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…

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 reader once asked me, “What do you do with all of your children’s mementos? How do you choose what to keep versus what to throw away?” This reader asked a great question, and my guess is you’ve wondered the same thing! My short answer is this: I get rid of just about everything my kids are done with. My reason? If they don’t use it, we don’t need to keep it. Now here’s my longer answer: I do keep a few…

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. {Some affiliate links are used in this post.} From birthday cakes and holiday cookies, to potlucks and family nights, you likely have many precious memories of being in the kitchen with loved ones. If you’re baking in a clean, organized area with soft music playing then you likely find cooking a relaxing, enjoyable activity. But, if you’re preparing food in a messy kitchen with items haphazardly crammed into cabinets, then relaxing is probably not the word you’d choose to…

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. Have you ever fumbled through your medicine cabinet, bleary eyed, late at night, searching for a fever reducer or pain reliever? I can relate! My own medicine cabinet used to be a mess – things were overcrowded, difficult to find, and half the medicine was expired. To solve the problem, I came up with a simple, easy-to-maintain system. I want to share my system with you today in hopes that it’ll inspire you to take a few minutes this…

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. Recipes help link people together, drawing us closer to our roots. They bridge a gap between generations past and generations to come. The food tells a story. But, what happens when we can’t find that story? What should we do when the recipes are lost and we desperately wish to locate them so we can prepare a meal? The answer is simpler than you might think – we get proactive, and we organize the recipes before we actually need…