Embracing Simplicity

First, let me apologize for being so MIA! Most of last week I did not have internet access at home and therefore the blog was a bit neglected. On a positive note, this allowed Caleb and I to spend a lot of intentional one-on-one time with no distractions. It was lovely.

  This weekend I was reminded how nice it is to embrace simplicity. Life here is simple. Truly, all you need are the basics. Food, a place to call home, some clothes, and good company. I did not realize just how caught up I had been in the American standard. When Caleb and I began packing up our lives into boxes I realized just how much we owned. We ended up with a lot more boxes than we had expected.

As we packed up I began to realize just how little we actually used or how little we actually needed. So many of the items from around our home or from in our closets began to feel like clutter. And now they are sitting in storage. And quite honestly, I haven’t missed anything in there. If I am being completely honest- I can’t even remember most of what is in there. We brought over 3 suitcases each. Now, having been here for a month we realize we don’t even need our 3 suitcases worth of items. Life can be so simple. And when it is simple, it is so much easier to enjoy.

Now we don’t have clutter to distract us from the beauty of a sunrise or sunset. There is not clutter to distract us from the bird singing. We have so little to clean or organize that we have more time to go out and make memories. We spend less money on decor, clothes, and frivolous items that we have more money to spend on adventures, memories, dates, and time with others. We’ve realized that the less we own, the more we glorify the Lord for what He has given. Each little blessing seems like that much more of a grand gift from Abba.

Simplicity is wonderful and so rewarding. After almost 2 months of living simply I am overwhelmed with the amount of free time, joy, and thankfulness the Lord has blessed me with. Less time is spent worrying about or taking care of things and more time is spent loving people and embracing life.

p.s.- If you tried visiting the blog in the past 24  hours you may have noticed that it was down. I attempted, and failed miserably, at redesigning the blog through coding. In my attempt of giving the blog a facelift, I locked myself out and shut down the site. Praise the Lord for actual coders and web designers for fixing my mistake. I believe my coding days are over… Thank you for being patient with me. Any website designers out there who can design on a Thai Baht budget? ha ;)