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How to Prep for a Stress-Free Advent {Advent Candle Giveaway–Sponsored Post}

October 12, 2015 By Haley 310 Comments

How to Prep for a Stress-Free Advent!

This post is sponsored by Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles. It's been a stressful year for our family. Job changes, selling a house, moving our three kids across the country, and transitioning to a new town. I still feel like my head is spinning from the move even though we've been in TX a whole month. And I find myself longing for Advent--my favorite time of year. Advent (this year it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: advent, advent candles, liturgical year, no stress advent

O Come, O Come Emmanuel, Our Only Hope in the Darkness

December 16, 2014 By Haley 21 Comments

  O Come, O Come, Emmanuel has always been my favorite carol. I love the ancient chant-like melody and the images it conjures: monks singing by candlelight and waiting to celebrate the coming of the Light of the World while a cold, dark winter lingers on. It has many beautiful verses but the first and most familiar is: O Come, O Come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That … [Read more...]

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Liturgical Living at a Glance: December

December 1, 2014 By Haley 18 Comments

  It's HERE! It's finally here! Our new ebook, More Feasts! Celebrating Saints and Seasons with Simple Real Food Recipes is available for purchase this Advent season. 10 new recipes! Reflections on Advent and Holy Week and a few activities to do with children to bring the liturgical year into the home. We are so excited to share it with you! And just for Advent, our first ebook … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Christian Year, Christmas, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: advent, Christmas, december, feast, holy days, liturgical year

Talking About Advent Today…

November 12, 2014 By Haley 4 Comments

  Today I'm over at Kitchen Stewardship chatting about Advent and some simple ways to observe the season: "Thanksgiving is right around the corner and then the whirlwind to Christmas Day begins–parties, concerts, family engagements, travel. Did you know that traditionally, the holiday cheer didn’t begin until Christmas Day? December the 25th is just Day One of a twelve day season of … [Read more...]

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Ready for Advent?! (100% Beeswax Advent Candle Giveaway!)

November 3, 2014 By Haley 374 Comments

Advent Candle Kit // Carrots for Michaelmas

This giveaway is sponsored by Toadily Handmade Beeswax Candles. As soon as Halloween, All Saints, and All Souls Day are over, my mind turns to Advent. It's like I suddenly realize it's just around the corner (it starts November 30th). And it's time for one of my favorite giveaways of the year! Yay! My favorite Advent tradition is the Advent wreath (and it's the simplest one to start with if … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: advent, advent candles, beeswax candles, Giveaway

Advent Unplugged Wrap Up (Link Up)

December 22, 2013 By Haley 4 Comments

This year I tried to do some intentional social media unplugging during Advent and lots of other folks joined me. You can read about it in the original post and the updates for Week 1 and Week 2. Advent is coming to a close and Christmas is almost here! Take a few moments before Wednesday and reflect on this season of Advent. Here's a few things I'm taking away from this season and I can't wait … [Read more...]

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Advent Unplugged: Week 2

December 9, 2013 By Haley 8 Comments

I am so enjoying reading all of your Advent Unplugged posts. The insights you are sharing are so motivating to me and the accountability is really helping me strive to stay on course (or get back on course when I get wrapped up in my laptop again!) Here's some insights I'm having as I struggle to be/stay unplugged: The distraction of social media was becoming such a focus in my life that it … [Read more...]

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Why Advent Should Terrify You

November 29, 2013 By Haley 4 Comments

You can find me over at Catholic Exchange today talking about the scary side of Advent--something I've been thinking about since I went on an Advent retreat last year. "We’ve made a huge mistake. We’ve made the Incarnation safe and comfortable. We like it warm and fuzzy with soft lambs bleating as they rest on clean hay. And, yes, it is beautiful and joyful and splendid. But we’ve sanitized it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: advent, catholic exchange, ebook

Advent Unplugged (A Link Up!)

November 24, 2013 By Haley 43 Comments

I have a confession to make: I need to unplug during this Advent season. I need to stop distracting myself and focus on preparing my heart for Jesus. I find myself less and less able to just live life and BE. Instead I keep reaching for my phone, filling the minutes between one activity and the next with social media and it needs to stop. NOW. This quiet, reflective time of Advent is coming at … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: advent, advent unplugged, liturgical year

27 Picture Books for Advent and Christmas

November 21, 2013 By Haley 55 Comments

This post contains Amazon affiliate links. I may be compensated for purchases made through these links, but all opinions are my own. It's been a couple of years since I wrote about picture books for Advent and Christmas and we have acquired so many more good ones to share with you! This year I'm going to wrap each book with wrapping paper so that the kids can unwrap one each morning of Advent. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advent, Bookishness, Children, Christian Year, Faith & Liturgical Living Tagged With: advent, books, children, christian year, Christmas, liturgical year, picture books

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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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