Kathi Lipp > Quotes

“At its heart, clutter is a lack of peace.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“When every possession is special, none of them are.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“feel like if I can’t have a “good” quiet time—one with prayer, meditation, Bible reading, and a devotional reading—then why bother? So I let my overwhelming need for perfection keep me from having a meaningful relationship with God. If I can’t take the time to do it right, then I guess I won’t do it at all.”
― Kathi Lipp, Praying God's Word for Your Life

“Some of those are small things that we keep around, hoping to find something redemptive to do with them. Other times, we keep our mistakes around in order to remind ourselves of what seems like a horrible, irreparable mistake.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“Don't worry that you're being pathetic when you try not to get caught stealing a kiss from your spouse, or when you pray for a time when the kids are out of the house so you can make out on the couch, or when you consider a trip with your husband to the lawn-care section of Home Depot a hot date.

No. You're not pathetic. You're in a blended family....”
― Kathi Lipp, But I'm NOT a Wicked Stepmother!: Secrets of Successful Blended Families

“What is causing you to put things down "for now"? Are you feeling too rushed in your everyday life? Is there never a chance to reset?
As you go through the process of clearing out your clutter, you will see that things become easier to put away when there is a home for them and that home is easier to access.
When you are tempted to put something down, ask yourself, "Will I really have more time to deal with this later? Will I know where to find this later when I'm looking for it?"
Be kind to your future self and put it away now. Next week you will thank me.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“Have you noticed our culture has a one-way expectation that a husband should give his wife what she “needs” (sending flowers to work, doing his share of the dirty work around the house, being a great dad, remembering and celebrating anniversaries) without asking for anything in return? But, as we know, this fantasy man isn’t a real husband; he’s a character in a dime-store romance novel. The kind of marriage I want is one in which we’re both doing all we can to honor and love each other. The kind of marriage I want is one in which we’re both doing all we can to honor and love each other, putting each other’s needs above our own. Philippians 2:3-4 says it best: “Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit, but in humility consider others better than yourselves. Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”
― Kathi Lipp, The Husband Project: 21 Days of Loving Your Man--on Purpose and with a Plan

“Another thing we must recognize about clutter is that it's active. Even if it's just sitting there on a shelf or buried in a box, clutter is actively working in our lives.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“all discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness” (Hebrews 12:11, NASB).”
― Kathi Lipp, But I'm NOT a Wicked Stepmother!: Secrets of Successful Blended Families

“This summer your job is not to be camp director or summer school teacher. You’re not in charge of entertaining your kids. Your job is to connect with them on things to do together.”
― Kathi Lipp, Surviving Summer Vacation: Plans and Prayers for a Mom's Sanity

“Whether you pray in the morning, at night, or during your lunch break at work, the key is to set aside the same time every day. Pick a time and put it on your calendar with a Sharpie. If you’re anything like me, if you don’t plan a time, chances are it won’t happen.”
― Kathi Lipp, Praying God's Word for Your Life

“Remember that you aren’t doing any of these projects to get noticed. If you can secretly bless your husband, even better. Make it your mission to do each project without hoping for a response. Delight in the secret satisfaction of knowing you’re doing everything you can to be a blessing to your man.”
― Kathi Lipp, The Husband Project: 21 Days of Loving Your Man--on Purpose and with a Plan

“You feel ill-equipped to meet your child’s physical, emotional, and spiritual needs. Because, for the most part, you are. God wants you to rely on him and the people he’s surrounded you with. You are not designed to do this parenting thing alone, even if you are a single parent. There are no gold stars for parents who never ask for help.”
― Kathi Lipp, 21 Ways to Connect with Your Kids

“[Clutter] brings up bad memories. There are little emotional grenades in all of your piles, and every time you sort through one, you uncover something you "should have" done.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“So take heart! You have some struggles, yes. But I would venture to guess you have people in your life whose needs you do meet regularly, a job where you are valued, and people who love you. I bet you meet the needs of many people every single day. Now, I just want to make your life a little easier in the process.”
― Kathi Lipp, The Get Yourself Organized Project: 21 Steps to Less Mess and Stress

“Imagine Jesus standing right beside you reassuring you of His love, one arm around your shoulder and a hand where you can see the nail scar. His glory surrounds you, and His beauty indwells you. His Spirit of love, grace, forgiveness, and joy fills you with peace. Your heart is so full of love and gratitude to Him for His love and grace that you no longer want anything less than His grace to fill your heart. You are partnering with Jesus in His mission to save the world, forgiving each person who has offended you, one at a time.”
― Kathi Lipp, But I'm NOT a Wicked Stepmother!: Secrets of Successful Blended Families

“started thinking and praying about what would truly make my husband feel loved…and maybe even feel lucky to be married to me. I made up a list and began practicing”
― Kathi Lipp, The Husband Project: 21 Days of Loving Your Man--on Purpose and with a Plan

“When I talk to people about clutter, I give them three questions to help them determine if a specific item is clutter: 1. Do you love it? 2. Do you use it? 3. Would you buy it again?”
― Kathi Lipp, The Clutter-Free Home: Making Room for Your Life

“Watch your thoughts; they become words. Watch your words; they become actions. Watch your actions; they become habits. Watch your habits; they become character. Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.” —Author unknown”
― Kathi Lipp, The Husband Project: 21 Days of Loving Your Man--on Purpose and with a Plan

“I will be glad and rejoice in your love, for you saw my affliction and knew the anguish of my soul. . . . Praise be to the LORD, for he showed his wonderful love to me when I was in a besieged city. —PSALM 31:7, 21”
― Kathi Lipp, But I'm NOT a Wicked Stepmother!: Secrets of Successful Blended Families

“Feel free to stay stuck and believe that you aren’t working hard enough. Or be brave and realize that most people, including you, need help to do important things.”
― Kathi Lipp, Overwhelmed: How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity

“Why do I have to be prepared for every possibility?...

It's just fear.

Fear that I won't have enough. Fear that I will be stuck without something and not know what to do.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“If we don't attack the heart of the issue - the fear, guilt, and shame in our lives that cause us to buy what we don't really need - we are going to use that clutter to build our own prisons and keep us from connecting with others.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“Trying to walk around in shoes that were custom made for someone else is a lot like trying to live a life that God custom designed for someone else. It may look pretty on the outside for a little while, but all it will bring is frustration, misery, and pain.”
― Kathi Lipp, The Me Project: 21 Days to Living the Life You've Always Wanted

“book Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships that All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward by Henry Cloud.”
― Kathi Lipp, Clutter Free: Quick and Easy Steps to Simplifying Your Space

“Maybe, just maybe, being overwhelmed is akin to surrender, to vulnerability, to humility.”
― Kathi Lipp, Overwhelmed: How to Quiet the Chaos and Restore Your Sanity