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!

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.

"At the end of the day it really doesn't matter what we keep or discard. God is sovereign." 👌🏻

I’m so glad you tackled the mindset and that “paper isn’t always just paper” for your video on the playlist.

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!!

I love you bringing Scripture into this video (too) Thanks for giving us an eternal perspective!

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.

Awesome truth spoken over a guilt prone area! 💕

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!

Relying less on ourselves and looking to God. Amen!

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 🙂

Thank you for this needed encouragement today!

Thank you for sharing your faith!!

A surprisingly different and profound way to look at paper clutter. Thank you.

Thank you for reminding where our hope is. I love how you share God and help for our everyday life.

You are so well-spoken. Thanks for sharing a message we often forget!

This is so perfect. You spoke to my heart. Thank you.

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!

Such a great reminder for me regarding having great wealth and not accessing it. I have great riches in Christ. Time to access ❤️

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.)

Fantastic insight! Thank you for sharing! Blessings xx

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.

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.

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.

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. ❤️

I have watched all the paper playlists on here and yours was one of my favorites. Happy to join your channel🌷

"Circling the drain of 'what if'." I'ma just let that sink in for a while 🤔🤔🤯🤯

You are truly magnificent Marybeth - wonderful video 🙏🏽💞💖

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!

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. :-)

Thank you so much. This was really helpful!

IDP IEP? I don't know what those are.

Great video :) So glad I found you from this decluttering challenge. I have subscribed.

I needed to hear this today. Thank you.

you have the best voice for vid. First time watcher

its good ideas thanks for sharing

thank you!

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.

That went from organizing tips to preachy Jesus stuff real quick.

Um... what’s an IEP??