I searched "small house" on google and it actually pulled up a listing for a 1700 square foot home! wow! That's bigger than the first house Nate and I owned.
By small I mean less than 1,000 feet.
I've seen lots of little articles online about people living in small homes. I'm amazed by what they can do with such a small space.
This is one of my favorites --
Sure, it's good for a single guy, but I don't know about my two year old.
I saw a national story somewhere this week about a family of four who was moving in to a 300 square foot home. Talk about making the most of your space. That's smaller than my living room/kitchen/dining room.
This one is just under 1,000 square feet -- expensive -- but cool enough that I could maybe convince my husband to live in a house like it. Wikipedia even considers the small house thing as a whole movement.
I often find myself overwhelmed by the amount of STUFF we have. I mean really how much of that do I need? I think it could be a good challenge to minimize life. Not necessarily to safe money, that would be a great benefit, but just to live a more simple life. Don't get me wrong, I love stuff but I just get frustrated with that desire for stuff.
I found this web site http://guynameddave.com/100-thing-challenge/ a while back and think the idea is so inspirational. Imagine, getting rid of everything so I just own 100 things. WOW! That would be crazy. Then it hits me... why is that so crazy? Why do I always want stuff?
What do you think? Could you ever live in a "tiny" house -- with your family.
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Did you get to be at service on Sunday? Phil was talking about the guys who for 5 months lived like homeless men to grow closer to God...because they needed to take their minds off of "stuff" that was getting in the way of their relationship with God. Anyway, it's a good thought but at this stage in my life - I at least need some stuff for my kids! I like to think we don't have a lot of extra "stuff" but we really do. And it just makes me want to have another garage sale!
LOL...my 17 y o has been on a kick for about a year saying that he wants to live in a tiny house. He know the financial aspect of them and I wonder if he's thinking he won't have to work much or something...
Wow! This is an amazing apartment! I am pretty sure my kids would break the tracks or something like that! I, too, have found myself dreaming of a smaller house and less stuff.
You should check out Jen Hatmaker's book, "7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess". It's funny and challenging. Love it! Also, I think the book that may have been referenced is Michael Yankoski's, "Under the Overpass". It's good too. This guy wanted to truly have to rely on God and learn how to connect with the poor so he found a friend and lived like the homeless for 5 months in several different US cities. What is powerful about this book is it makes you think of how you treat the misfortunate and how the Church shows or doesnot show Jesus to these people.
I meant "less fortunate." Not misfortunate! :)
You should check out Jen Hatmaker's book, "7: An Experimental Mutiny Against Excess". It's funny and challenging. Love it! Also, I think the book that may have been referenced is Michael Yankoski's, "Under the Overpass". It's good too. This guy wanted to truly have to rely on God and learn how to connect with the poor so he found a friend and lived like the homeless for 5 months in several different US cities. What is powerful about this book is it makes you think of how you treat the misfortunate and how the Church shows or doesnot show Jesus to these people.
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