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Courtney Ellis

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Born

in Rhinelander, WI, The United States

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https://courtneybellis.com

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Nonfiction, Christian, Self Help

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Author, speaker, and mom of three, Courtney Ellis serves alongside her husband as a pastor in southern California. Born in the northern woods of Wisconsin, she graduated from Wheaton College, Loyola U of Chicago, and Princeton Theological Seminary. Her books include "Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul," "Almost Holy Mama," and "Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit."

Courtney's passions are to find freedom through practicing Christian simplicity, to give and receive hospitality, to play continually, and to live missionally while inviting others to do the same. She also loves candy and hates being told by her dentist that she should eat less candy.

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	Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul 4.11 avg rating — 574 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking Up: A Birder's Guide to Hope Through Grief by Courtney Ellis (Goodreads Author), Kay Warren (Foreword) 4.48 avg rating — 256 ratings — published 2024 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Almost Holy Mama: Life-Giving Spiritual Practices for Weary Parents 4.55 avg rating — 179 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Happy Now: Let Playfulness Lift Your Load and Renew Your Spirit 4.50 avg rating — 119 ratings — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weathering Change: Seeking Peace Amid Life’s Tough Transitions 4.51 avg rating — 55 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Present: The Gift of Being All In, Right Where You Are 4.14 avg rating — 42 ratings — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ever Approaching Dawn: A Lenten Devotional for the Season of Easter by Ronnie Martin (Editor), Rachel Joy Welcher (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Steve Bezner (Contributor) 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Weathering Change: Seeking Peace Amid Life's Tough Transitions by Courtney Ellis (Goodreads Author), Laura English (Narrator), Lore Ferguson Wilbert - foreword 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Undevotional: 52 Ways to Find God Without Trying So Hard 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the Forest

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Owls of the Eastern Ice: A Quest to Find and Save the World's Largest Owl

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Courtney Ellis rated a book really liked it Anne of Ingleside (Anne of Green Gables, #6) by L.M. Montgomery	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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“The more we gave up, the more we gained.”
― Courtney Ellis, Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul

tags: christian-virtue, christianity, inspirational, minimalism, simplicity

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“In other words, if sometimes worship is boring or rote or less than meaningful: you’re doing it right.”
― Courtney Ellis, Uncluttered: Free Your Space, Free Your Schedule, Free Your Soul

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