Being in the kitchen is a big part of a homemaker’s day. Cooking meals, washing dishes, washing down surfaces, this is something we do several times as day. And it’s hard work. It’s hard to prepare meals for a family–everyone has likes and dislikes, some have dietary restrictions, and cooking…
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Faith in the Everyday: When Your Home (and Homemaking) Feels Overwhelming
I’m in a new season of life–a short season called summer, where I don’t have to go to work. I eagerly awaited the end of the school year this spring; it had been such a challenging school year for me as a teacher. And all I wanted was to be…
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Faith in the Everyday: Hospitality Begins Before the Guests Arrive
Welcome to my new summer series, Faith in the Everyday! I hope to publish a post weekly for the summer of 2026 in order to share various ways that we can live our faith in the small every day moments. I’ve always understood hospitality as inviting people into your home…
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Crafting Through Difficult Seasons: Finding Hope in Creativity
A Reflection on Life, Hope and Crafting When I started this blog, I thought that I would be able to post far more frequently. After all, I love writing, so it isn’t a burden to me to sit down and write several hundred or even a thousand words. But I…
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The Martha & Mary Balance: How to Use Crochet to Calm the Mind and Sit at the Lord’Feet
Crochet has long been a form of self care and creative expression for me. The repetitive motions of crochet are hugely beneficial and has a positive affect on our nervous systems–triggering a relaxation response and shifting us from fight or flight to a rest and digest state. And this is…
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How to Create a Mary Garden in May
Most Catholics know that May is Mary’s month. The Catholic Church dedicates May to Mary because May is the height of spring and symbolizes new life, beauty and renewal all of which mirrors Mary’s role din bringing the Light of the World (Jesus) into the world. Mary is crowned Queen…
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Serving Your Home with Joy
Be devoted to one another in love. Honour one another above yourselves. Romans 12:10 I am tackling a tricky topic today and that is, how to serve joyfully. I’m speaking to homemakers and mothers because I know it’s often women who are juggling the entire’s family needs and schedules, and…
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Morning Routines for a Christ Centred Day
I will confess, despite being a Catholic with all her sacraments, I was lukewarm all my life. I believed in God and knew Jesus was the son of God, but I never attended mass or even prayed much. But, once my husband joined the Catholic faith, I had a gradual…
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How to Have Faith in Everyday Life
Life is hard. We suffer a lot in life. We suffer in various ways throughout our lives, when we lose a loved one, when we struggle with illness or chronic pain. Another way we suffering is with our mental health, and mental health struggles are on the rise. We suffer…
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5 Sunday Self Care Ideas
Today’s post is focusing on some ideas for Sunday and self care. I am going to point out something I think all of us know: we all need a day of rest. How many times do we complain on Monday morning that the weekend was just too busy? That we…