Spring is in full swing here in sunny California, and I’m continuing my season of simplifying, organizing, and general de-cluttering of all the things. With four kids, two dogs, and a semi-regular habit of moving, I’m coming to terms with the fact that this is an ongoing (lifelong?) process that will never be fully DONE. I want to be okay (even content) with the less than perfect messiness of life, and to be grateful for what that means.
Life.
Abundance.
Growth.
To be genuinely thankful for what is, rather than longing for an always elusive, unattainable ideal. To be able to sincerely say …
I have learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want. I can do everything through Him who gives me strength. – Philippians 4:12-13
In cleaning up my little sun-room studio, getting ready for next week’s big surprise (which I promise to tell you more about soon), I found a few more things I thought were sold out. Seems like the perfect time for a little giveaway, don’t you think?
Nevermind little. How about a pretty big giveaway?
Okay, let’s do it. Here’s everything that’s included in this package of goodness, worth more than $180 …
- Monogram Alphabet Scripture Card Set
- Psalms & Roses Postcard Collection
- Psalm 23 Postcard Collection
- 2019 Inspirational Art Calendar
- Color Your Year 2019 Coloring Calendar
- Psalm 23 Scripture Art 2019 Calendar
To enter to win, all you need to do is leave a comment on this post. I’d love to hear what the weather’s like in your part of the world – are the roses blooming, or is that just a dream for another day? Tell me what area of your house is most in need of de-cluttering (mine’s the garage, hands down).
That’s it. Super easy. I’ll pick a winner next week and let you in on the secret project I’ve been getting ready to share!
In the meantime, I’ll leave you with this FREE DE-CLUTTERING CHALLENGE from my friend Dana over at A Slob Comes Clean. It’s a quick fifteen minute video, along with a printable workbook to help motivate and inspire you to finally get that (scary) clutter out once and for all. Free, easy, and funny to boot. Doesn’t get much better than that!
Just make sure to grab it right away, since it’s only available until Saturday, April 24th!
FREE DE-CLUTTERING CHALLENGE >
Here’s to de-cluttering, contentment, and simplicity.
Be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” – Hebrews 13:5
What an amazing giveaway! We live in Virginia where the weather is beautiful right now! The mornings are a little crisp, days are long & gorgeous around 60s-70s, & the evenings cool back down just a tad. I absolutely love spring!!!
The are in our home that needs decluttering the most right now is our basement. I’ve been working on our main living areas & bedrooms for a few months, so everything I needed to get out of the way just got thrown in the basement. Time to get to work!
Here in Manitoba, Canada, it is FINALLY warming up and looking beautiful. Even some green starting to pop up out of wherever it was hiding. My bedroom is the area that is usually in need of decluttering because it’s the place where stuff goes when the rest of the house needs to be tidy. 🙂
Here in Montana it is warming up nicely, except it still freezes at night sometimes!!! My most cluttered area right now is my pantry….a summer project for sure!!!! Thanks for this special giveaway, Emily….such nice stuff to try to win!! 🙂 Take care!!
Here in Italy we’ve had some nice days around Easter, but now it’s raining and quite cold. Hope spring will be here soon! I will definitely use the decluttering video for my two boys room. It’s small and full of stuff…
hi, The weather here in Minnesota is finally getting nice! Please no more snow storms in April! The spring bulbs are up and grass is turning green, which is making me very anxious to get out in the garden and yard, so much cleaning and organizing that needs to be done with all the garden tools and plants!! Not to mention the need to de-clutter and sort many many toys and things for a garage sale that I really want to have this spring. I will defiantly take a look at the video!
Hi! I’m in SC and things are starting to heat up! Already 85 today! Hope all is well your way!
I’ve lived in temperamental Indiana all my life. I love it here, but the weather CAN drive you crazy! We are finally getting warm here (60s), but it sure is wet!
I’m in Northern Vermont so we are just starting to get warmer weather. There are daffodils blooming.
My office/homeschooling room is always a place for decluttering.
In the Pacific NW, it’s getting warmer, hit 61 today! My garage definitely needs help now that is more pleasant to work there.
It’s nice and sunny here on the central coast of California! My vegetable garden is sprouting. My room that needs the most de-cluttering is the playroom/guest room.
Here in eastern NC it is 70s and gorgeous! The part of my house that needs decluttering the most is the basement… AKA kids area
Violets are in full bloom in Indiana. I’ve been candying violets this week!
Our garage definitely needs to be decluttered! We’ve had beautiful spring weather the last two days. I’m hoping it lasts a little longer.
Hello Emily, I have always enjoyed both your artwork and your posts. I am in the far northwest corner of the continental US and Spring is moving along nicely here. There are some trees lining a street, do not know the name of, the bloom profusely with big fluffy puffy pink blossoms and it is so delightful to walk under them under a bright blue sky. As for decluttering,,,well, the room I am in could, maybe, use it. My office/craft room. I moved into my first little house two years ago and brought all this stuff with me, that I am going to do something with “someday.” Every time I think about getting rid of something I think, but I might do something with it…someday. and yes, contentment, a huge blessing. bless you!
Getting warmer and warmer here in central California! Thankful that it still cools down at night!
Hi from Kentucky! It’s perfectly walkable weather here in my small town of Wilmore. We’re dealing with spring allergies but can’t complain about the ability to get all three kids outside!
Emily, I have always enjoyed both your artwork and your posts. Well I am in the far northwest corner of the continental US and Spring is moving along nicely here. There are a bunch of trees down one street that I do not know the name of, but they bloom profusely in big fluffy puffy pink blossoms and it is so delightful to walk under them with a bright blue sky in the background. As for decluttering,,,,oooh, uh, that would be the room I’m in, my office/craft room. I moved into my first little house 2 years ago and brought all this stuff that I’m going to use “someday.” It is so hard to get rid of, I really might do something with it someday! xoxox
I’m in central Oklahoma and we’ve been bouncing back and forth between rain and sunshine. That equals humidity. Our strawberries are LOVING it, though. We already have a handful of green strawberries about 1/4″ in diameter! Ready for those babies, for sure!!!! And my other garden areas need SERIOUS decluttering right now!
Hi! We have beautiful, warm sunny weather here in Cleveland, Tennessee! My three year old is playing outside on a slip’n’slide we found for $3 last fall (woohoo!). My five month old is napping in her swing, and we’re leaving soon to pick up big brother from school. Decluttering has been big on our brains lately, as we pray and plan about buying a house with my aging in-laws. Right now, every room in my house seems to need decluttering! But mostly our basement storage! Still full of stuff we moved out of the basement when we remodeled it last year. Whew. Not a job I look forward to at all!
It’s a beautiful partly cloudy day here in Hawaii. It’s 72 degrees and I’m still feeling a little chilly at the moment. My kids’ room is definitely crazy when it comes to clutter. I like keeping things clutter-free but it gets difficult when it’s not your room or your things. If I had my way there’d be a LOT less in that room. LOL!
My roses aren’t blooming yet but the peonies in my yard are getting buds which is so exciting!! My storage building is a scary space that I’m needing to declutter and I’m determined to get it done soon. The images are gorgeous – what a fun bundle!!! Can’t wait to hear your big news!
It’s another “beautiful”, rainy day in East Texas. ImI trying hard to be grateful for the rain as we’ll be praying for it in a few months.
It’s a beautiful sunny day here today – everything is blossoming! And I’m looking forward to planting our first garden at our new home!
The area that most needs decluttering right now is the basement – it’s become the dumping ground for the things we didn’t know what to do with during our rebuilding process after a house fire. Now that the work upstairs is complete, we are ready to declutter the basement so we can finish it to be our kids’ hangout place and family game and movie night space!
The weather here in Williamsburg, Virginia is just lovely (and by lovely, I mean warm and highly pollinated) right now! As for decluttering… I won’t list all of the areas, but I hope to tackle my desk are next!
Note: NO ONE would enter a giveaway to win the things I find when decluttering!
Love your work – I already have a few prints that add joy to my home <3 And we need to clear out the basement – BAD!
Thanks for the fun giveaway! It is so nice here in rural Iowa, which is much needed after the winter we had. We have the windows open and are enjoying listening to all of the birds. I really need to declutter my storage room. My daughter and son-in-law are currently living with us and everything that wasn’t needed somewhere else got shoved in there. Thanks again!
Hey there! I’m generally pretty organized, but my storage room could definitely use a spring cleaning right now! Hope you’re having a fabulous day! Love and Peace, S.
Hello! I am in NC and it is supposed to be 85 deg F today. Wish I could be outside more, but work has me at the desk today
The weather is starting to warm up and all the flowers are beginning to bloom. We have new babies on our little farm. Paperwork and closet are in need of decluterring around our house.
Wow, what a lovely giveaway! Spring is here in the UK (is it a worldwide giveaway?) with wildflowers, blossom and bugs in abundance. Our playroom/schoolroom is a disaster! Definitely in need of a spring-clean.
Spring is definitely here in North Carolina! The azaleas have already bloomed and the roses are taking their place in the spotlight. Thank you for the giveaway opportunity! 🌺 🌹
It seems like Spring is finally here for real in NW PA, but Winter often sneaks back, so we will see. In the meantime, we are enjoying the warmth and lack of snow! It is making it hard to focus on inside tasks, like decluttering our basement though.
Hi! Thanks for the lovely giveaway! Spring has definitely sprung here in south Texas. I was walking along the river walk in San Antonio yesterday and the scent of the jasmine was intoxicating!
Our garage is in major need of decluttering as is our school room/toy storage area.
My roses are blooming. They are a beautiful gift from God.
My art supplies need the most organizing and
de-cluttering.
Hello! How sweet of you to share your unexpected find! We are in the early stages of Spring here in mid-Michigan where the buds are just starting to peek out and the color green becomes its vibrant self again. This time of year feels like hope on the horizon!
Oh, and as for decluttering, our whole home is undergoing transformation, but the greatest need is our master bedroom, which had become a catch-all for everything that didn’t have a home.
I’m looking forward to doing some serious spring cleaning soon!!! Organize and donate items! Can’t wait
In Montana the grass is just starting to green and the trees just starting to bud. No leaves yet! It all sorta happens overnight here, between April and May. 60 degree weather is perfect for me though. I love the spring!
Oh and my ENTIRE house needs decluttering! Like the WHOLE thing…
It’s Spring in Canada! That means it could be snowing, raining, sunny and windy all in the same day. 😁😁
Here in Texas, normally I would say it is hot, but today it is dreary and raining–flash flooding–we had cars at the airport parking garage totally under water! We just got a new puppy–so I need to declutter–so she doesn’t chew on anything important! Also I need to declutter because I think it gives me anxiety and stress and sometimes can make me angry or agitated=—but there is just NOT ENOUGH TIME to do all the decluttering I need to do!
Hi from Grants Pass Oregon. I am a Pluviophile (LOL), a lover of rain, but we have had plenty of sunshine lately and the flowers and plants – and weeds – have started to come up at amazing speeds. Fresh cut flowers are the best!
Weather is in the midst of that rainy and glorious transition from spring to summer. In MN that means sunny days mashed between days of rain and clouds — cool mornings and almost hot evenings. So much contradiction and a beautiful how be it at times wet waking of the world from it’s winter slumber.
We just moved into our first home from 15 years of condo and townhome living, so there is not a space that does not require some decluttering!! The garage is likely the worst. Being out of the everyday traffic patterns of our home, it has been the most neglected in the month that we have lived here. I would really love to park my car in the garage, so getting it cleared enough to do so and simultaneously find my summer yard tools and toys would be wonderful!!
Hi – I live in central Kansas and it is typical spring here. It is either warm (almost hot) with the wind blowing 40 mph or cloudy, rainy and cool. Today we have grey skys and 70.
It’s just starting to look like Spring here in Minnesota! The trees are finally starting to put out leaf buds; I can’t wait for everything to be green again! As far as decluttering goes, I’m due with our first baby in a week and we just moved three months ago. I feel like I’ve been constantly decluttering since we started packing!
I live in Thailand. This time of year is Hot Hot Hot!!! We have been having temps around 104F (40C) or more. So thankful for rain when it comes, and for AC!
I really need to clean out all the little corners and high places where I store thing to be organized later…but later never seems to come.
Hi Emily!
Our weather can’t decide between rain and 60s and sun and 70s. That’s Ohio – fickle.
I love your artwork!
Here in Northern Spain it has been sunny this week with some light rain in the afternoons. A pretty typical Spring along the coast. We are on Spring Break this week and just went for a beautiful hike. We moved overseas four years ago so did a lot of decluttering then, but things build up over time and we need to do it again!
Hi Hope! Here in Pennsylvania spring has sprung! Lots of rain lately, and a bit chilly, but it’s given way to beautiful flowering trees and green grass. Yay! As for decluttering…I’d love to tackle my craft supplies! Years of holding on to things because, well, I might just get around to making that project one day. My plan is to look at all of it with fresh eyes, and if I haven’t used the materials by now, I’m going to give them away! Love your work – thanks for sharing joy with so many!
The weather is at its best here in the Houston, Texas area. I love this time of year! I’ve decided to keep my gardening simple and plant only a perennial herb garden this Spring. My main challenges with clutter are in the areas of clothes, books and toys…which I have been working slowly through and making some progress. I would be delighted to add touches of your art into our home as a delight and encouragement toward simplicity and peace! Love to you! Micah
We have had a long string of beautiful spring days here in south Arkansas, but the pollen is murder!!! We need to declutter our office so we can use it as a guest room next weekend. Thanks for this wonderful giveaway!!!
Hi! Where I’m from it’s been switching from really nice days and some snow, but hopefully the last about is gone. I just moved into a new home and we have a front garden that is overflowing with beautiful Hyacinth flowers, and a few tulips! Some bushes are starting to get leaves, but my couple of Rose bushes don’t look very promising yet. My area with the most clutter is definitely my craft room/office.