Lessons From Our Minimizing Journey

Lessons From Our Minimizing Journey
Buying a home may be part of the so-called American dream, but you can find your own path. Monkey Business Images/Shutterstock
Cheryl Smith
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For years, my family and I struggled with overloaded schedules, overwhelming debt, and feeling enslaved to our four-bedroom, three-bath home with an excess of possessions. The things we thought we owned really “owned” us, and living in bondage to them rendered us ill, exhausted, and miserable.

To be honest, we didn’t even know what all we owned or how severely our lives were affected by these things until an unexpected identity theft crisis forced us to face reality.

Cheryl Smith
Cheryl Smith
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Cheryl Smith blogs at BiblicalMinimalism.com. Her family sold their home, released 90 percent of their physical possessions, got out of debt, and now share their story and their Christian faith on their blog. She is the author of the books, “Biblical Minimalism” and “Homespun Devotions: Volume One.
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