Keeping It Clean

06/04/2026

Once, there was a young man who spent most of his days sitting at home, feeling sorry for himself and wondering why life seemed so unfair.

One day, he asked his mother,

“Mom, how do I find happiness?”

She smiled and replied,

“Go out into the open countryside. Whatever you manage to catch, that will lead you to your happiness.”

The young man set off across the fields.

Before long, he spotted a young c**t running through a meadow. He chased after it but couldn’t catch it.

A rabbit suddenly darted out from a patch of tall grass. He ran after it too, but it disappeared before he got close.

Then he saw a dove soaring overhead. He tried to follow it, but it quickly vanished into the sky.

Discouraged, he kept walking until he noticed a crow pecking at the ground, searching for worms. Without much thought, he stretched out his hand—and surprisingly, caught it.

“Are you my happiness?” he asked the crow.

The crow tilted its head.

“No,” it replied. “I’m not your happiness. But I can tell you how to find it.”

“How?” the young man asked eagerly.

The crow said,

“Bring home fresh hay and place it near your yard. The c**t will come to eat, and little by little it will choose to stay.

Set out sweet carrots, and the rabbit will return again and again until it grows comfortable around you.

Scatter birdseed in your yard, and the dove will come back, eventually building a nest nearby.”

The young man frowned.

“But how is that happiness?”

The crow gave a knowing smile.

“Happiness comes afterward.”

So the young man followed the crow’s advice.

He gathered hay for the c**t, carrots for the rabbit, and seed for the birds. Day after day, he cared for the animals that gradually became part of his life.

One afternoon, as he was feeding them, a kind-hearted young woman happened to walk by.

She stopped and watched as he gently cared for the c**t, the rabbit, and the dove.

She saw his patience.

She saw his kindness.

She saw the goodness in his heart.

And before long, she fell in love with him.

In time, they built a life together, filled with love, purpose, and joy.

That was when the young man finally understood what the crow had meant.

Happiness is rarely something you chase down and catch.

More often, it quietly arrives while you're busy caring for the things that matter.

06/02/2026

A man carried water from the spring to his home every day using two jars. One jar was new, beautiful, and whole. The other had a crack.

By the time the man reached home, the perfect jar still held all its water. But the cracked jar carried only half. The rest had leaked out along the way.

The whole jar was proud of itself. “I am useful. I do my job exactly as I should.”

But the cracked jar stayed silent. It felt ashamed.

One day, it finally said to the man, “Please forgive me. I’m broken. Because of me, you lose water every single day. I’m not like the other jar. I’m not enough.”

The man smiled and replied, “Tomorrow, when we walk back from the spring, look carefully at the path.”

The next day, the cracked jar looked along the trail. On its side of the road, flowers were growing — bright, beautiful, alive. But on the side of the perfect jar, the ground was dry.

“Do you see?” the man said. “I have known about your crack for a long time. That is why I planted seeds on your side of the road. Every day, you watered them without even knowing it.”

The jar began to cry.

It had thought its crack was a shame. But through that crack, God had grown beauty.

Sometimes we look at our wounds and think, “Because of this, I am not the same. Because of this, I am weak. Because of this, God cannot use me.”

But very often, God plants flowers exactly where we leak.

Where you cried, someone may one day find hope. Where you were broken, someone may see that life can continue. Where you felt weak, God may reveal His strength.

Do not be ashamed of your cracks.

Through them, something may grow that becomes a blessing to others.

05/02/2026

Enjoy the Sunshine!
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03/28/2026

Your entryway sets the tone for your whole home… so let’s keep it fresh, tidy, and stress-free 👏🏾✨

These simple little tweaks honestly make SUCH a difference — no more mess piling up the second you walk through the door 😭

03/25/2026

Spring Cleaning Checklist March Reset 🧹🧹

03/22/2026

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02/05/2026

Are you looking to get your home cleaned?
Keeping It Clean has some Temporary Basic Cleaning Spots available in the Town of
St. Paul Only.
Message, Text or Call Norine Kim
780 645-8638 for info and rates.
Thank You

02/05/2026

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Home remembers you, even when you forget yourself.”

There are seasons in life when you feel a little lost inside your own skin.

You move through days on autopilot.
You do what’s expected.
You become efficient, responsible, productive.

And somewhere along the way, you forget who you were before all of that.

But home doesn’t forget.

Home remembers the sound of your footsteps.
It remembers the way you used to leave lights on, doors half-closed, shoes kicked off without thinking.
It remembers laughter that once lived in the walls and quiet moments that never needed explaining.

When you return — even just in memory — something softens.

The air feels familiar.
Your shoulders drop.
You breathe deeper without realizing why.

Home doesn’t ask who you’ve become.
It doesn’t measure success or failure.
It doesn’t need updates.

It simply holds space for you — the version that existed before the world started shaping you so hard.

Sometimes home is a place.
Sometimes it’s a smell, a song, a porch light left on a little too early.
Sometimes it’s a person who knows your silences better than your stories.

And when life pulls you too far from yourself,
home quietly reminds you:

You are still here.
You are still known.
You are still welcome.

01/11/2026

Are you looking to get your home cleaned?
Keeping It Clean has some Temporary Basic Cleaning Spots available in the Town of St. Paul only.
Message, Text or Call Norine Kim
780 645-8638 for info and rates.
Thank You

12/25/2025

Wishing Everyone a Very Merry Christmas! And all the Best in 2026.
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