The end of winter brings more color, sunshine, and warmth. It also ushers in Passover, the Week of Unleavened Bread, and then Feast of Weeks not long thereafter. Spring is a busy beautiful time that kicks off the Israelite New Year, and renergizes us after a long winter of… stillness.
Homemaking
“As the sun when it ariseth in the high heaven; so is the beauty of a good wife in the ordering of her house.” – Ecclesiasticus 26:16
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It’s Sukkot– and we’re moving
While everyone is taking their dusty boxes of Holy Day decor out of storage, we are packing ours away. As if this time of year isn’t already usually hectic, we found out our lease where …
Honor Your Kids’ Humanity, Honor Their Childhood
Kids only get 1 (one) childhood. One chance to be carefree, wild, and imaginative. The one chance they have in life to waste time, be messy, sleep, and play with bubbles in the tub. Unfortunately, …
Loving Your Right Now: Every Home is a “Forever Home”
I’m 26 and I don’t have a driver’s license. Sometimes if I’m extra sweet (and do lots of begging), my husband still let’s me take the car, granted I don’t go far. So, I recently …
When You Can’t Get It All Done
“Then Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people. But when He saw the multitudes, …
Mommy Solo Date & Why You Should Get Out
Virginia has consistently been seeing sub 50 degree weather since mid December. There are of course rare occasions in which we get up to 65, sometimes 70, and my husband is like “Asha! You HAVE …
Reflections on Ancient Israelite Women
I think of my foremothers often… There are mornings when my day begins with the quiet stirrings of my children, their voices carrying the promise of joy and the certainty of responsibility. As I move …
Tiny Home, Big Living
Most of my life, I lived in a 1400 square foot three bedroom two bath home with a big yard, exterior laundry facilities and detached garage. We had a tall old magnolia tree that bloomed …
New Year Reflections: We’re More Than Clean Homes and Hot Meals
It’s a New Year, if you’re an Israelite following the Biblical Calender. The time of blossoms and blooms. Renewal, reflection, and recreation. And the perfect time to set goals, reduce habits that don’t serve us, …
Accept Help, Sis | 3 Ways to Be More Vulnerable + Why It Matters as a Feminine Woman
Do you ever get frustrated that people don’t help you, but even more frustrated when they do? You told your family you’d appreciate more help in the kitchen after dinner. But now you don’t know where …