Gardens of Joy

The home is a sacred garden. Fertile soil receives seed and water, and from this holy place sprout plants of every kind, lush in quantity and rich in color. But flower fragrant and fruit from vine, tree and root are not the only things that germinate in the deep. Weed and bramble once given root, [...]

Hidden in the Home

Barefoot and pregnant. Household drudge. Enduring the stereotypes and rude remarks at the super-market when someone balks at the number of your children. “So what do you DO with your days?” a stranger asks when you cheerfully assert that you are a stay-at-home mom. The question itself betrays our socially-engineered belief that true value is [...]