21 Surprising Statistics That Reveal How Much Stuff We Actually Own

Most of us know we own too much stuff. We feel the weight and burden of our clutter. We tire of cleaning and managing and organizing. Our toy rooms are messy, our drawers don’t close, and our closets are filled from top to bottom. The evidence of clutter is all around us.

Today, increasing data is being collected about our homes, our shopping habits, and our spending. The research is confirming our observation: we own too much stuff. And it is robbing us of life.

Here are 21 surprising statistics about our clutter that help us understand how big of a problem our accumulation has actually become.

1. There are 300,000 items in the average American home (LA Times).

2. The average size of the American home has nearly tripled in size over the past 50 years (NPR).

3. And still, 1 out of every 10 Americans rent offsite storage—the fastest growing segment of the commercial real estate industry over the past four decades. (New York Times Magazine).

4. While 25% of people with two-car garages don’t have room to park cars inside them and 32% only have room for one vehicle. (U.S. Department of Energy).

5. The United States has upward of 50,000

Восстанавливая разрушенное общение

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Восстанавливая разрушенное общение

 

«Всё же от Бога, Иисусом Христом примирившего нас с Собою и давшего нам служение примирения»
2 Кор. 5:18

Нарушенные отношения ВСЕГДА стоят того, чтобы их восстановить.

Бог хочет, чтобы мы по-настоящему ценили взаимоотношения с людьми и прилагали усилия для их сохранения. Бог вверил нам служение восста­новления нарушенных взаимоотношений (2 Кор. 5:18). Христос хочет, чтобы членов Его семьи узнавали именно по люб­ви между собою, а нарушенное общение среди христиан свидетель­ствует об обратном и фактически приносит церкви позор и неуважение.

Иисус говорил: «Блаженны миротворцы, ибо они бу­дут наречены сынами Божиими» (Мф. 5:9). Иисус не говорил: «Блаженны миролюбивые», потому что жить в мире и согласии нравится всем. Он не говорил: «Блаженны невозмути­мые», которых ничего не беспокоит. Он сказал: «Блаженны те, кто трудится ради мира», активно стремится к разрешению кон­фликта. Миротворцев довольно мало, потому что добиваться примирения очень и очень нелегко. К сожалению, большинство из нас никогда не учили искусству разрешения конфликтов.

Стремиться к миру — не значит избегать конфликтов. Бежать от проблемы, притворяться, что её нет, или бояться о ней заговорить — это настоящая трусость. Иисус никогда не боялся конфликтов. Он даже про­воцировал некоторые. Иногда нам нужно ук­лониться от конфликта, иногда придётся самим его вызы­вать, а иногда — разрешать.
Стремиться к примирению — не значит вести политику уми­ротворения. Иисус вовсе не призывал нас к тому, чтобы мы всегда уступали, позволяли садиться себе на голову или вытирать о нас ноги.

Семь библейских принци­пов восстановления разрушенных отношений.

До разговора с человеком поговори с Бо­гом. Обсуди с Ним возникшую проблему. Если первым делом ты будешь об этом молиться вместо сплетен о произо­шедшем с кем-то, то увидишь, что чаще всего Бог либо изменит твое собственное

Two things to remember in life

Три гвоздя в гроб вашего брака

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Postponing Motherhood… at What Cost?

Back when my husband was in medical school, his pharmacology textbook listed seven full pages of adverse side effects associated with oral contraceptive use, including:

• heart attacks
• strokes
• liver tumors
• blood clots
• gall bladder disease
• migraine headaches
• depression
• loss of vision
• urinary tract infections
• yeast infections
• weight gain
• thyroid problems
• high blood sugar

… and myriad more, as well as an increased risk of infertility,

• INSPIRATION

When God Makes You Wait

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Jesus could have come and healed Lazarus when he was still alive.

Instead, He waited to raise him from the dead when he was already in his grave.

God could have made David become king the day after he was anointed.

Instead, He waited 15 years to rise to the throne, many of those years spent fearing for his life, hiding out and running away from his own father-in-law.

God could have spoken to Moses in the desert about sending him to help free His people from slavery 40 days after he ran away from Egypt.

Instead, He made him wait for 40 long years.

God could have gotten Joseph out of prison one year after he was sentenced there.

Instead, he was stuck in that dungeon for 10 years before he was finally set free.

God could have given Abraham the son He promised him when he was still a young man.

Instead, He waited until he was 100 years old and because of physical reasons would have a more difficult time conceiving at that age.

God could have answered prayers and met the needs of these

A powerful message for any relationship

• INSPIRATION

When God Makes You Wait

Jesus could have come and healed Lazarus when he was still alive.

Instead, He waited to raise him from the dead when he was already in his grave.

God could have made David become king the day after he was anointed.

Instead, He waited 15 years to rise to the throne, many of those years spent fearing for his life, 
hiding out and running away from his own father-in-law.

God could have spoken to Moses in the desert about sending him to help free His people from
slavery 40 days after he ran away from Egypt.

Instead, He made him wait for 40 long years.

God could have gotten Joseph out of prison one year after he was sentenced there.

Instead, he was stuck in that dungeon for 10 years before he was finally set free.

God could have given Abraham the son He promised him when he was still a young man.

Instead, He waited until he was 100 years old and because of physical reasons would have a
more difficult time conceiving at that age.

God could have answered prayers and met the needs of these