Simply Living for Him

By Karen DeBeus

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The Simply Living for Him Podcast is back! It will be different because I am different. But it will always be about Jesus. No ads. No fluff. No production. Just talking about Jesus. Getting back to simple. Unscripted. The only thing I want to influence you on is... The Word of God Theme song by Robin Miller https://www.facebook.com/share/1EH9wXrBCH/?mibextid=wwXIfr

Episode Date
Fires and Obedience
Jan 13, 2026
Identity Crisis?
Dec 18, 2025
The Gift
Dec 12, 2025
I'm Back!
Dec 12, 2025
It’s time for a sabbatical
May 10, 2023
Have You Lost Your Joy?
Apr 19, 2023
This Changes Everything!
Apr 06, 2023
Slow Down! Where Are You Running To?
Mar 28, 2023
You Can't Stop the Seasons From Changing
Mar 04, 2023
Time Wasters: Use Your Time Well!
Feb 24, 2023
What I Have Learned From Being Quiet
Feb 16, 2023
Normalize Real Life Relationships Again!
Jan 27, 2023
Rethinking Homeschool
Jan 20, 2023
Is it Well With Your Soul?
Jan 14, 2023
Out With the Old and In With the New: Welcoming 2023!
Dec 29, 2022
What Would Your Life Look Like If No One Told You What It Should Look Like? (except God!)
Dec 16, 2022
Christmas Peace PLUS what I Am Doing to Change My Mindset in Life
Dec 09, 2022
Important Lessons For Homeschooling High School and What Happens After Graduation?
Dec 07, 2022
Losing Control, Distractions, and Everything Else From these Past Few Weeks!
Dec 03, 2022
Living in a Complaining Culture and Giving God Glory
Nov 11, 2022
Don't Wait for Life to Be Settled. Let Jesus Settle You.
Nov 04, 2022
You Can't Take it With You: Lessons From Self-Employment
Oct 22, 2022
Normalizing "Normal Homes"
Oct 14, 2022
Hope for the Weary Woman
Oct 07, 2022
Overthinking: Simplify Your Life By Simplifying Your Thought-life
Sep 24, 2022
Your Life Isn't Supposed to Look Like Others. It's Supposed to Look Like Christ
Sep 17, 2022
What You Believe About God Determines How You Live PLUS Big Life Updates!
Sep 16, 2022
Letting Go and Walking Into A New Season
Sep 01, 2022
Stop the Schedule Overwhelm and Let God Lead Your Time
Aug 25, 2022
Confessions From a NON-Type-A Personality!
Aug 18, 2022
Raising Children in a Chaotic Culture: A Message of Hope with Israel Wayne
Aug 11, 2022
Homeschooling: NEW Plans for This Year! Plus encouragement for YOU
Aug 02, 2022
Attacks, Victories, and Sisters in Christ: A Beautiful Time of Retreat
Jul 19, 2022
Who Are You Following?
Jul 08, 2022
Are You Doing Enough, Post-Homeschool Choices, and HUGE LIFE LESSONS- A Must Listen!
Jun 22, 2022
Stop Normalizing Worry
Jun 09, 2022
Finding Freedom in a Simple Life
Jun 03, 2022
Back to the Basics: Practical Tips and Biblical Hope for Challenging Financial Times
May 19, 2022
Home Sweet Homeschool
May 13, 2022
Q&A With Karen
Apr 28, 2022
What Are You Waiting For?
Apr 21, 2022
Am I Becoming a Minimalist?
Apr 14, 2022
Daily Devotion
Apr 08, 2022
What is a Truly Successful Life?
Apr 06, 2022
Daily Devotion
Apr 04, 2022
Daily Devotion
Apr 01, 2022
Daily Devotion
Mar 30, 2022
Daily Devotion
Mar 28, 2022
Daily Devotion
Mar 25, 2022
Our Worst Homeschool Year Ever?!
Mar 24, 2022
I Realized This Week, Enough is Enough
Mar 16, 2022
Life Updates and Finishing Well
Mar 03, 2022
Homeschooling Teens and Launching Young Adults
Feb 20, 2022
Stop One-Upping and Outdoing Others-Love Biblically
Feb 10, 2022
That Time I Wanted to Give Up
Feb 04, 2022
A Critical Spirit or Respond By the Holy Spirit?
Jan 28, 2022
Your Home is a Ministry: The Heart of Homemaking with Rosenda Valenzuela
Jan 20, 2022
Let's Talk About It All! Special Guest Steve DeBeus
Jan 14, 2022
My Big Epiphany About Parenting PLUS Simplify Once and For All!
Jan 06, 2022
Reflections on 2021 and What I am Praying for in 2022
Dec 28, 2021
Friendships: The Good and the Hard
Dec 16, 2021
Stop Trying to Live Someone Else's Life
Dec 10, 2021
Keeping Clutter Out of Christmas
Dec 02, 2021
Hospitality vs. Entertaining: What Matters Most
Nov 20, 2021
Homeschool Q&A Facebook Live chat!
Nov 16, 2021
Finding Light in a Dark World
Nov 11, 2021
No More Junk! A fruitful mind, body, and spirit
Oct 29, 2021
It's More Important Than Ever to Get Back to Simple
Oct 18, 2021
Find Freedom From Perfection
Oct 07, 2021
Our Homeschool 2021-2022
Sep 24, 2021
Fear is a Liar
Sep 10, 2021
How to Be Consistent in a Constantly Changing World- Keep it Simple!
Sep 04, 2021
Keeping It Simple In My Homeschool
Aug 26, 2021
Calm in the Chaos: Clearing Mental Clutter
Aug 20, 2021
A Call to Action for All of You...
Aug 12, 2021
Why I Took a Break From It All and What I Learned
Jul 29, 2021
Simple Life Lessons From The Greatest Generation
Jul 08, 2021
Living Simply in an Upside-Down World
Jul 01, 2021
What Would Your Life Look Like If The World Wasn't Telling You How It Should Look?
Jun 18, 2021
The Secret to Peace and an Abundant Life
Jun 10, 2021
How Great is Our God: Get To Know God Through Creation
Jun 04, 2021
Graduation is Approaching But Education is Just Beginning
May 27, 2021
How Can You Keep Your Children on the Right Path?
May 20, 2021
There is No Picture-Perfect Life
May 13, 2021
Not Doing Enough? Me Either
Apr 29, 2021
Sharing Jesus at Walmart
Apr 22, 2021
Live a Life You Don't Need a Vacation From
Apr 09, 2021
Fear of the Unknown
Apr 01, 2021
Life Updates and What God is Teaching Me/ ep 211
Mar 26, 2021
A Path of Our Own: Homemaking, Homeschooling, and Self-Employment
Mar 11, 2021
This Should Be at the Top of Your To-Do List// ep 209
Mar 04, 2021
A Story of Faith// ep 208
Feb 26, 2021
Get Your Priorities Straight// ep 207
Feb 12, 2021
Stop Worrying About What Others Think/ ep 206
Feb 05, 2021
Teaching Them Diligently// ep 205
Jan 28, 2021
The Age of Influencers: Who is Influencing You These Days?// ep 204
Jan 21, 2021
We Are Not Meant to Live This Life Alone// ep 203
Jan 15, 2021
Two Different Paths: Life After Homeschool for My First Two Graduates// ep 202
Jan 07, 2021
You Just Never Know//ep 201
Dec 18, 2020
Homeschooling: What Really Matters// ep 200
Dec 11, 2020
2020: A Blessing or a Curse? ep 199
Dec 03, 2020
One Step at a Time// ep 198
Nov 19, 2020
Devotional Series// Week 9
Nov 18, 2020
Devotional Series// Week 8
Nov 11, 2020
Peace and Order in a Culture of Confusion// ep 197
Nov 06, 2020
Learning to Wait in an On-Demand Culture/ ep 196
Oct 30, 2020
Devotional Series//Week7
Oct 28, 2020
Distracted// Ep 195
Oct 22, 2020
Devotional Series// Week 6
Oct 20, 2020
Devotional Series//Week5
Oct 14, 2020
Four Things To End Chaos In Our Lives Right Now// ep 194
Oct 09, 2020
Devotional Series// Week 4
Oct 06, 2020
Help for the Weary Homeschooling Mom// ep 193
Oct 01, 2020
Devotional Series// Week 3
Sep 29, 2020
Devotional Series// Week 2
Sep 23, 2020
Mission-Minded Families With Ann Dunagan//ep 192
Sep 18, 2020
Devotional Series // Week 1
Sep 15, 2020
Fifteen Years of Homeschooling!// ep 191
Sep 11, 2020
You Can't Grow Your Own Fruit// ep 190
Sep 05, 2020
No More Fear of the Future// ep 189
Aug 27, 2020
The Myth of Finding Yourself: Be Found in Christ. // ep188
Aug 13, 2020
We Are Not Supposed to Know it All//ep 187
Jul 24, 2020
Who Are You Letting in Your Home? ep 186
Jul 17, 2020
Patience and Endurance in an "Insta Culture"//ep 185
Jul 10, 2020
The Freedom in a Simple Life// ep184
Jul 03, 2020
What are You Seeking? The Things of Earth or the Things of God?ep 183
Jun 25, 2020
A Homeschool Success Story// ep 182
Jun 12, 2020
Four Things // ep 181
Jun 04, 2020
The Cure for Our Messes// ep 180
May 29, 2020
TEACH US TO NUMBER OUR DAYS// EP 179
May 22, 2020
Less Clutter & More Joy. Lessons From Quarantine // ep 178
May 08, 2020
What We Have Learned in Twenty Years of Marriage// ep 177
May 01, 2020
God Doesn't Always Change the Circumstances But He Changes Us in Them//ep 176
Apr 23, 2020
The Greatest Light Came Out of the Greatest Darkness and How The Scales Came Off My Eyes/ ep 175
Apr 10, 2020
Get to Know Us! Q&A With Karen and Steve// ep 174
Apr 03, 2020
Some Light Hearted Fun With Steve! ep 173
Mar 27, 2020
When It Is All Stripped Away// ep 172
Mar 14, 2020
From (Over) Active Little Boy to Teenage Entrepreneur//ep 171
Mar 07, 2020
A Woman in the Word Vs. A Woman in the World // ep 170
Feb 28, 2020
The Effect of Too Much Information// ep169
Feb 20, 2020
An Imperfect Life//ep 168
Feb 14, 2020
Smashing Idols Once and For All// ep 167
Feb 07, 2020
Simplify Your Time: Stop the Glorification of Busy//ep 166
Jan 31, 2020
To The Woman Who Feels Like She Can't Hold It All Together//ep 165
Jan 23, 2020
Help for the Harried and Discouraged Homeschool Mom: Finding Endurance and Encouragement//ep 164
Jan 17, 2020
How I Am Getting Back to Simple
Jan 11, 2020
The Only Goal in My New Year//ep 162
Jan 03, 2020
Christmas Calm: Seeking Jesus This Christmas// ep 161
Dec 21, 2019
Living From the Spirit and Not the Flesh // ep 160
Dec 13, 2019
Lessons From 5 Years on the Hobby Farm • ep 159
Nov 22, 2019
Homeschooling (and Raising!) a Houseful: How to Survive the Early Years and Thrive in the Teen Years
Nov 15, 2019
How Do God's Purposes Fit in With the "American Dream?"// ep157
Nov 07, 2019
Mental Clutter and Overanalyzing: Find Freedom to Make Decisions • ep 155
Oct 25, 2019
Martha and Mary and Keeping it Simple • 154
Oct 18, 2019
Transformed By the Word//ep 153
Oct 12, 2019
Giving It All Up to Follow Him: The Family Behind Schoolhouse Rocked Feature Film // ep 152
Oct 04, 2019
Homeschooling High School and Parenting Teens: Have No Fear • ep 151
Sep 27, 2019
Enough is Enough.The Need to Live More Simply • ep 150
Sep 20, 2019
Surrender Instead of Striving//ep149
Sep 06, 2019
Homeschool to College • ep 148
Aug 30, 2019
The Idol of Homeschooling (and Other Things) That Distract Us• ep 147
Aug 15, 2019
Change Your Perspective to Simplify Your Life• ep 146
Aug 01, 2019
Making Do With What We Have: in a world that strives for more
Jul 26, 2019
We Don't Need to Dress Up the Gospel: Keeping it Simple in Ministry
Jul 19, 2019
Renovation: Of the Heart and Soul • 143
Jul 12, 2019
Living Simply in a Digital World
Jul 04, 2019
Slowing Down in a Busy World• ep 141
Jun 28, 2019
Faith Over Fear: A Testimony of God's Power • ep 140
Jun 14, 2019
Opening Your Door in Faith: Practice Hospitality Wherever You Are• ep 139
Jun 07, 2019
HOMESCHOOLING BRAVELY WITH JAMIE ERICKSON• EP 138
May 31, 2019
Your Circumstances Don't Define God • ep 137
May 21, 2019
Sheltering Our Children? ep 136
May 10, 2019
Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus: Let Go of the Things of This World • ep 135
May 03, 2019
A Successful Homeschool // ep 134
Apr 27, 2019
The Power of One•ep133
Apr 19, 2019
Expectation Vs. Reality * ep 132
Apr 04, 2019
Spring is Springing: Lessons From the Hobby Farm and More• ep 131
Mar 29, 2019
The Most Important Thing You Can Teach Your Child in Life•Ep 130
Mar 15, 2019
Everyone Can See a Sight & Sound Show This April! // A Conversation with Katie Miller// ep 129
Mar 08, 2019
Answering Your Homeschooling Questions • ep 128
Mar 01, 2019
Steps You Can Take To Simplify Right Now Ep 127
Feb 23, 2019
From Kindergarten to College • Ep 126
Feb 15, 2019
Get Your Spiritual House in Order Before Your Physical House• ep 125
Feb 09, 2019
Hang on Homeschooler • ep 124
Feb 01, 2019
Simple Community: Building Strong Friendships in Real Life•ep 123
Jan 25, 2019
Why On Earth Are You Homeschooling?• ep 122
Jan 17, 2019
Living Undistracted in the New Year•121
Jan 04, 2019
Turn Your Goals, Resolutions, and Plans Upside Down
Dec 28, 2018
Homeschooling High School: Keeping It Simple • ep 119
Dec 21, 2018
Keeping It Real: Sharing Struggles and Joys Unfiltered • ep 118
Dec 14, 2018
Christmas Schooling • ep 117
Dec 07, 2018
Clutter-Free Christmas • Ep 116
Nov 23, 2018
Holiday Hospitality • ep 115
Nov 16, 2018
Idols and Simplifying • ep 114
Nov 09, 2018
Q&A With Karen • ep 113
Nov 02, 2018
I Never Should Have Homeschooled • ep 112
Oct 26, 2018
The Slow Life: Quitting the Rat Race and Finding Joy in the Simple • ep 111
Oct 12, 2018
Life Training. Using Real Life Lessons to Teach Our Kids
Oct 05, 2018
My Real Life Methods: Planners, Meals, Kids and Chores, and More • Ep 109
Sep 29, 2018
Living Simply in a World of HGTV, Pinterest, and Instagram • Ep 108
Sep 21, 2018
Less Clutter. More Joy. Ep 107
Sep 14, 2018
My Struggle with Anxiety and How Keeping it Simple is Key• Ep 106
Sep 07, 2018
EP 105•THIRTEEN YEARS OF HOMESCHOOLING. What We Have Learned Our Methods, and Changes
Aug 31, 2018
Is Your Worldview Shaped by Your Newsfeed or By the Bible? • Ep 104
Aug 24, 2018
Living Real Life in an Online World • Ep 103
Aug 17, 2018
The One Thing You Must Do Before You Plan Your Homeschool Year• Podcast Ep 102
Aug 09, 2018
Simple Childhood • Episode 101
Aug 03, 2018
100th Podcast Episode! Giveaway Celebration: Lessons Learned on Our Journey to Simplify
Jul 27, 2018
Simplifying Social Media • Ep 99
Jul 20, 2018
Simple Summer-Slowing Down to Enjoy•Ep 98
Jul 06, 2018
My Biggest Fear for This Generation of Homeschoolers•Ep 97
Jun 29, 2018
What I Learned From Purging Clutter•Podcast 96
Jun 22, 2018
"A Couple of Things..." Podcast 95
Jun 15, 2018
Your Outside Reflects Your Inside • Podcast Ep 94
Jun 08, 2018
Your True Identity as a Child of God•Podcast Ep 93
May 25, 2018
Cherishing Things in a "Replaceable" Culture
May 11, 2018
Is It Easier? Podcast Ep 91
May 04, 2018
Choose Grace Over Gossip: Getting to the Heart of Negative Words, Thoughts, and Feelings
Apr 27, 2018
How We Use the Garden in Our Homeschool and in Life Ep 89
Apr 20, 2018
How to Begin a Garden and How We use it in Our Homeschool (and life)•Part 1• Ep 88
Apr 13, 2018
The ONE Question You Need to Ask Yourself That Will Change Everything • Podcast Ep 87
Apr 06, 2018
Homeschooling the Early Years
Mar 23, 2018
Stop Comparing and Live the Life God Gave You • Ep 85
Mar 16, 2018
A Praying Woman and God's Power in Prayer• Ep 84
Mar 09, 2018
Do I Have to Be a Minimalist to Live Simply? Ep 83
Mar 02, 2018
Living Out a Matthew 6:33 Life in a Romans 1 World • Podcast 82
Feb 23, 2018
Our Favorite Homeschool Curriculum and Helps • Ep 81
Feb 09, 2018
Time Management Through the Lens of God: What Does God Say About How We Spend Our Time? Ep 80
Feb 02, 2018
Lost Your Motivation?Turn Around the Winter Doldrums in Your Homeschool Ep 79
Jan 26, 2018
How We Have Thrived as a One-Income Family•Ep 78
Jan 18, 2018
Ten Resolutions for Your Homeschool in the New Year• Ep 77
Jan 12, 2018
Practical Tips to Keep it Simple in the New Year • Ep 76
Jan 05, 2018
Living Like It's Christmas All Year Long• Ep 75
Dec 29, 2017
The BEST Gift I Have Ever Received (Special Christmas Episode)
Dec 22, 2017
Q&A with Us! Podcast Ep 73
Dec 15, 2017
Stop Rushing. Slow Down and Hear His Voice.
Dec 08, 2017
Homeschooling Through the Holidays• Ep 71
Dec 01, 2017
Simplifying Christmas Ep 70
Nov 25, 2017
Hospitality Vs. Entertaining * Ep 69
Nov 17, 2017
Ten Things I Want You to Know About Homeschooling • Ep 68
Nov 10, 2017
Our Journey Home• Episode 67
Nov 03, 2017
Finding Contentment in a Coveting Culture • Ep 66
Oct 27, 2017
Seek Jesus Amidst the Chaos •Ep 65
Oct 20, 2017
Building a House Vs. Building a Home • Podcast 64
Oct 12, 2017
My Simple Routines• Podcast Ep 63
Oct 06, 2017
Simple Homeschool•Podcast Ep 62
Sep 15, 2017
Get in the Word!• Podcast 61
Sep 08, 2017
Finding Freedom From Busy • Ep.60
Sep 01, 2017
Keeping the Main Thing, The Main Thing
Aug 18, 2017
Should You Homeschool? Podcast 58
Aug 04, 2017
Live With Your Eyes Fixed on Jesus•Podcast 56
Jul 22, 2017
Keeping it Real. My Journey to the Present. What You See Now is Not Who I Used to Be •Podcast 55
Jul 08, 2017
Creating Peace and Order in Your Homeschool•Podcast Ep 54
Jun 30, 2017
Coming Clean: My Journey From messy Little Girl to a Simple Life.
Jun 23, 2017
What Does It Really Mean to Live Simply? Ep 52
Jun 17, 2017
Super Simple Meals Without a Fancy Plan, Freezer Meals, or Pinterest Recipes •Podcast Ep 51
Jun 09, 2017
Simple Summer • Podcast Ep 50
Jun 02, 2017
The Benefits of Living Simply
May 26, 2017
I am the WORST Homeschool Mom Ever...and Other Lies I've Told Myself
May 19, 2017
May Challenge: No Words Before Your Eyes Before His Word - Be Transformed
May 05, 2017
Homeschooling Multiple Ages: Keep It Simple
Apr 28, 2017
Tackling Kids & Clutter! Episode 45
Apr 21, 2017
What We Have Learned in Four Years as a Work-at-Home Family
Apr 14, 2017
How to Finish Well When You Just Want to Throw in the Towel
Apr 07, 2017
Clear the Clutter in Your Homeschool•Podcast Ep 42
Mar 18, 2017
Simple Organization Tips in a Cluttered World
Mar 10, 2017
How Our Family Keeps It Simple...In a Very Complicated World • Podcast Ep 40
Mar 03, 2017
New Homeschooler's Guide to Simple Homeschool •Podcast Ep 39
Feb 18, 2017
Learning to Fight Worry • Ep 38
Feb 10, 2017
The Most Important Lessons • Ep 37
Feb 03, 2017
Clutter Doesn't Control You. You CAN Control Clutter! • ep 36
Jan 25, 2017
Simple Thanksgiving
Nov 18, 2016
Being Consistent in Your Homeschool
Nov 11, 2016
Ep 33 • Trading in Pinterest-Perfect for Real Life: Seeking Jesus Above The World
Oct 22, 2016
Maintaining a Household, Homeschool, Business, and Life...The Simple Way-Podcast 32
Oct 14, 2016
How a Job Loss Changed Our Life • Episode 31
Sep 29, 2016
Podcast 30 • From Suburbia to Hobby Farm
Sep 24, 2016
Podcast Ep 29 One Thing You Must NOT Do In Your Homeschool
Sep 08, 2016
Our Emotional Attachment to Clutter
Sep 02, 2016
One Thing You Need to Do...Before You Purge Clutter
Aug 25, 2016
Don' t Wait For Someday. Love Your Life Right Now. Podcast Episode 26
Jun 27, 2016
Back to Simple -Ep 25
Jun 17, 2016
Reading Through the Entire Bible as a Family Ep24
May 26, 2016
Prayer: Starting a Woman's Prayer Group Ep23
May 20, 2016
Podcast 22 Our Life as a Work-at-Home Family
Apr 09, 2016
The Most Asked Homeschool Questions
Mar 06, 2016
Don't Escape Motherhood: Embrace It
Feb 19, 2016
Episode 19 Homeschooling and Social Media
Jan 22, 2016
Episode 18 Simplify The New Year
Dec 31, 2015
Authentic Friendships Episode 17
Dec 18, 2015
Keepin' It Real: Podcast 16
Nov 15, 2015
How Dad Can Be Involved In Homeschooling Podcast Episode 15
Nov 01, 2015
Why(and How)We Quit the Rat Race Episode 14
Oct 24, 2015
Help! I Don't Enjoy Homeschooling Right Now! Podcast Episode 13
Oct 10, 2015
Special Guest Leslie Nunnery of Teach Them Diligently Episode3
Oct 07, 2015
Simple Schedules: How to Develop the Best Homeschool Schedule for You Family- Episode 4
Oct 07, 2015
Special Guest-Marianne Sunderland From Homeschooling With Dyslexia Episode 5
Oct 07, 2015
Simply Christmas
Oct 07, 2015
An Unlikely Homeschooler-Episode7
Oct 07, 2015
Simple Organization- Getting to the Heart Podcast Episode #8
Oct 03, 2015
What is a Real Homeschool Podcast Episode #9
Oct 02, 2015
Finding Freedom From Clutter! Episode10
Oct 02, 2015
Help! I'm Not Equipped to Homeschool! Episode11
Oct 02, 2015
Start Simplifying Right This Moment Episode12
Oct 02, 2015