Little Home on the Iowa Prairie
Just a Lutheran Mama Living Out Her Vocation
I love listening to podcasts. Whether I’m loading the dishwasher, folding the laundry, or driving to work, you can usually find me with a podcast playing. Since I take my kids to work (I’m our church’s secretary) and I’m home with them the rest of the time, it’s important to me that what I’m listening …
Can you be a Christian and crunchy? Do faith and natural living really go hand in hand? These are some questions I’ve been thinking about in terms of how I want to focus my blog over this coming year. I’ve been thinking for awhile about what I wanted the focus of my blog to be. …
As a fun break from content on cooking real food on a budget and reducing waste in your home, I thought I’d do a quick round up of my favorite blogs written by crunchy, Christian moms! These blogs have encouraged me to combine both my faith and my passion for natural living in my life and this …
Today I want to talk about some simple ways you can observe Lent as a family. Similar to my post about Advent traditions, this post will be full of ways you and your family can observe the season of Lent as we all look toward His glorious resurrection on Easter Day! Give “Allelluia” a break When I …
In my journey as a mother, I’ve been learning the importance of having something to ground you, something to keep you focused when life gets crazy. As a Christian, this means trying to keep my focus on Jesus, even when things don’t go as planned. Even when I run out of patience. Even when the …
Liturgical Living is something I’ve been really getting into lately. While I am decidedly not the greatest at it (I just got my advent candles out tonight and still don’t have a wreath for them), there is a lot a beauty in bringing the rhythms and rituals of the church into your home. I know …