Pursuing health and holiness in my domestic church
+J.M.J.+ Philomena turned 3 this past week, and just a few days before that, she weaned. It's been sad knowing she is done, and like I figured would happen when I was musing about nursing my toddler in a wean by one world here, I can't remember our last nursing session, because I didn't know… Continue reading Weaned at 3 – A Look at Our Nursing Journey
+J.M.J.+ It's been quiet around here lately because we are traveling in Montana and I needed to take a break. May was the busiest month of our life thus far and getting posts written ahead didn't happen. It's been good for my humility to remember the sun certainly doesn't rise and set on my writing,… Continue reading Future Plans + A Wedding
+J.M.J.+ Aside from eliminating toxins and harmful chemicals from my home... I like saving money. Conveniently, lots of the glass and cloth things I use around the house help me achieve both of these end goals. Thanks to so many naturally minded consumers and the zero-waste community, a lot of these options are becoming more… Continue reading My Reusable Household Favorites – {Save Money / Reduce Toxins}
+J.M.J.+ Last week I read an article that Janet Lansbury shared called, "The Tyranny of Relentless Positivity" (Read it here). It piqued my interest and reminded me of the importance of not avoiding what is hard to feel. Difficult emotions make people uncomfortable, both those experiencing them or those around them. That's why they are… Continue reading When Did Everything but Happy Become Off-Limits?
+J.M.J.+ A great quote by a priest I used to know was, "A good husband gives his wife what is good for her, not just what she thinks will make her happy." Ethan is one of those good husbands who recently insisted on something he knew would be best for me, even though I didn't… Continue reading My Husband Saw I Needed Help
+J.M.J.+ I want to start this off by saying that I want you to know what I am about to tell you is NOT the end of The Natural Catholic Mom as you know it, so stay with me! See, I signed up this month to be a Norwex consultant. I have been using these… Continue reading Something Exciting On The Side!
+J.M.J.+ Want to know what my kids play with? Not the millions of toys around here. That's a bit of an exaggeration, but seriously, my daughters spend about 99% of their time reading books and playing with random things from around the house. Recently Philomena spent an entire week in this pantry organizer and was… Continue reading I Got Rid Of Most Of Our Toys {And What I Set Up Instead}
+J.M.J.+ You know that lovely feeling when someone genuinely says, "Whatever you want!"? Perhaps your spouse truly doesn't care where you go on your date, what meal you write down on the menu plan, or which destination is next on a trip. There is something so wonderful when you know the person with you truly… Continue reading Whatever God Wants
+J.M.J.+ I realized last week that it's been a long time since I did my last weight loss update, so here is what's been going on. After a great initial month in January I hit a slump for a couple months. I just wasn't losing weight and was sooooo tired. I went so far as… Continue reading Weight Loss Update
+J.M.J.+ Composting food scraps is a wonderful way to reduce waste, and help create nutrient rich soil for gardening. Food waste like your random scraps, peels, items gone bad etc. won't properly rot and do any good in a landfill because there isn't enough oxygen for them to decompose. When they end up in the… Continue reading Composting Without A Garden
