Poverty Awareness: The 4th Principle of The Simple Life
When I was four years old and living in the Philippines, there was an elderly man who would come around our street once or twice a month to beg for food. He was ill and had a difficult time speaking....
View ArticleLiving with Less: the 5th Principle of the Simple Life
Imagine walking inside a church… Christ-centered, uncluttered and orderly. Wouldn’t it be so beautiful if we could recreate the same atmosphere in our own domestic churches? But aside from living out...
View ArticleInstilling A Spirit of Gratitude: The 6th Principle of The Simple Life
Several years ago, I received a phone call from a dear friend who invited me to take a free shopping spree at Costco Wholesale Club. The offer was so tempting since anything and everything I would...
View ArticleFocus on Relationships: The 7th Principle of the Simple Life
Eight years ago, our sewer line backed up and caused a small flood in our basement. Gray water had entered the garage and the playroom. Our insurance company required us to discard everything that...
View ArticleYearning For Heaven: The 8th Principle of the Simple Life
As soon as my baby girl turned seven months old, I started feeling ill. And it wasn’t the typical “I’m coming down with a cold” kind of ill. I was having a very difficult time breathing. As a busy mom,...
View ArticleHow to Get Acceptable and Appropriate Behavior from Your Children… in Public
Simple Solutions- Part 3: Teaching Our Children Calmly and Effectively “That men may know wisdom and instruction, understand words of insight, receive instruction in wise dealing, righteousness,...
View Article4 Tips to Teach Your Children to Obey Out of Love – Not Fear
Simple Solutions- Part 4: Teaching Our Children Calmly and Effectively “Pleasing words are a honeycomb, sweet to the taste and healthful to the body” – Proverbs 16: 24 If we look into Sacred Scripture,...
View Article5 Simple Homeschooling Tips from St. Elizabeth Ann Seton
It seems that summer has come and gone in a flash. We are slowly but surely gearing up for our fourteenth year of homeschooling this fall. We are almost done arranging books by grade, organizing school...
View ArticleSimplify! 5 MORE Tips on Teaching Our Children to Declutter
SummaryAbby Sasscer shares 5 easy tips to teach children how to declutter and simplify. Important life skills that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. I love reminiscing about my preschool...
View ArticleSix Simple Tips To Keep Paperwork From Taking Over Your Home
SummaryIn Part 2 of Conquering The Great Paper Trail series, Abby Sasscer shares six tips that work in her home to keep paperwork well organized and under control. Conquering the Great Paper Trail –...
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