I just happened to land on your channel.. all I can say is Amen!! My daughter wants to declutter our house and this is a little overwhelming for me since I am a sentimental hoarder! You definitely motivate me to start and bring the Lord into it. So thank you I will continue watching just subscribed and can't wait to see other videos!
@mjcossel61363 жыл бұрын
This is an excellent point. Sometimes we just need to trust that it’s going to be okay, rather than maintain a crippling fear that we’re going to destroy our lives by shredding a piece of paper.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Hard lesson to learn. But, a skill we can sharpen over time. 😊
@jennylhenry783 жыл бұрын
"At the end of the day it really doesn't matter what we keep or discard. God is sovereign." 👌🏻
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Amen!
@EricaLucasLoves3 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you tackled the mindset and that “paper isn’t always just paper” for your video on the playlist.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
I’m glad too! Sometimes this is as much for my processing as it is for everyone else. 😂🤣😂
@PropheticMotherhood3 жыл бұрын
Gosh Marybeth, I just LOVE the truth you bring to simplifying and decluttering! I looooove how you always point us back to Jesus! THANK YOU for making these videos!!
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Emily, that’s so sweet!
@debnelson39793 жыл бұрын
I love you bringing Scripture into this video (too) Thanks for giving us an eternal perspective!
@barbarag13823 жыл бұрын
I just started watching you recently. I really needed to hear this today. God is so good to give me this on this day. Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
@dianawestrate36813 жыл бұрын
Awesome truth spoken over a guilt prone area! 💕
@NancyThecheerfulheart3 жыл бұрын
Who would have known that a decluttering video would speak to me on a deeper level. Struggling with other things and what you shared really spoke to my situation. Thank you!
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
I’m so glad you found it helpful! I’ve discovered that decluttering was sooooooo much more than just stuff. ☺️
@jerryabigailahrens82393 жыл бұрын
Relying less on ourselves and looking to God. Amen!
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Easier said than done....but not impossible. 😁
@jennapennington66363 жыл бұрын
What a liberating concept: Nothing I do (or throw away) will thwart God's plan. Needed to hear this today! It seems at first glance that it goes against the teachings to be good stewards of our money, but I dont think it really does. I'm definitely gonna be pondering this today 🙂
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
I think we can do both. 😁 it’s all about balance. Stewarding Gods gifts...and passing along things that keep us from fully resting in Him.
@lisakrushinski94363 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this needed encouragement today!
@melodyrikel88833 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your faith!!
@cinnie25433 жыл бұрын
A surprisingly different and profound way to look at paper clutter. Thank you.
@paulaeaton97203 жыл бұрын
Thank you for reminding where our hope is. I love how you share God and help for our everyday life.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
@Julies-in-a-mood3 жыл бұрын
You are so well-spoken. Thanks for sharing a message we often forget!
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
That is so encouraging! Thank you! ☺️
@louiseshenfield3823 Жыл бұрын
This is so perfect. You spoke to my heart. Thank you.
@eahuebner13 жыл бұрын
The mixed clutter boxes are a real struggle! I'm doing the Take Your House Back course and ended up digging through most of my mixed clutter this week. Sorting papers is hard work!
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
I have been doing the course too and have loved it! I had so much "mixed clutter" in the beginning I didn't have much of a choice but to just plow through those things. Keep fighting the good fight!
@pamelagoodson90343 жыл бұрын
Such a great reminder for me regarding having great wealth and not accessing it. I have great riches in Christ. Time to access ❤️
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
🥰
@jean12283 жыл бұрын
You had me at the opening monologue! I have no less than 3 boxes/totes of paper that I needed to stash away and have yet to go through. But it was talking about the issues behind the paper that really resonated with me. What you’re adoption and school papers are to you, my Mom’s medical papers from her short bout with cancer are to me. I faithfully kept notes and all the many, many pieces of paper. They’re very different examples, but I understand. (I’m not ready to deal with that set of papers yet, but your words were hopeful. Thank you.)
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
I can understand that. Some things need a little extra time.
@pjl29633 жыл бұрын
Fantastic insight! Thank you for sharing! Blessings xx
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@AMDG183 жыл бұрын
My husband and I adopted two children with special needs and I can SO relate to what you said about paper not being just paper! We have had to use so much paper to advocate for disability benefits and special therapies for our kids. So tossing out paper that might be evidence for a future appeal causes so much anxiety for me. However, you’re right, in the end we have to just make a reasonable effort and keep our trust in Jesus.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Amen friend! I totally understand. Even when we “have” to hang on to stuff we end up finding a balance. Keep up the good work!
@zmommy40443 жыл бұрын
Your words are freedom. I love that you incorporate Christ into everything you do and talk about. A wonderful encouragement. I wish i could like each video 10 times. On a side note, do keep the IEPs. (Which Im sure you know) As a former special education teacher the legal aspect of an IEP is huge...however you can request a copy at anytime if you lose it or really for whatever reason...and you may also request a new meeting whenever you wish and however often you find necessary.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! I have an entire drawer in our filing cabinet devoted to IEP’s, I just can’t seem to part with them. ☺️ the coupon from 2017....that I can let go of. 😂
@sandyh87553 жыл бұрын
I was just getting ready to say this when I saw this comment. I’m a retired special educator and I would suggest you just need to keep the prior year’s IEP and your current one. You can as Zmommy said, request a copy of any IEP, anytime. I would encourage you to think about how often you have needed an IEP that is 2 years old or older and let that guide your decisions. Don’t let this drag you down! Best of luck to you.
@AmandaBaias3 жыл бұрын
I love your channel. You are so helpful. Thank you so much for doing these videos. Your intro - learning to apply God's truth to every day life - is so important. It's the best reminder to start every day and every activity.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you found us! It's so easy to feel like our faith is a separate thing from the day to day.....but it's so not!
@smokingrooves13 жыл бұрын
I hear ya on the IEPs. Both of my kids have them and I keep them all for the same reasons you mentioned. It's good to hear that I'm not the only one. Thank you for sharing! Thank you for also talking about where our hope is truly found. ❤️
@michelesusanne13 жыл бұрын
I have watched all the paper playlists on here and yours was one of my favorites. Happy to join your channel🌷
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much 😊 I'm so glad your here!
@hotmessmomtv41173 жыл бұрын
"Circling the drain of 'what if'." I'ma just let that sink in for a while 🤔🤔🤯🤯
@rebekahmccaul3 жыл бұрын
You are truly magnificent Marybeth - wonderful video 🙏🏽💞💖
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
You’re so sweet friend. Thank you!
@SevenInAll3 жыл бұрын
Paper is definitely one of those types of items that tends to pile up all too quickly! Getting on the same page with your spouse regarding paper clutter definitely helps!
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
It really is! And you've never think that where the mail goes when it comes into the house would be an issue of marital discord....and yet. LOL
@mkweber96153 жыл бұрын
I watched your video because you are in the Clutter-Free January line up. I want to tell you, from one mom of and IEP kiddo to another, you're not wrong about keeping detailed information about your kid's IEP's. We actually ended up having to sue the school district we were in to get my son put into a special ed school. After TRYing to work with the school, what felt like millions of IEP's (Really - at one point we had NINE in ONE month!), and my 3rd grade son asking me to kill him...I gathered "evidence" of all we were going through and presented 400 pieces of paper therapists evaluations, unmet IEP goals, letters to and from teachers and officials in the school district, ALL school meeting notes...on and on, to our lawyer. After TWO years of us begging for 'an appropriate education' to meet his needs, the school presented 20 pages of 'evidence'. Our lawyer whittled down ours to 150 pages for the judge. The school settled the next day. Fast forward to his mid-twenties, we had to PROVE to Social Security that he was disabled. More years of evaluation and court hearings, and pulling grade school evaluations out to show history... It took 3 more years to prove he is disabled. I only have one box of 'his old evidence' now; he's 40. It's marked for him - or his 3 brothers to help him, when I'm gone. I won't be subscribing to your channel because I'm not fond of being told about the bible when I've come for other information, just not my cup of tea. But, I really do wish you well and best of luck with your boys. :-)
@barbarag13823 жыл бұрын
You sound like an amazing person. It saddens my heart that you don't want to hear how God loves you and can help you more than any man made system or thing. I admire your honesty.
@annemeidoorn78643 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much. This was really helpful!
@msmonet3 жыл бұрын
IDP IEP? I don't know what those are.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
It’s an individualized education plan. It allows our kiddos to receive special education services...among other things. ☺️
@evelynphillips-gutchell82373 жыл бұрын
Great video :) So glad I found you from this decluttering challenge. I have subscribed.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Welcome! So glad you are here!
@cathw23563 жыл бұрын
I needed to hear this today. Thank you.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
You are so welcome!
@MadonnaWF Жыл бұрын
you have the best voice for vid. First time watcher
@TheAtWhatCostBlog Жыл бұрын
Thanks! 🥰
@msehdz49993 жыл бұрын
its good ideas thanks for sharing
@sueyancey1853 жыл бұрын
thank you!
@GlamourGirls023 жыл бұрын
I love this! Thank you for sharing! My name is Paige and I have started a podcast about foster care. I would love to interview you about minimalism and how that plays into foster care! Let me know if this is something you would be interested in.
@TheAtWhatCostBlog3 жыл бұрын
Hey Paige, you can email me at McGee.atwhatcost@gmail.com let me know what you have in mind. ☺️
@AA-zq1sx7 ай бұрын
That went from organizing tips to preachy Jesus stuff real quick.