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Archives for December 2018

My Best Writing of 2018

December 29, 2018 By Haley 1 Comment

Here we are at the end of the year again! It's been another fun year of writing for this community that I adore. Did you know Carrots readers are the best readers? Well, you are. No contest. It's a tradition for me to compile a list of some of the most popular posts written in the past calendar year. I didn't do it last year because I was in fetal position trying not to throw up for all of … [Read more...]

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A Recap of Our 2018!

December 21, 2018 By Haley 4 Comments

In some ways 2018 felt a million years long and in some ways it's just flown by--packed full of stuff. I wanted to share some of the big events with you (partly just to document for myself!). January: -I'm several weeks in to my worst pregnancy so far due to more severe hyperemesis gravidarum (I always think next time will be better..reader...next time is not better). -Netflix and La … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baby, Birth, Bookishness, Breastfeeding, Children, Family & Homesteading

A Reading Challenge for Catholics in 2019: CathLIT!

December 19, 2018 By Haley 59 Comments

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One of my favorite things about the internet is having more people to talk about books with. And I love seeing reading challenges from my favorite writers and bloggers pop into my inbox this time of year. I thought it would be fun (mostly to get some accountability for my own 2019 reading list!) to set up a reading challenge of 19 Catholic books for 2019 so we could all dive a little deeper … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness, Catholicism, Culture, Faith & Liturgical Living

Parents, It’s Better When You Give Up

December 11, 2018 By Haley 12 Comments

My 9yo son asked me yesterday if it was easier having a baby in the house with big kid helpers or if it’s easier to just have one baby in the house and no other kids to care for. (We just had our fourth little one in August.) I had to think about it for a minute. Having big kid helpers is so different than having only toddlers! It’s downright dreamy. But life is certainly pretty busy over here, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Baby, Children, Family & Homesteading, Motherhood Tagged With: faith, kids, Motherhood, parenthood

Family-Friendly Movies for the 12 Days of Christmas on Netflix and Amazon Prime

December 2, 2018 By Haley 44 Comments

Advent is here! One of the fun activities we wait on through Advent and save for the twelve days of Christmas is watching Christmas movies together. We have a few on DVD but we usually find favorites on streaming services, too.  I found some great Christmasy options as well as movies that aren't technically Christmas films but have a wintry/holiday/cozy feel. This year some of our favorites aren't … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Christmas, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: amazon prime, christmas movies, netflix, streaming movies

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Welcome! I’m Haley Stewart, a bookish mama of four and wife to a beekeeper. Writer, speaker, podcaster, and Catholic convert. Homeschooling, bacon-eating, and bright red lipstick-wearing Jane Austen aficionado. My first book, The Grace of Enough: Pursuing Less and Living More in a Throwaway Culture is available now!

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