Homesteading
featuring babies & country things
Rooting out vice & planting virtue . . .
When God created Adam and Eve, he didn’t place them in downtown Fort Worth. Nope. He gave them an abundant garden for their home.
If gardening and chickens and DIY outdoor projects are your jam, you’ve likely considered calling yourself a ‘homesteader’ (why not!)
There’s recently been a resurgence of people returning to their roots, moving to the country, and starting a homestead. And that is my plan too . . . once I can save the money to do so!
If you identify your homemaking style as that of a homesteader, I invite you to browse this page that contains all of my homesteading highlights (and flops and dreams).
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10 Crucial Catholic Questions to Ask Before Marriage–Part 1
Addicted to Social Media? The Social Media Dilemma & Following Carlo Acutis’ Holy Example
Crafting Your Catholic Rule of Life and Routine (Including: minimum Time Catholics should pray Daily!)
Everything you Need to Know About RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults )
43 Things Pregnant Ladies Can Give Up / Take On for Lent
All Homesteading Posts
13 Things to do As Soon As You Find Out You’re Pregnant
Youāre pregnant . . . congratulations! Whether this baby was meticulously planned for or a total surprise, youāve been given a gift from God. Rejoice! When I found out I was pregnant with my first baby this past October, I was SHOCKED--sorta. My husband, Caleb, and I...
Homemaking Tips and Ideas (a Personal Covenant)
Last night while making some delicious chicken quesadillas for dinner, I realized that the final two bananas on the counter were overripe. At first, I was tempted to throw them out. The skin was all brown and yucky and I just didn't want to look at them next to the...
7 Free Catholic Wallpapers To Help You Learn the Latin Our father and Hail Mary
Happy Sunday! In honor of my husband joining the choir at a Latin Mass parish for the first time, I decided to create and share the joys of learning prayers in another language with you. Growing up Presbyterian, Anglican, and fruity Novus Ordo Catholic (which isn't...
Are Catholics With Celiac Refused Communion? (To Be Glutened or Not To Be)
Growing up I was a sickly child. I constantly got mysterious stomach aches after consuming just about anything. My mom took me to various doctors and even got my insides ultrasounded as a little kid, but no clear cause of the stomach pains ever surfaced. ...
43 Things Pregnant Ladies Can Give Up / Take On for Lent
As I sit here giving my kitten a well-earned belly rub, it occurs to me that I haven't decided what my Lenten penance shall be. Considering I'm 17 weeks pregnant and gluten-intolerant, I feel that I have already given up quite a lot of foodstuffs. I genuinely don't...
Everything you Need to Know About RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults )
The Catholic Church can seem like an exclusive club. I mean. Only confirmed Catholics can receive the Eucharist (except in extenuating circumstances). Even when I was Anglican and I believed in almost all of the Catholic dogma and traditions, I could not participate...
Crafting Your Catholic Rule of Life and Routine (Including: minimum Time Catholics should pray Daily!)
Howdy folks! šš¼ Yesterday, I stumbled across one of my favorite priests on YouTube, Fr. Ripperger, discussing a topic that has greatly troubled and eluded me lately: creating and sticking to a routine. Don't get me wrong, I am a list-making person. I LOVE...
Addicted to Social Media? The Social Media Dilemma & Following Carlo Acutis’ Holy Example
What are we doing on social media?? In middle school, I got a Facebook account. Soon after, I was on Instagram and Pinterest. Then came Twitter. Did your social presence grow in a similar fashion? In high school, I realized that Twitter was a complete time...
10 Crucial Catholic Questions to Ask Before Marriage–Part 1
In the Catholic Church, a couple does not partake in the Sacrament of Holy Matrimony with that popular secular āwisdomā in the back of their heads: "there is always divorce if the marriage āfails.ā" Couples should discern their call to marriage together and with...
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Homestead
"Ponder the fact that God has made you a gardener, to root out vice and to plant virtue." -St. Catherine of Sienna
Old Wisdom & Vintage Things
āBe neat, Philothea; let nothing be negligent about you . . . avoid all affectation, vanity, curiosity, or levity in your dress.ā -Saint Francis de Sales
Traditional Catholic
"Guarding the Deposit of Faith is the mission which the Lord entrusted to His Church, and which she fulfills in every age." Apostolic Constitution Fidei Depositum
Hospitality
"Come and have breakfast." -Jesus Christ
Homeschooling
"If children see that their teachers despise what their parents desire, there is and must be a conflict of authorities." G.K. Chesterton
Mother's Life
'Amidst the pots and dishes, Our Lord goes along with you.' -St. Teresa of Avila