Carrots for Michaelmas

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What Bakonzo Naming Conventions Taught Me about the Gift of Siblings

April 10, 2019 By Haley 7 Comments

Give a warm Carrots welcome to one of my favorite people in the universe, my dear friend of 18 years and fellow writer, Katherine Grimm Bowers! I twisted her arm into writing a post for you for National Sibling Day.-Haley We were gathered around the bonfire, and our hosts had detected a trend. They couldn't believe it. We were, one and all, Brits and Americans alike, firstborn or maybe … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children, Community, Family & Homesteading Tagged With: bakonzo, family, katherine grimm bowers, names, national sibling day, siblings

Two Parenting Epiphanies I Wish I’d Realized Sooner

March 2, 2014 By Haley 29 Comments

I've had a couple of valuable epiphanies since Baby Gwen (our third) arrived. After an easy-going season for four-year-old Benjamin, the addition of a new baby seemed to throw him for a loop. His frustration wasn't ever directed at her, his "sweetheart", but at me. We just weren't clicking. It felt like he was a black hole of needs and I was in the throws of postpartum sleep deprivation with … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Children, Motherhood Tagged With: Motherhood, parenting, postpartum, sensory, siblings, sleep

Why I Felt Guilty About My Last Pregnancy (and Why I Don’t Anymore)

January 7, 2014 By Haley 94 Comments

On a recent December afternoon, the “big kids” (age 2 and 4) went to grandma’s house and I got to spend a couple hours with just my baby girl (7 months). She took a cat nap in her crib and then promptly woke and I sat on the couch next to our twinkling Christmas tree and nursed her. She typically doesn’t fall asleep while nursing anymore, but this time she did. Her precious little body relaxed and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: NFP, Pregnancy Tagged With: nfp, pregnancy, siblings

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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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