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Declutter Your Heart and Your Home: How a Minimalist Life Yields Maximum Joy Paperback – April 15, 2025
Declutter Your Heart and Your Home provides tips, tricks, and tools to rid yourself of the internal and external clutter weighing you down, as well as relatable stories and soul-nourishing truths from Scripture to fill your heart and home with what truly matters.
Do you long for a richer life? One with meaning, purpose, and simplicity? One that's lighter, freer, and more focused on who and what matters?
As moms who are busy, stressed out, and living in survival mode, we feel desperate for peace--with ourselves, our families, our homes, and God. But we often don't know how to find it.
God wants us to experience abundant life--and it all starts with clearing clutter, first in our hearts, then in our homes. Julia Ubbenga--creator of the popular blog Rich in What Matters--is a trustworthy guide and companion as she shares the tips, tricks, and inspiring lessons she's learned on her own journey to minimalism. Her book will help you:
- Identify the unhealthy habits and addictions that disorder your life
- Redefine your relationship with money and the stuff it buys
- Find freedom from hurry, chaos, and consumerism
- Reclaim God's peace in your heart and your home
This journey toward simplicity will transform your life.
- Print length256 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherZondervan
- Publication dateApril 15, 2025
- ISBN-100310368960
- ISBN-13978-0310368960
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Declutter Your Heart and Your Home is a breath of fresh air for anyone feeling overwhelmed by the clutter--both physical and mental--in their life. With warmth and wisdom, Julia invites readers to embrace simplicity and focus on what truly enriches their existence. In our fast-paced world, this is a powerful guide to living intentionally and finding joy in what matters most. -- Angel Chernoff, New York Times bestselling coauthor of Getting Back to Happy
If you're looking for a guide to decluttering your stuff--not just your outer stuff but also your inner stuff--that leads to a lighter, more joy-filled life, then this is it! Julia's story serves as a powerful testimony that living with less can lead to a life rich in what truly matters. -- Erica Layne, bestselling author, The Minimalist Way
In a world that constantly pulls us toward excess and distraction, Julia offers a refreshing and spiritually grounding perspective on minimalism. Our excess stuff clutters up more than the physical spaces within our homes; it clutters our minds and hearts as well. Julia does a masterful job of showing us how letting go of both the tangible and intangible clutter will leave us lighter, unhurried, less stressed, and free to pursue peace. -- Rachelle Crawford, author, Messy Minimalism
Julia Ubbenga doesn't just teach you how to declutter your house--she shows you how to reclaim your peace, your purpose, and your connection with what matters most. Her honest storytelling, combined with practical tools, offers a lifeline to overwhelmed moms and anyone ready to let go of the noise and chaos of excess. This book is more than a guide to minimalism; it's an invitation to a freer, more joyful life. -- Zoë Kim, author, Minimalism for Families
Julia's passion for creating intentionally restful spaces for the soul shines through every page of this book. She beautifully demonstrates how to design peaceful environments that nurture both our mental and spiritual well-being. It's an absolute must-read for anyone who loves Christ and desires a clutter-free life anchored in him and focused on eternal things. -- Anh Lin, author, Forever Home and The Abundant Life Journal
Living in chaotic or cluttered spaces can do more than just make you feel overwhelmed or stressed; it can also affect your spiritual life. Julia does a remarkable job of showing you how to remove the mess not just within your home but also within your soul--so you can feel more present, less stressed, and further able to experience God's peace. -- Courtney J. Burg, author, Loyal to a Fault
The Christian space has long needed a book like this--one that challenges the narrative of overconsumption while gently inviting us to examine the state of our inner world. Julia is a thought leader for the ages. She doesn't push or preach; instead, she shows up as a soothing presence who knows the way. This book is a brilliant blend of wisdom, practicality, and a profound call to declutter not just our surroundings but also our hearts and minds. -- Hannah Brencher, author, The Unplugged Hours and Come Matter Here
This book is the coach you've been looking for. Not just a practical, doable map to declutter your home, this book reorders your interior world so you experience the gift of dwelling in genuine peace, both within, and in your home. -- Ann Voskamp, author, One Thousand Gifts, The Broken Way, and Waymaker
With Declutter Your Heart and Your Home, Julia's practical tools and thoughtful insights serve as evergreen reminders that minimalism is not only doable, it is also a lifestyle that directly reflects who we are and what matters most--living a joyful, intentional life. -- Christine Platt, author of bestseller The Afrominimalist's Guide to Living with Less
About the Author
Julia Ubbenga is creator of the popular blog Rich in What Matters. Her online projects, which have attracted over twenty-five million views, help others let go of inner and outer clutter and reorder their lives around what matters most. Julia resides in Kansas City with her husband and their four children.
Product details
- Publisher : Zondervan (April 15, 2025)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 256 pages
- ISBN-10 : 0310368960
- ISBN-13 : 978-0310368960
- Item Weight : 1.11 pounds
- Best Sellers Rank: #20,412 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #45 in Home Cleaning, Caretaking & Relocating
- #349 in Christian Personal Growth
- #784 in Christian Spiritual Growth (Books)
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