• How to Maintain the Progress You’ve Made in Your Home

    Special Note: This article is part of an intentional home series by Davonne Parks, author of Chaos to Clutter-Free. To view the rest of the articles in this series, go here. A note from Davonne: Thank you for joining me for this Intentional Home series! All the links in the introduction page are now live, so make sure to pin that article for when you need a housekeeping pick-me-up in the future. I have thoroughly enjoyed sharing this series with you while Darlene took a blogging break to focus on finishing her new book. You can go here to see all the details about The Beauty of Jesus Revealed in…

  • 6 Tear-Free Ways to Involve Kids with Chores

    Special Note: This article is part of an intentional home series by Davonne Parks, author of Chaos to Clutter-Free. To view the rest of the articles in this series, go here. {Scripture references in this article are taken from the New American Standard Bible.} One thing I’m asked regularly is how to get kids to do their chores. I avoided answering this question for a long time because chores with kids is tough, especially when the parents (re: me) aren’t perfect at maintaining a clean home, either. But something I’ve learned is that while my kids and I aren’t perfect, we can make progress, and that progress makes a huge…

  • Conquering Kids’ Clutter in a Small Space

    Special Note: This article is part of an intentional home series by Davonne Parks, author of Chaos to Clutter-Free. To view the rest of the articles in this series, go here. Many of us have a tendency to think that if we get rid of our children’s possessions, then we’re not honoring their work on a project or their enjoyment of a particular toy. We may worry someone will be upset with a choice we made, or that we might need an item in the future. So we hold onto things. But, really, when we sort through our children’s belongings and choose what to keep, we’re honoring their space, their…