April 6th, 2026 Written by: Clarice Hielema If you’ve been pregnant and given birth before, perhaps you can relate to that all too common feeling that presents itself in the final few weeks before baby’s due date. The feeling is pressure . I know in the medical field there is a great amount of pressure put on mothers concerning their due date. Women are often met with much anxiety inducing statistics, conversations, and tests once they’re approaching 40 weeks. I know that in

March 23rd, 2026 Written By: Clarice Hielema This pregnancy has honestly flown by for me! I think it’s because I already have one that keeps me very busy and attentive towards her. The weeks just seem to come and go, and I’m getting bigger and bigger, and closer and closer to giving birth. I’m very much looking forward to meeting this baby, finding out their gender, and letting my body recover. I’d say the toughest part of this pregnancy has been the nerve pain: in my lower

March 10, 2026 Written By: Clarice Hielema I greatly value having close relationships with people of all ages. Yes, you can relate to people your own age, and you may have the same hobbies and interests, but there is much wisdom to be gleaned from the older generation, especially individuals who have walked with the Lord for decades. I have been able to learn skills in canning and gardening, get advice on marriage and mothering, gain perspective on life and spending your tim

January 13, 2025 Why is it so easy to think of a dozen new habits and goals for our lives, but when it comes to beginning and maintaining, we fall apart? How do you create habits and find lasting transformation? I think especially in this modern world, there is so much that influences us, and we find ourselves feeling compelled, inspired, or even pressured into making changes in our own lives. Some of these changes can be really good things, but if there’s no real motivation

January 4, 2025 For me, a new year comes with a lot of reflection, as well as new hopes and dreams. I find it powerful to look back and see all the ways that God has been at work. I don’t know about you, but it’s much easier for me to see God's plan for my life unfolding once I’m through a season and have experienced resolution and gained new insight. I can see how the puzzle pieces were put together, why things happened the way they did, and how even the struggles I’ve been

December 15, 2025 Ah, slow living… a way of experiencing day to day life that I profess to live out and find enjoyment in, but at the same time think I have seldom experienced. I want to live a slow and quiet life. I want to be able to say I lived a meaningful life with my heart and mind focused on the right things. I want to make time and space in my everyday existence to grow and develop into who God wants me to be. I want to live everyday in light of eternity, making the

December 3, 2025 I feel that so much could be said surrounding this topic, and perhaps I would give slightly different advice 20 or 30 years from now. I’m currently 24 years old, but I believe that once you’re through a season, you are more ready and qualified to speak to others who are experiencing the life stage that you previously walked through. I don’t claim to have all the wisdom, but I was once a single gal who longed to be a wife, mom, and homemaker, and now God has

November 17, 2025 I don’t know about you friend, but I want to seek out big and little ways that I can bless my husband day after day. I want to be a blessing to him and our marriage, and have him delighted to spend time with me. I want our marriage relationship to grow and flourish through the seasons and years, and I know that I play a big part in that. I believe the things in this list would be received well with most men, but there is always the exception. I encourage yo

November 6, 2025 It comes as a shock to no one that our world sexualizes everything, especially within the realm of fashion. Just 5 minutes spent on any social media platform will reveal this. We live in a time and culture where it is not only deemed acceptable, but praiseworthy to dress in revealing and provocative ways. We live in a culture of undressing and therefore defiling your own body. Many people, especially women, see this immodest dressing as empowering and they a

October 27, 2025 Long before having my first baby, I dreamed and planned for what kind of mother I wanted to be and the routines and practices I wanted to have. Being on the more “crunchy” side of things, I came across cloth diapering and immediately put it on my mental note of how I wanted to diaper my future babies. When I was pregnant, the ladies of my church threw me a baby shower and everyone’s gift was a donation to my cloth diaper fund. It was so sweet and thoughtfu

October 7, 2025 I have always had an old soul when it comes to music. My hot-take is that music was more moving, wholesome, original,...

September 29, 2025 I’ve never been one to spend a lot of money on big purchases or even little ones that add up. Honestly, this has...

September 23rd, 2025 This week has been one of those more difficult ones as a mom. My 11 month old daughter had a fever, stuffy nose,...

August 27, 2025 “This is what it means to be a mother.” This was the thought that kept circling my brain as I looked down at my...

August 17th, 2025 Becoming a mother flips your whole world upside down. What used to work, doesn’t anymore. What used to be your...

August 10, 2025 Many people when they think about being a stay at home mom/wife, have the thought: “What do you do all day long?” or...

August 4, 2025 Sometimes homemaking can feel overwhelming and the home can feel chaotic, teeming with endless tasks to be completed....

July 28, 2025 Within the last year, I have gained a love for reading. Now, I don’t read fiction, biographies, or history books. I mainly...

July 21, 2025 I would classify myself as a homemaker. I am a wife and stay at home mom. I do a majority of the cooking, cleaning,...