as you. (adoption, motherhood not looking quite like I had thought it would, etc) It really helped my heart to hear your words and to know that God is still in control.
Thank you so much!
Sister, you are a strong woman! I am honored to be able to watch your videos and learn from you. I Commend you on your dedication to God. He is amazing and magestic. He is in control and always knows best. His timing is perfect! Prayers for you!
Thank you so much for sharing your story. I too adore the MInimal Mom and have learned successful strategies from her and Dana and Cas and and yourself. Yet your story and your success with your boys, oh my, you are stupendous. I am a mom and a retired occupational therapist after a 40 year career in special needs. You have caused so much growth with your boys to bring them from where they were when they came to you. They’re happy and walking and skipping on a balance beam and using forks and utensils!!!!!!!! Wow mom, the hours of caring and love and dedication that that took. You are amazing with a wonderful family. ❤
We have been so blessed with great OT's and many others. Thank you for the work you do, it's so important!
Thank you for this video! I’m always looking for your next one, I love that you always speak of God and how to live your faith in practical ways, along with the decluttering tips. Love you and blessings to you and your family ❤
Thank you so much!
You have my heart with your adoption story. Let's just say I know enough to know. Hugs to you.
If I look at your hair it reminds me of my daughter. She has PCOS. She manages it by not eating sugar, but lots of protein and meat. Her periods are regular now and she lost a lot of weight. She is no longer loosing hair.
💯 I’ve had good luck with limited sugar and gluten. Now to just get it to come back! 😆
I am not a mom, but LOVE the minimal mom and her theory of low inventory
I have to say, I did not followed you, but saw some of your videos, as I ilke your way of speaking and the community you have around. So I did not knew about your boys, and have to say - you and your husband are amazing and extremely compassionate people. To adopt 3 siblings toghether, and all of them with heavy struggles is not an everyday thing. You can be both not only proud for being able to rise those children beatifully (I loved the short video where they hug and kiss and show great love to each other), but for serving God and being an example of pure love for people and life. A big hug to you both. Extremely sorry for your loss but wishing you that those hard times make you all stronger and united❤
To God be the glory! We are nothing without Him! Thanks for watching and for your encouragement! 💕
God Bless you and thank you for sharing your faith. I know the truth of simple blessings like laundry or washing up dishes. God is so good.
Just a few minutes in and wanting for you and your husband to have many blessings showered upon you for taking in THREE children with special needs. That is such a huge challenge. You are some special people.
Thank you, that is very kind. 💕
Your video randomly showed in my feed and now I've subscribed! The Lord has also been showing me the same - the more i stress about stuff and minimalism the more he's making me realize about the stuff AND minimalism easily becoming idolatry and putting him above all of it. God bless you sister!
Welcome! So glad to have you here! 💕
Oh my gosh, your stories infertility I can definitely relate to as I had to undergo IVF and have surgery to be able to have babies! It was a blessing in disguise though because the whole process brought me a million times closer to God and he blessed me in so many ways that I can't even explain how grateful I am for all that he's done for our family 💕 I will pray for your beautiful family!
I have always enjoyed your content especially when you quote the Bible. I’d love to continue watching you grow this channel. You have a beautiful family. God bless.
I can so relate to your story of feeling that motherhood didn't looking like you thought it would. I have also felt like my daughter would have been better off without me as her mother. She has some special needs but masks well enough that to outsiders she just looks like a kid who needs discipline or isn't well behaved. I truly believe that I'm a bad mom when she can turn it off and on for strangers. I know in my head that this is just a reflection of me being "safe" to yell at or have a panic attack around but I often feel that if her problems were worse people would be more understanding. Which is a horrible thing to think!
I can’t relate to this so much! In the right setting it can be difficult to see our boys special needs, and certainly when we were first getting started discipline looked very different for our family. Kids who don’t have a secure attachment don’t respond to the same discipline that a child with a lifelong secure attachment do. Hang in there mama! God is so good and created you specifically for your daughter! 💕
Beautiful video. How are the boys doing now? I have 2 adopted boys with special needs. They tried to tell me what i was getting myself into but it was way beyond anything i could comprehend before going through it. Worth it for sure. But you just cant be prepared for adopting special needs kids. My oldest i had endless sleepless nights of worry for him, his choices, and his future. We are on the other side of it with him now. He is 22, on his own, and doing way better than i or my husband ever imagined. Hang in there!
We had a lot of those “warnings” too. They are doing great! We take it day by day, who knows what the future holds, but we know who holds tomorrow! 💕 what a blessing you have been to your two boys!
Lol, well, I don't have a dryer to fold stuff out of, but my laundry got under control when my dryer broke. I had to plan ahead a bit. Much to my kids chagrin I refuse to get another dryer because I don't want to go back to the piles of dirty clothes. So here is how my system works. I hang up the wet clothes to dry (if you are behind, wash entire outfits for people, and while that is washing you can check their closet and declutter stuff that doesn't work for that person anymore, doesn't fit, don't like, etc), but when I hang them up they go on the hanger that will go in the closet. No folding necessary. Shorts get folded in half coming off hangers, pants get folded in half twice. Hangers are limited so I empty the kids hampers, wipe them down, and pull stuff off hangers and put them in the newly clean hamper. Mine gets stack onthe corner of my bed and then go on an open shelf in my closet.
People existed without dryers for a long time! Way to go back to basics!
As humans, often we are alike in many ways, but we are ALL very much individuals. You're so great at sharing of yourself and leaving space for us to align with your efforts while we live in our own worlds. As long as we have God in common, we can help each other. Y'all are in my prayers.❤
Thank you for sharing your story, I knew some of it but not all of it. You are a huge encouragement to keep our eyes fixed on Jesus.
Thank you for sharing your story. God doesn't tell us the journey will be easy, He says it will be worth it. All mothers feel like they fail at some point. You are doing a great job.
Wow! Just wow! You were a wonderful surprise. I like minimalism and I’m always thinking or talking about God being sovereign over everything. May God continue to bless you and your family. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
You are in the right place then! 💕
I do enjoy it when you talk about minimalism, but I love it when you talk about our Lord. I’ll be here for whatever you want to do here on your channel and also on your podcast. I want to continue to develop deep faith. Thanks for walking with us. I love you.
I love your videos so much and I will watch one whenever one come out. Keep following God and moving forward we are all behind you and God is in front of you. God bless yu and your precious family.
Thank you so much! 💕
I am new to your channel. I love your authentic message, this is such a breath of fresh air. I'm currently struggling with HOW to get rid of the stuff I've already decided needs to go. As a Christian, I feel good stewardship requires I sell and give to the poor. The money I raise goes to an organization that spreads the gospel world-wide. My community allows inly 2 garage sales a year, after 3 years and 6 garage sales, my garage is still full. 😢 I'm frustrated at the pace this is going. I feel ready to dump it all at a local thrift store and move on, but that doesn't help spread the gospel so I feel compelled to keep going slow. I'm also listing stuff on fb marketplace but that is pretty slow too. I'd appreciate any feedback you have on this - thank you so much! ❤
I wonder if there is a ministry you could donate to? Maybe a ministry that helps people set up house, or maybe a Habitat for Humanity rehab store, etc.
Be assured that you are giving your sons the best life. If they can, let them help you with some chores. I see so many parents consumed with giving their children more than what they had and they foresake giving them the discipline and work ethic they grew up with, which is needed much more as adults. God will continue to show you how to live.
Oh my … I can see you are close to God’s heart. How wonderful to hear you speak. I’ve found our stories are filled with much more suffering (and joys) than we expected. In it all though God is in it and over it with us! Someone once told me you don’t grow without suffering…perhaps that’s true. I’m in my seventies now and look back over my life with amazement of what God has done. May God bless you and keep you …. and your beautiful family too. Love from Australia.
Thank you for being a light in the TH-cam world! Honestly, I love your videos because they seem realistic and authentic! I love Dawn and her advice, but she seems to have her life way too put together for me. I am not there in my minimalism journey.
Also, I lost my father suddenly from a heart attack 6 years ago and my entire life turned upside down and I have never been the same. If you have any bible studies on how to heal, please let me know. 🙂
I really needed this video. Everything I've known is rapidly changing snd the future is so uncertain. I am facing huge downsizing (85% or more) of stuff has to go. I need lots more Jesus and way less of everything else. Looking forward to this journey with you.
You can totally do this! 💕
Looking forward to seeing future videos. I’m also a mum of children with special needs. Simplifying has helped so much in meeting their needs but I still don’t feel that I spend enough time with the Lord and it does frustrate me.
Amen!
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