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When Jesus Gives You a Dog: Ode to Olaf

November 22, 2019 By Haley 16 Comments

Wednesday morning our beloved Goldendoodle, Olaf, followed one of the children outside but must have run off instead of following them back into the house. He was hit by a car and died almost instantly. I saw it happen out the window out of the corner of my eye and screamed. Daniel ran outside to scoop him up and try to rush him to the vet. But the sweet little puppy was already gone. He was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Homesteading Tagged With: family dog, loss, Olaf, pet

Beyond Magnolia: The Carrots Guide to Waco

November 5, 2019 By Haley 8 Comments

My family has lived in Waco a total of 9 years (5 in the college years and then 4 years since our return to Texas!). Since we first moved here in 2004, so much has changed. Waco has recovered from decades of struggle and grown by leaps and bounds during our time here. It has become a destination town! I get asked all the time for recommendations of what to do during a trip to Waco and now with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Community, Our Home, Travel Tagged With: Baylor, drinks, Magnolia Silos, restaurants, shopping, sights, Texas travel, travel, Waco

The Molly Weasley Method of Home Decorating

October 16, 2019 By Haley 28 Comments

After my recent house freakout (We need to move! Wait! Nevermind, I love this house!), I’ve spent a good bit of time rearranging and tweaking our home. I’ve thought about what we need in each room, what improvement would make it what we need to be able to fit a six-person homeschooling family into this 3/br 1/bath 1250 sq ft house for the next few years. I’ve been reading about the concept of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: DIY, Family & Homesteading, Our Home Tagged With: molly weasley, slow decorating

Fall Reads 2019 (So Many Books!)

October 15, 2019 By Haley 20 Comments

Since I love chatting about books, I’ve been trying to share our family’s current reads on a regular basis here on the blog. (This post contains affiliate links. If a sale is made through an affiliate link, I may be compensated but all opinions are my own.) Lately I Finished…: The Life-Giving Home by Sally Clarkson Sally Clarkson continues to be my go-to voice on motherhood and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness Tagged With: bookishness, bookstack, good reads

October 2019: Liturgical Living at a Glance

September 30, 2019 By Haley 1 Comment

Tons of resources for celebrating saints and seasons in October!

I’m always trying to figure out how to make it easier for families to observe the Christian Year because we felt so overwhelmed when we first started that journey (which is why we wrote the book we wish we had then).  I thought it might be helpful for our family to have resources compiled for the month ahead so that we can plan in advance which special saints days we want to observe and I hope … [Read more...]

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When Enough Is Found Through Your Own Front Door

September 11, 2019 By Haley 25 Comments

I’m not moving. "Um, okay. I didn't think you were," you might say. The funny thing is, as of a week ago this statement would have been a huge surprise to me. Because I had this idea, see.  Two weeks ago I woke up in the middle of the night and decided we needed to buy a new house. One bathroom for six people is too hard. Three bedrooms and no where to host guests? Impossible. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Homesteading, Our Home Tagged With: contentment, enough, gratitude, home, st. joseph, The Grace of Enough

What I’d Tell My Past Self on My 34th Birthday

September 6, 2019 By Haley 14 Comments

It’s my birthday weekend. I’ll be 34 on Sunday. I don't think it feels much different than 33. Will 35 feel different? It sounds more serious somehow. Birthdays always make me feel like doing some reflection. What have I learned? How have I grown? What has surprised me about life this year? I think if I could tell my younger self something, Haley in her early 20s, it would be this lesson: … [Read more...]

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Big Announcement: The Raspberry Cordial Catholic Literary Gathering! Are YOU Coming?

August 26, 2019 By Haley 3 Comments

I could barely sleep last night I was so excited to finally share this news with everyone! For years, our Fountains of Carrots podcast listeners have been asking us to host a gathering where we can get together in real life to talk about books and drink tea with like-minded women. Friends, we're doing it! In November I'm teaming up with FoC podcast co-host and everyone's favorite bookish … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Bookishness Tagged With: anne of green gables, fountains of carrots, raspberry cordial catholic literary gathering

Don’t Let Strangers on the Internet Tell You What’s Best for Your Family

August 25, 2019 By Haley 32 Comments

I regret to inform you that the “is it a sin for moms to work?” issue has re-emerged from the ugly cave of groan-worthy online arguments. I’ve gone enough rounds on the ol’ internet to know that the militant people who make these claims are not going to be swayed by any reasoned argument and I’m not responding to change their minds. I am writing this for people who are trying to live as … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children, Family & Homesteading, Homeschooling, Motherhood, Work-at-Home Life Tagged With: domestic church, family life, school of love, working moms

Happy Birthday, Hildegard Rose.

August 10, 2019 By Haley 12 Comments

It’s hard to believe that it’s already been a year since I was sent home from the hospital sobbing. I knew I was in labor and shouldn’t leave. I begged the nurses to let me stay. I knew Hildie was coming and soon. But I was too disoriented and deep in labor to be able to put up a fight and I just cried all the way home only to realize things were farther along than either Daniel and I realized … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family & Homesteading Tagged With: birthday, hildegard rose, hildie

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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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