Hard Doesn’t Have to Be the Same
There’s been a lot of talk lately about whether being a stay-at-home mother is hard, and if it’s harder than being a mother who also works outside of the home.
Liturgy in the Home with Maria
Catholic wife and mother. Former college professor turned homeschooler. Seeking to cultivate a sacramental worldview and a life that is anchored by the liturgical year.
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How to Cultivate Your Interests Like a Seven-Year-Old
One of the fruits of spending hours and hours in a rocking chair holding a sleeping newborn has been getting to know my other children better.
Seven Years a Mother
It was on the feast of the Epiphany that I felt the first kicks.
The Sacramentality of Housewarmings
In the first six years of our marriage, my husband and I moved six times.
On the Keeping of a Gift Pantry
My ideas for what to keep in your home to make gift-building and gift-giving easier
Thoughts on the Bored Stay-At Home Mother
I recently saw a note by the delightful Dr. Claire Honeycutt🕊️❤️, in which she was responding to what others have said about bored stay-at-home-mothers.
Motherhood and the Works of Mercy
Plus a special announcement!
How to Spend an Evening at Home Together
My favorite book from the Little House series by Laura Ingalls Wilder has always been Farmer Boy, though the only thing I could really remember from it before rereading it as an adult was the description of Mother Wilder’s doughnuts, which she made into twists so that they would turn on their own while they fried.
On Receiving Hospitality
In writing about the vocation to motherhood of all women, St.
Living the Liturgical Year with The Chronicles of Narnia
I was sitting in Mass just two Sundays ago when I got to listen to the most beautiful homily I had ever heard about the end of the world.