This blog was founded on a belief in God: that everything we have and experience are gifts from Him, and that He entrusts them to us as a responsibility. As a wife and mother, I am responsible for my family’s health, our budget, the good of the earth, and the time I’m given. It’s not [...]
Entries Tagged as 'catholic'
Lenten Resources, Kitchen Stewardship Style
February 19th, 2012 · 12 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Tags: catholic·Lent·meatless meals
Do We Need “Stuff” for Faith?
September 16th, 2011 · 16 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
I’ve really enjoyed pondering the ways in which I share my faith with my children and how being a parent enriches my faith so far in the Faith of Our Children series, but this final topic threw me for a loop. We’re supposed to write about the tools we use to build our children’s faith, [...]
Tags: catholic·faith·kids·sacramentals·The Faith of our Children
Offering Up My Labor
August 13th, 2011 · 22 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
Catholics have this great thing about sacrifice and suffering. We like it. Perhaps that’s a little misleading. I think I can rightly say we appreciate it. You see, when Jesus chose to die on a Cross for us, to suffer, He gave meaning to suffering. Your suffering, my suffering, the pain of the cancer patient, [...]
Does a Child Really Cost a Quarter Million Dollars?
August 3rd, 2011 · 134 Comments · Frugality, KS lifestyle, Mary and Martha Moments
Can you afford another child? People are really thinking about finances when they make decisions about conception, and many struggle with being a working mother vs. staying at home. I hear this more often that you’d think: “I wish I could make more homemade foods, but I just don’t have time with working all day.” [...]
The Faith of Our Children: Mass Traditions
June 17th, 2011 · 35 Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
We parents pass on so many traditions, routines and habits to our kids: Wash your hands before you eat. Buckle your seatbelt in the car. Look both ways before crossing the road. None, however, are more important than our faith: Put God first. Trust Him. Make church a part of your life. Pray always. It’s [...]
Tags: catholic·children·faith·Mass·prayer·The Faith of our Children
Mary and Martha Moment: Why I Choose NFP
May 31st, 2011 · 156 Comments · Green Living, Mary and Martha Moments
Having kids really changes the way most people look at the world, and for many, myself included, children are the motivation to begin improving one’s nutrition and really caring for the earth. Photo by Mike Baird This post is sponsored by Fertility Flower. I’ve always been green, but I’d never thought all that much about [...]
Tags: catholic·fertility·Fertility Flower·marriage·natural family planning·nfp
Theology of the Body, Part Six: Celibacy for the Kingdom
May 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Mary and Martha Moments
This is the one I’ve been dying to share with you. Christopher West has been criticized for emphasizing the marriage part of Pope John Paul II’s Theology of the Body, but he really does glorify the beauty and importance of the celibate life as well. He may focus more on marriage, but I believe that’s [...]
