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Kelly Crawford | May 29, 2010
To me, one of the most important jobs about being a mother and wife is the power we have to help form bonds between the members of our family. Not only does our attitude toward our job matter immensely (How do we view our role?), but to the extent that we are deliberate about making [...]
Anna T | May 29, 2010
I sometimes hear stay-at-home mothers proudly saying that they “work just as hard as women who also have a job outside the home” or that “their days are as packed as anyone’s” and they have no time or space to breathe. I believe, however, that the point of our staying home isn’t to measure up [...]
Kelly Crawford | May 11, 2010
Quite honestly, I don’t like the term “stay-at-home mom.” It testifies to the fact that there are moms who don’t stay at home, and I wish it didn’t have to be so. But there’s an enormous gulf now between “have to work” and “want to work.” The gulf was a complicated build, and now we [...]
Kelly Crawford | April 28, 2010
Photo of a flower from the beautiful bouquet that my sweet friend (thank you Susan!) brought last week. Now the bouquet is hanging on my living room wall to dry. I will think of her friendship each time I see it. Flowers are a great way to bless someone. Simple, frugal ideas to make your [...]
Mrs. Eva H. | April 23, 2010
I like food. Where I grew up, food was and is an enormous part of the culture. We go to restaurants much less but take our time for meals. My mother is a great cook, and, while I was rather reluctant to learn at a young age, once I became a student, I made up for that [...]
Mrs. June Fuentes | April 22, 2010
Recently a mother wrote me and inquired: “What do I do if I have waited too long to teach my older daughter homemaking skills and now she is not interested. Is it too late? What do I do now?”
Anna T | April 16, 2010
An important component of being happy at home is to be busily, cheerfully, and productively employed. It doesn’t mean running around from the moment you get up until you go to bed; the daily rhythm has its ebb and flow, busy hours and quiet hours. But it’s so satisfying to look back at the end [...]
Mrs. Wayne Hunter | April 12, 2010
Here are some things that a wife and mother can do to add much beauty to her home without spending money. While many things listed may seem small or quite trivial, the beauty they can add turns out to be quite much.
Mrs. Eva H. | April 6, 2010
Sometimes life gives you lemons, and, being a homemaker, you make lemonade. Sometimes life gives you pink flowers, and you arrange them in a vase… and sometimes life gives you cookie crumbs and peanut butter smears, and the only thing you can do is wipe them up and love the ones who have left them [...]
Kelly Crawford | April 5, 2010
Recently, at the True Woman conference, we were challenged to begin a “counter revolution.” That is, a counter revolution to the revolution started around the 60′s that has continually pulled women farther from home, their children, and the love of family. Whether she meant to or not, Betty Friedan was forced to paint a bleak [...]
ladylydiaspeaks | March 23, 2010
I used to think that summers were the best time for hospitality, since everything is so well lit and beautiful, but I have come to see that winter is the season for hospitality. People need this diversion during cold winter months. It is a perfect time for a Winter Tea. You don’t have to actually [...]
ladylydiaspeaks | March 21, 2010
There will be times that you cannot show hospitality in your own home. If you are recovering from illness, for example, it would not be wise to invite people to dinner. If you do not have adequate living facilities or have temporary upheavals in your house or your life, you will not be able to [...]
